Has anyone run with their vaporflys on gravel? How do they do?
Has anyone run with their vaporflys on gravel? How do they do?
Also I tried the Carbon X on gravel and the stones totally destroyed the outsole. Since it has no rubber and is just foam it made small dents all over and really large dents under the ball of the foot.
ZoomX foam has almost no durability, even on smooth asphalt. Stones will literally chew it apart to the point you might not even be able to finish (depending on your stride).
If the route has "a little chipped stone here and there" you are ok. if it's "mostly or all chipped stone" Just don't do it and pick a trail shoe like the Peg36 trail.
I have run amazingly (for me) on gravel. 10 mile race at barely over 6 min/mi when 6:10s were the goal. I also coach and have athletes wear them in xc races and claim to prefer them to spikes on gravel. My 4% are at 200 mi and going strong.
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I picked 1/4” pebbles out of the soft part of the foam after running on asphalt where there were some of the pebbles. Sharp rocks that size will just push in and create holes in the foam and stay there. I can’t imagine what running on gravel a long time would do.
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I ruined a pair of AlphaFlys this way. Got rocks wedged in that hole thing on the bottom.
BREAKING: Athing Mu running 800m in Gainesville on Friday at Holloway Pro Classic
Jakob chugs almost an entire 32-oz sports drink in 6 seconds during interview
I don't believe Jakob is clean. injured and runs 3:26.7 a bit later?
After Jakob's 3:26, Kerr's chance of winning in Paris has INCREASED
Can we talk about how crazy hard this Olympic marathon course is?