I'm in need of a road/track racing flat.
I have worn the Nike XC Streak 3 for the past year and it's just too narrow and the mesh rips up my feet.
I'm looking for something with a wider toe box but has good lockdown in the midfoot. I like to do a lot of 200's and 400's on the track...so it needs to be lower profile with good traction.
Any recommendations?
Saucony Grid Type A5.
Very light with a 4mm heel-to-toe drop. This flat works very well for the 3K-8K range and have run the mile in them very well. I've found that they are a little bit too minimal for the 10K
http://www.runblogger.com/2012/09/saucony-grid-type-a5-running-shoe.html
I second the A5's. Great shoe, light, fast yet still supportive and good traction. Every runner is different and I regularly take these shoes out for 10k runs/races and they hold up great, just depends on the type of runner.
A5 is the best flat out there hands down
I fancy the Asics Piranha
BR wrote:
I have worn the Nike XC Streak 3 for the past year and and the mesh rips up my feet.
this. I love the way the shoe feels when I run fast, but the mesh inflicts absolute torture on the tops of my toes. If I bandaid each toe I can usually get through a 5k.
I have had better luck with the NB 1400 - love that shoe. But is much more shoe.
If the Streak is too narrow, the A5 will be way too narrow.
If they're still making the Adizero Rocket, you might like it--good traction and wide toe box. The last was a bit too stiff for me, especially in the middle, but maybe you're into that sort of thing.
agip wrote:
[quote]BR wrote:
I have worn the Nike XC Streak 3 for the past year and and the mesh rips up my feet.
this. I love the way the shoe feels when I run fast, but the mesh inflicts absolute torture on the tops of my toes. If I bandaid each toe I can usually get through a 5k.
Yep. Ran a 1/2 in them... Absolute blood bath
socks are your friend
` wrote:
If the Streak is too narrow, the A5 will be way too narrow.
I could be wrong, but I remember thinking that the Streak XC seemed way more narrow than the A5. I did one or two workouts in the Streak and never felt comfortable, but I love the A5.
I use the Saucony A5 for almost every workout and race distance. From 5k to marathon. I am 6' 3.5" and around 168-170 lbs. Not the lightest person out there and the shoe holds up just fine for me. The XC3 are too narrow for me, A5 are just about perfect.
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