I would say adidas simply for the Boston and the Supernovas. Though I can run in the Pegasus, it does not seem as ideal and is a little mushy and sloppy feeling. Can't really wear vomeros or the lunar line, although I would give the edge to Nike spikes overall.
adidas bostons, adidas adios, and nike spikes.
just look at what the top marathoners wear versus the top track guys (adidas vs nike)
I wouldn't choose either. In fact, they'd both be outside the top five.
Neither. My choice: Asics or Brooks.
Harry Pi wrote:
Neither. My choice: Asics or Brooks.
fisky wrote:
I wouldn't choose either. In fact, they'd both be outside the top five.
Idiots. Answer the question. You have to choose one or the other.
Exactly. I.e. put yourself in the position of one or the other like the majoriry of NCAA sponsored runners (though I'm in my 30s and out of college)
crazy raisin wrote:
Harry Pi wrote:Neither. My choice: Asics or Brooks.
fisky wrote:
I wouldn't choose either. In fact, they'd both be outside the top five.
Idiots. Answer the question. You have to choose one or the other.
Why?
Adidas. I like their trainers better and spend far more time in trainers than in spikes or flats. Although I do like Nike spikes the best. (Neutral in trainers)
adidas
Their spikes and flats are pretty good. The Kenyan and Ethiopian distance stars typically wear adidas and haven't had a problem. Tyson Gay is adidas. Their line is pretty solid throughout.
I'm a huge fan of the Adios and Hagio.
Swoosh or Stripes wrote:
Exactly. I.e. put yourself in the position of one or the other like the majoriry of NCAA sponsored runners (though I'm in my 30s and out of college)
Well, lets be realistic here. I coach at an NCAA sponsored institution and truth is that many athletes do NOT wear their assigned kits when they are not competing. If you are going to UCLA, you wear Adidas at meets, and if you go to USC or Oregon, you wear Nike at meets. If you are off camera (but you have to be very careful about this if you have a pro contract) you can wear what you want and many do. The catch here is that NCAA distance runners go through a LOT of training shoes, so more of them will stick with their assigned kits simply because they can't afford not to.
I choose Adidas and wear Adipure Gazelle as a warmup shoe but Asics Japan Lite-Ning (I'm a sprinter) spikes because I can't get a pair of Adidas SP Prime (the "Tyson Gay Shoe") in my size (12).
Also, I would say that Nike makes the best spikes ONLY for mid/long distance. Many of the top track guys (VCB, Yohan Blake, Gay--and all of these are sprinters and they wore the Adidas SP Prime in London--are wearing Adidas, as are Geb and Bekele). And you have Bolt wearing Puma, Jenny wearing New Balance, Powell wearing Li Ning, and Wallace Spearmon wearing Saucony because that's who they're sponsored by--off camera, who knows?
I train in the adidas tempo and boston - really just because they fit my narrow foot best.I like them - don't love them.
I have a pair of adios for long races or tempos - they are also ok, not great. I slap my forefoot too much with them.
I love my victory xc and victory track spikes- can't wait for xc.
HRE wrote:
Why?
Because you're wasting your time otherwise.
killarney wrote:
HRE wrote:Why?
Because you're wasting your time otherwise.
You're wating your time ether way. I don't get these false dichotomy questions.
That's a tough one. I can't decide between the Shox and the Springblades.
Adidas.
Nike trainers are garbage.
HRE wrote:
You're wating your time ether way. I don't get these false dichotomy questions.
If someone said "Would you like coffee or tea?" and you said "Neither. Get me a Bud Light. Coffee and tea are not even in my top 5.," people would think you were a moron. I don't see why it's any different on the Internet.
crazy raisin wrote:
HRE wrote:You're wating your time ether way. I don't get these false dichotomy questions.
If someone said "Would you like coffee or tea?" and you said "Neither. Get me a Bud Light. Coffee and tea are not even in my top 5.," people would think you were a moron. I don't see why it's any different on the Internet.
So you'd be forced to drink either tea or coffee? "I don't like either drink, could I just have some water" seems a perfectly good answer here. Why would that make someone look like a moron?
I get why someone might be interested in whether more people prefer Nike to adidas. What I don't get is why they just don't ask that rather than create a false dichotomy.
Dude, no offense, but the thread didn't ask "what trainers and racers would you choose if you could only run in one brand?" The thread simply asked Adidas or Nike. Why click on the thread if you're not interested in either?
Yes, it might be silly, but so what - it's a message board where >50% of the threads are meaningless.
Adidas Supernova Sequence, Adidas Tempo, Adidas Cadence.
That would still be my flat of choice if I could choose any brand, but those are my #2 trainer and #3 spikes.
Ummm, ever heard of Nike losing to Adidas in a landslide?
Interesting.