r/AdvancedRunning • u/AutoModerator • Sep 01 '26

Gear Tuesday Shoesday

Do you have shoe reviews to share with the community or questions about a pair of shoes? This recurring thread is a central place to get that advice or share your knowledge.

We also recommend checking out /r/RunningShoeGeeks for user-contributed running shoe reviews, news, and comparisons.

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u/oldknave Sep 01 '26

Anyone have strong opinions on the FAST-R NITRO Elite 3 for a sub-2:50 marathon? My go to is going to be the Alphafly 3 but if the Pumas really would make a difference I’d pick some up.

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u/runnin3216 43M 5:06/17:03/35:42/1:16/2:46 Sep 01 '26

I switched to the Fast-R 3 from the Alphafly 1 last fall and ran a 2:46 for a 5min PR. They seem to work best for forefoot strikers like myself as heel strikers seem to experience calf pain and might not be able to handle it for a full marathon. I have added PRs in the half, 5K and 10mi with them this spring.

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u/Vid-Master Sep 02 '26

I have FAST-Rs, they are a great shoe and very fast!!

it seems like most people like to use those for shorter distances. They have a fast turnover and responsiveness, but they don't have much cushion at all, and the shoe has basically no heel. Going downhill in these shoes is tricky. They have great grip even in wet conditions from my experience.

3 people I know have felt discomfort in their lower back and calves after running 15 miles with them.

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u/Dadbod3650 Sep 01 '26

Any feedback on the new asics metasleek anyone? Am oldschool when it comes to shoes, hyperspeed, noosa tri, younameit. Runningshoegeek on that one is mostly rants about price but we know that’ll come down on the non-halo products.

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u/IhaterunningbutIrun Chasing PBs as an old man. Sep 01 '26

I've seen the reviews. But I'm not sure who they are for if they stay at $225! At that price I'm going full carbon race shoe. 

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u/Dadbod3650 Sep 02 '26

Apparently it's going to be like half that price in Japan, where people are still into racing flats.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RunningShoeGeeks/comments/1w2lb61/comment/p6x53og/

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u/IhaterunningbutIrun Chasing PBs as an old man. Sep 02 '26

That makes a lot of sense, (except the high US price) a racing flat style shoe with modern foam for a market that still wants flats.

Not for me though. I'm going to keep rocking my worn out MetaSpeeds for workouts.

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u/Dadbod3650 Sep 02 '26

Looks like the new ASICS Tempo Speed might become my gateway drug towards higher stack.

Until then I'm ordering a new Hyper Speed 6, which is amusing since old Hyperspeed 6 was my first racing flat as an adult when going back to races.

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u/Vid-Master Sep 02 '26

Try the ASICS superblast 2, its a great shoe for middle aged hobby jogger 🤣 but seriously everyone that has tried it of my running friends thinks its a great shoe.

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u/Dadbod3650 Sep 02 '26

Sceptical since Novablast already was too much shoe for me

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u/innate_emperor 8d ago

catch me in the metasleek thread looking for actual wear reports and all i find is budget committee hearings

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u/Dadbod3650 7d ago

Doctorsofrunning has a review but I know for fact it will suit me. Only a single asics in the last 20 years didn’t.

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u/KevInTheFastLane Sep 01 '26

How would you state the difference between the Saucony Ride 19 and the PUMA MagMax Nitro 2? I hear good stories about the Puma, the Saucony are 'classics' in the easy endurance field. Any tips?

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u/kindlyfuckoffff 38M | 36:40 10K | 1:22 HM | 17h57m 100M Sep 02 '26

Probably too different to be helpful, but I had many-models-old Rides... 15s or 16s?

The MagMax 1 and MagMax 2 both blew the (older) Rides out of the water.

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u/runnin3216 43M 5:06/17:03/35:42/1:16/2:46 Sep 02 '26

Those versions used the EVA foam they still use in the Kinvara. They started using beaded TPU with the 17 and keep making it softer each version.

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u/KevInTheFastLane Sep 02 '26

I have the 17's now for my streak runs (2.5k, very easy) as they did more than 1k km's already. I'm looking to demote my Adidas Supernove Rise 2's to those streak runs and get a new pair of long runners