Cinderella seeks shoe

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Dvorak Jun 2020 10:29pm, 22 Jun 2020 19,998 posts	0 Dvorak Maybe NB 680 or 690? The latter for preference. Half a size up. Not clumpy like the 1080s. May be bulging up front (my fat feet have burst the sides in both) but not necessarily constrictive.
ZenTaoPlurp Jun 2020 12:23pm, 24 Jun 2020 169 posts	0 ZenTaoPlurp Unusually, NB 1400v4s were good enough for a marathon with some mashing of the little toe. Has anyone tried the latest 1400? The 690 is a good tip. The caveat is that NB Beacons should work for me but just don't make it beyond a couple of miles: another parkrun only shoe. Suggestions so far: NB 690 Nike React, Zoom Fly Brooks Ravenna, Glycerin, Adrenaline, Hyperion Tempo Saucony Guide, Kinvara 11 Asics GT 2000 Hoka Clifton Thanks for all of these. Any more suggestions would be much appreciated. It would be economically painful and ironic if the Alphafly Next% turned out to be the one.
K5 Gus Jun 2020 1:05pm, 24 Jun 2020 3,591 posts	0 K5 Gus ZTP - have you ever looked at roadtrailrun for reviews ? They are always multi-person reviews, usually between 3 and 5 testers per shoe, so you get various opinions and they do call out any negatives they find. The other thing I like is at the end of each review, they normally do a quite detailed comparison to other shoes in the same category, sometimes brings up models I hadn't considered. Here's an example of the Saucony Kinvara 11 roadtrailrun.com Apologies if you already knew all of that !!
Garfield Jun 2020 3:55pm, 25 Jun 2020 13,126 posts	0 Garfield Inov-8 FLite 230? You may have issues if you have wider feet as they tend to be narrow - good for me, not so good for many.
ZenTaoPlurp Jun 2020 9:51pm, 25 Jun 2020 170 posts	0 ZenTaoPlurp The more the merrier: thanks Garfield. K5: thanks for the link. I have heard of that site, like it and have been led astray by them several times. One day I'll agree with them. Perhaps others haven't seen it. Other review sites that I like are doctorsofrunning.com , believeintherun.com , and a left-fielder: timetorunagain.com
oi you Jun 2020 10:58pm, 25 Jun 2020 464 posts	0 oi you I'd suggest having a look at the Altra range of shoes. I've had problems in the past with bunions causing my foot to feel crushed, but have found their shoes, generally but not always, to be much more comfortable fit. Their shoes are much more foot shaped, but I think the zero-drop doesn't suit everyone.
Dvorak Jan 2021 1:25pm, 13 Jan 2021 21,737 posts	0 Dvorak How did the shoe search go, Zen?
ZenTaoPlurp Nov 2021 6:24pm, 24 Nov 2021 388 posts	0 ZenTaoPlurp Dvorak, ten months is a long time for a reply: better late than never. Cinderella did go to the ball and found several slippers that fitted perfectly - with no need for wide fittings or custom insoles. If my identical twin is out there, try these: NB Rebel V2 - a remarkably soft and light shoe, with a wide range of pace and distance Nike Vaporfly - the Alphaflys started well but quickly became foot destroyers for me as they seem, to me, to favour heel-strikers. The vaporfly's forefoot suits me better and has decent boing. Skechers Gorun Maxroad 5 - early days but these look promising: a comfortable and flexible distance and pace shoe. NB RC Elite v2 - decent boing and far more comfortable than any other carbon plated shoe over longer distances. Skechers Razor 3 - these reward faster pace and are very light. Saucony Endorphin Speed - consistently produce toe/tendon ache after 6 miles, but fast with boing until then. Saucony Endorphin Pro - (ditto) Altra Kayenta - zero drop experiment, slipper-like, the jury's still out. This has been a terrible running year for me, but the silver lining is that all of these shoes are still in the "rotation" that the shoetubers wibble on about. Fingers and toes are crossed for a decent comeback next year.
Dvorak Nov 2021 6:36pm, 24 Nov 2021 23,767 posts	0 Dvorak That's quite a list! And a few quid spent
ZenTaoPlurp Nov 2021 6:37pm, 24 Nov 2021 389 posts	0 ZenTaoPlurp True, but I'm worth it!