re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Anyone like the Nike zoomX line? I have been running in Speed for the past 2 years. I like them, but my feet might need some variety. I have the next pair in the closet, almost time to switch, but it's running shoe sale season so I'm browsing. I do short runs - 3.5 miles, morning before breakfast, 8:15-8:30 pace, no halfs or marathons. Anyone have experience with the Nike Streakfly? Very light, no plate, 6mm drop, the zoomX foam looks very squishy but this has less of it than the others in the line. Sale

Also shopping for a no- to low-drop trail type shoe with some water proofing for rain running and general outdoor activities.

You'd have to dig for it, but there's a lengthy running shoe thread. It's been dormant for a few months, but pretty much every shoe has been discussed.

I moved from the Saucony endorphin speed to the adidas adios pro 3. Yes, it's intended as a marathon shoe, but the midsole technology is amazing (I prefer it over zoomx) and it's very stable and usable at a variety of speeds.

Relatively easy to find discounted as well.

Thanks, I looked with a general search and Streakfly didn't come up anywhere. The Adios 3 looks interesting. I'm definitely not aiming at the $200+ options, but I like to get the old model sales as the new ones come out and maybe that one and others are about to happen. I think last year around May is when all the 50% on Saucony's came around.

agree adios pro 3 is great shoe. I went through close to 10 pairs of speeds v1 and v2. Pro 3 is straight up better. have a pair of the takemi sens 8 that is probably similar to streakfly. its firm and fast. its slightly narrow. good for 10k maybe up to half marathon.

water proof trail shoes not big fan of. if its raining or ground already has puddles your sock is going to get wet regardless. waterproof also cuts back the ventilation. for regular trail shoe i just picked up nike wildhorse 8. its more similar to wildhorse 5 where 6 & 7 were total bust. the 8 now has zoom x foam, new rubber compound that seems to way better than the old which was slippery if it was just humid. took them out the box and did 35 miles no issue. another trail shoe i really like is adidas speed ultra. sticky tread, great ground feel and enough cushion for 50k but intended for shorter fast paced. picked up a second pair last week for $40 ($160 original) shipped off adidas website

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glad to see someone aiming for a NY qualifying time. if you get that you got boston as well. NY times are 12 minutes faster than boston. NY is a super fun race

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yea my plan is to knock out all 6 majors and if I run 3 bridges in December NY would be the first one I'd be eligible to knock out. It seems like its a ton of fun though. Barring something drastic changing this would be my first time in NY so it'd be an experience for sure.

ETA: shite i just looked it up and realized you can qualify for NY through the half. Might be able to make a run at it in may.

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total bummer. know you had been working hard. are you still going to run eugene? thats at the end of the month?
18 week marathon plan is way too long. benefit of maintaining base solid base you only need 10-12 weeks to fine tune.

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Unfortunately not, man. My gait is trashed right now due to the pain and I probably should have thrown in the towel a month ago. I did decrease volume and ramp up the cross training and even took like 10 days total off from running to see if it would settle down, but no luck.

I worked with a running Doc I know Dr. Kasey Hill (who used to be at Oschner the Grove, now in Virginia) virtually, as well as a couple PT's and another Sports Med Doc around here to try to get it right to make the race and we couldn't. The only thing that will hopefully help is a break from running. Still killing the cross training though, and I have a plan to get back to running asap of course.

It's just a total let down as my whole life since the week after Christmas has been prepping for Eugene. I've been visualizing the race, starting and finishing inside Hayward Field, etc. and now it's all gone for now. I'm just now able to come to grips with it and talk about it, haha.

Great goal and I hope you achieve it!
My opinion probably differs from most maybe even all but I don't think they should have "pay to play" option. To me Boston is about putting in hard work to truly earn your entry. I think its ok to have a race that is not open to all, hence the lottery for all other races.
I've qualified 3 times and have never run it. once due to injury and twice now b/c they require covid vaccination. At some point they'll probably arbitrarily drop this requirement so maybe I'll get another chance.

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They require Covid Vax? shite, now I kinda glad I am not running Eugene

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no all of them do. not sure if eugene is on the list or not

ETA: just looked it up and boston dropped the requirement this year. Just "encouraged" it

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Focusing on bringing my mile time down below 5:00. Currently at 5:17, so I think it’s doable. We have a series of 1 mile races in town this summer, so I’m excited to see what I can do. Gonna try to keep up my base (25-30 mpw) while adding in some more mile-specific speedwork.

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Hell of a goal. Haven't seen a 5 minute mile since the 1990s lol. Good luck!

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Weather forecast improved a tiny bit for this Saturday. Down to a 70% chance of rain in the morning

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70-80% looks like we get wet. Sucks for the after race stuff but we are going to Elizabeth's and eating Praline bacon.