Nike Zoom Fly/Vaporfly 4 and NEXT% - The Thread

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How do you do this?

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I havenā€™t ever done it, but someone I run with has. He sent them off to a shoe repair service & it cost about Ā£30. Think it might have been based in Europe

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Speaking of Adidas, SportsPursuit have most of their running range in stock at 50% off currently.

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I have been using my Alphafly Next% and Next% 2. I prefer the Alphafly Next%, personally I think that the Next% 2 is slower

I got the Next% half price last year, wish I have bought 2 pairs. The Next% 2 is heavier and certainly more stable, but is very loud, and lacks the spring of the Next%

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Thanks for the tip, found a pair for Ā£110 and gave them their maiden voyage this morning

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Initial impressions are good, my legs are battered from Zwift yesterday so not really a fair day to test them out. But nothing to complain about, and the sole looks much thicker and more durable than the Nike carbon plate shoes I have had.

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A little late to the Peg chat but this is a 36 with over 800kms on it, still looks pretty decent and has more life left in it (the other side is exactly the same)

Iā€™ve got a pair of 37s in rotation too but Iā€™d only pick them up with a decent discount from Nike!

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Jesus. What surface are you running on, marshmallow? Pillows? ā€¦Water?

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My run technique must be so graceful that I just seem to float

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Have yā€™all never seen the Peacock in full flow?

:peacock:

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Thanks #1.

Hoping to pick some up around Black Friday.

Current pair of ā€˜ploddersā€™ are certainly on their way out.

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Hi
This thread is huge!
Really sorry if already discussed but has any had any experience with Nike Zoom fly 4"s?
For races mainly.

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I have had all of the zoom fly shoes and the 4 were the least impressive as the felt dead compared to the other versions. Plenty of bounce in the heel but if you are a mid/forefoot runner then it was unresponsive.
The version 5 has the same zoomx foam as the next. I have a pair of 8.5 you could try if you wanted

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I see.

I only have one pair of carbon shoes, Iā€™m certainly faster in them, but there size 10.5?!

I went for a bike fit and found out Iā€™m very nearly a size 10 shoe, I ran in size 9ā€s for decades?!?

I looked last night, Iā€™ll have a look about to see whatā€™s available

Thanks

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A few years ago I noticed I seemed to have gone from a 9 to a 9.5.
Started doing some reading and there was a suggestion thatas middle age begins the connective tissues between bones (thatā€™s probably the wrong terminology but you get the idea) begins to break down which leads to the foot spreading and going up in size.
I had just turned 40.

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SNAP! Iā€™ve been telling people my feet have grown recently!

When I got my first pair of Nike super shoes (~18 months ago, not long after Iā€™d turned 40) I ended up having to go up half a size (thank you Nike 60 returns policy), and now find Iā€™ve pretty much gone up half a size for all shoes.

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Yup. My feet have grown.
But Iā€™ve also gained height, too! Like a full 15mm :straight_ruler:

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How?!

I think iā€™m shrinking thanks to my terrible back and posture! :man_facepalming:

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I have NO IDEA!!!

I always used to be 186cm (rounded down and also 6ft 1in ā€œand a halfā€, but I never mentioned the half inch, 'cos whatā€™s the point?)

Iā€™m now a good 188cm, or a clear 6ft 2in!

I have no idea how, maybe all of the fat Iā€™ve put on has padded out my foot and bonce?

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:joy:

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Iā€™ve definitely got a fatter head from putting on weight. Lose weight and my glasses dont stay so well

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