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anthonyj89 Feb 2021 11:58am, 23 Feb 2021 237 posts	0 anthonyj89 I have the Nike Dragonfly's. Only done part of one track session in them due to lockdowns. They were slower over the 400m reps I was doing (around 65/66s) vs 64/65 compared with an aggressive "traditional" spike, but I think they will sing in the last mile of a 5000m.
anthonyj89 Feb 2021 11:59am, 23 Feb 2021 238 posts	0 anthonyj89 Will hopefully be able to do a full comparison on 30 March!
SPR Feb 2021 12:20pm, 23 Feb 2021 33,352 posts	0 SPR In theory the more aggressive spike should be faster on shorter reps other things being equal and the new victory looks more aggressive than the dragonfly to me. I did think about getting the MD800s a couple of years back but decided against it as my achilles was grumbling already and it wasn't worth the risk it would make it worse.
SPR Feb 2021 12:22pm, 23 Feb 2021 33,353 posts	0 SPR Dragonfly also looks too cushioned for the shorter distances but then the Vaporfly looks to cushioned for fast running as well, lol.
Hills of Death (HOD) Feb 2021 12:28pm, 23 Feb 2021 35,472 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Has anyone tried the Zoom X Invincible or Zoom Winflo 7 seem to be good everyday shoe. Plus they have Zoom Rival Fly 2 on offer.
SPR Feb 2021 12:32pm, 23 Feb 2021 33,354 posts	0 SPR Keep miss the second o on too! I don't run in Nikes HOD, I'm presuming neither of those are supershoes or their closely related cousins?
Hills of Death (HOD) Feb 2021 12:33pm, 23 Feb 2021 35,473 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) More sort of distance cousins mate.
jda Feb 2021 12:37pm, 23 Feb 2021 9,489 posts	0 jda I just want 2:44:59, I don't care how many technical innovations and bending of the rules it takes. I probably draw the line at an actual short-cut of the course or hopping on a bike though
fuzzyduck79 Feb 2021 12:40pm, 23 Feb 2021 91 posts	0 fuzzyduck79 I've run in Winflo, they feel ok but a touch on the firm side. I bought one pair and they didn't quite make the cut for me, so they are stuck on 20ish miles but I might go back and try them again
fuzzyduck79 Feb 2021 12:57pm, 23 Feb 2021 92 posts	0 fuzzyduck79 The time differences offered by new track spikes seem so marginal that I'm not sure they will be as controversial (as vaporfly have been) among the wider community. I expect a lot of chatter about them when WRs start tumbling everywhere at the next major global championships, and then a collective shrug. A decent (but not elite) runner doing 8:30-9:00 for 3000m might see 10 seconds improvement at best - not in the same ballpark as what similar level runners have been doing to their times on the road

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