So difficult for me to assess really. I ran. No expectations, no pacing strategy, no real plan. No idea how being ill would effect me, but conditions were good and I felt good. Not many quick athletes today though as I finished first!
First thoughts during warm up. Didnāt like them. Loose, funny feeling and my fat feet hanging over the middle as I said earlier. However, once I got racing, I forgot all about everything.
I normally fade on the back half. In the last 2 years Iāve run about 4 parkruns (not training for short stuff) in 1735-1750. I thought I had a chance at sub 17.30 today. I ran 17.05.
Legs just didnāt fade like they nornally do. In fact I felt decent. Was it the shoes? I just donāt know. I didnāt feel fast in them, in fact I have had other shoes Iāve much preferred flying in. But I just didnāt tire the same. And my legs were fine after. Itās like I was using less energy for the pace or paying less for it in some way.
I canāt rule out the fact that I was over 2kgs lighter after the illness. But I just donāt know! Itās got me worried cos it may just be the shoes!
In all seriousness, I donāt know if you can get a referral link for nike.com?
When I used Jeffās 15% off code from TT1.0 on my second pair, I also tracked Ā£15.75 in quidco. Yet to be confirmed/payable, but if people here could contribute solid chunks like that to hosting fees, Iād certainly use a referral link in the future.
Looks like Nike are on Skimlinks. Iāll add it to the affiliates link page but I think whenever you post a review to an item, link to it via wiggle or its own site (if they are on skimlinks) then that should also work. I have embedded āskimlinksā into this page via custom HTML, not sure if its fully working though but it used to on TT1.0. I actually got Ā£13 the other day as someone clicked a link to travelodge from some really random and old IMUK thread on TT1.0 and spent Ā£300 on that visit! So whoever that was thatās nearly 3 weeks hosting!
Even the Zoom Fly has a pretty pronounced ābounceā to it, and Iāve been using my latest pair for what must be 300+km now, they still have the āmagicā property. These shoes seem to reward mid or heel striking, which is pretty handy for the run in a HIM or Ironman!
I have a pretty knackered pair of Zoom Flys that are well over a year old, with a slick forefoot tread and patches of midsole exposed at the toeā¦and they still have a slight bounce to them, but nothing like my current pair.
These 4% should have me running like Zebedee in Hamburg
If only Iād had a GPS watch then! It was a bit of bad āon the flyā maths on my part too; forgetting that the finish was about 1km further on from where you started the run out of T2. So 4 laps passing T2 was only about 41km!
Was going to opt for a 30 day trial of the new Pegasus 35 turbo - looks to be Pegasus version of the Vaporfly with the same lightweight foam until see at end of the review not out til August
Admit to being suitably āinfluencedā by Stenardās post on the original forum. Glad I was! Three racesā¦ three PBās. Smashed the doors off sub3 at Manchester, one of primary goals for the year. All of these results tainted in the eyes of many at the running club! These shoes are as good as cheating.
Original intention was to preserve for pure running races. However, Iām now thinking about Rothā¦ perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity? Would I regret an opportunity missed more than destroying the soles of Ā£200 shoes along the non-tarmacād canal path? Silly question.
What I really want to ask: experience of what the run surface is like? Hard packed dirt >> loose gravel? Impact on grip / stability? For those using VF4% to set Parkrun PBās - are these mixed terrain?
Elastic laces: whatāve you gone for? Round vs flat elastic? Confident you can get tension right?
Saw a guy at our club had swapped over to the Vaporflys on his middle rep of 3x1mile on the track last night. His split was 20s quicker for the same heart rate as the previous rep (I looked at his Strava heart rate analysis to see if he was actually running harder). Itās a great test, since it helps lessen impact of conditions and fitness gains since those remain constant.
Would be great to see someone do say 6x1km or 5x2km on the track and alternate between the shoes per rep
Thereās a lot less canal towpath on the run now, than the old course. But the canal path is āsolidā with some fine gravel on the top, so the 4% should be fine as itās a very uniform surface.
so anyone tried the Pegasus? Assume itād be a lot more durable to last more than 100km.