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The idea is that you don't train in them, you save them for the race. (My last marathon training period peaked at a little over 70mpw. Normal trainers last me
by llimllib 8y ago
The idea is that you don't train in them, you save them for the race.
(My last marathon training period peaked at a little over 70mpw. Normal trainers last me about 500-600 miles, my lighter shoes (Kinvaras) last 400-500, and my race flats even less than that)
- lmilcin 8y agoYou don't use your race as an occasion to test your running shoes.
- brianwawok 8y agoWith these you do. Maybe do a 3 mile tune-up run to make sure there are not hot spots and it fits well, then you go race in it. Can't spend 50 miles breaking in a shoe with a life of 100 miles.
- jmull 8y agoI'd do something more like 13-15 miles.
- lmilcin 8y agoMaybe not a particular pair, but you have to have experience with any types of shoes. I would frequently buy two pairs, one I would normally train in and the other will be reserved for events. Even the pair reserved for event I would typically test run (hahaha!) at least once during training to spot any problems. Now, this is pure conjecture, I don't think the shoes magically make you more efficient. Efficiency is something you learn when running over long period of time. I would expect, to reap benefits of these shoes (assuming there are) you would need to get used to the new mechanics of running that the shoes will require.
- brianwawok 8y agoA carbon fiber spring isn't magic, it's mechanical engineering. Your foot has a natural spring built into it. This is just slightly more efficient.
- drdrey 8y agoI could see using them in a couple of marathon-pace training runs, but definitely not the whole training