"OTHER BRAND" - RUNNING shoe thread - asics, saucony, new balance, hoka one one, adidas, reebok, brooks, altra, skechers, etc...

[illustrayt]

Had a workout in the SC Elite’s this morning and was pleasantly surprised at the propulsive effect from them. My perceived effort was significantly lower than the paces my watch was showing, which wasn’t the case with the RC Elite v2. A word of caution, I’d wear thick socks with these as the upper places a good amount of pressure on your lateral ankle. Otherwise they’re great!

Received mine yesterday. I can finally FEEL what most of the reviewers have stated about the upper. It’s really that uncomfortable. For me, the major pressure point is at the lateral anterior section where the tongue begins. I don’t even want to try them out for a run. They’re going back unfortunately. They would’ve been my Disneyland race day shoe.



The RCv2 upper >

 

[TerpRunner]

Received mine yesterday. I can finally FEEL what most of the reviewers have stated about the upper. It’s really that uncomfortable. For me, the major pressure point is at the lateral anterior section where the tongue begins. I don’t even want to try them out for a run. They’re going back unfortunately. They would’ve been my Disneyland race day shoe.



The RCv2 upper >

Oof, sorry to hear it was that bad for you. I think it presses into everyone's lateral ankle at that spot and I'm a bit dumbfounded that NB didn't have more wear testers provide that feedback. It's a shame because the rest of the shoe is great.

 

[rfx45]

 

[rfx45]

Superblast has been marked down to $200 including the new CW. . .

UNISEX SUPERBLAST | Whisper Green/Black | Running Shoes | ASICS

The SUPERBLAST™ shoe is the newest hero of the BLAST series. It creates a lightweight and responsive ride that makes it functional for long runs, tempo run

www.asics.com

what the original retail price on them? website just show its $200 like its retail

 

[s3p4tu]

what the original retail price on them? website just show its $200 like its retail

I believe it was $220 according to Fleet Feet. RW also updates the pricing on their site.

 

[rfx45]

interesting, looking into it, runningwarehouse has it for $199.99

maybe they adjusted it later?

ASICS SUPERBLAST Unisex Shoes Whisper Green/Black | Running Warehouse

www.runningwarehouse.com

 

[TerpRunner]

Kinda hype for the Rocket X2. Hoka's comfort and smoothness are second to none, and if they're using a Pebax that will be an awesome shoe.

 

[acp7399]

Are there any pebax based Hokas? eva is such an obsolete foam to me

 

[Locke]

interesting, looking into it, runningwarehouse has it for $199.99

maybe they adjusted it later?

ASICS SUPERBLAST Unisex Shoes Whisper Green/Black | Running Warehouse

www.runningwarehouse.com

About 48 hours ago they all quietly reduced MSRP from $220 to $200

 

[TerpRunner]

Are there any pebax based Hokas? eva is such an obsolete foam to me

The Mach 5 has a supercritical top layer of ProFly+, it’s not Pebax but it feels quite a bit livelier than any other Hoka

 

[acp7399]

The Mach 5 has a supercritical top layer of ProFly+, it’s not Pebax but it feels quite a bit livelier than any other Hoka

I did notice that thanks, wonder if that's the direction theyre going...are we going to see a full profly+ ? I'd be tempted to try that. For now, the novablast series has set the bar so high. I like it better than zoomx even.

 

[sssstan]

About 48 hours ago they all quietly reduced MSRP from $220 to $200

high costs they dealt with from covid is finally settling down for them and they're now able to bring down the price on the superblasts

 

[Locke]

high costs they dealt with from covid is finally settling down for them and they're now able to bring down the price on the superblasts

That and/or the market was a factor

 

[Blecghhrunner]

Market was probably the biggest factor. They probably didn't move like they wanted them to and the price was the biggest hurdle. $200 is a bit more "reasonable" (still expensive) since like the Nike Tempo Next% was $200 for its retail price.

 

[HK47]

I did notice that thanks, wonder if that's the direction theyre going...are we going to see a full profly+ ? I'd be tempted to try that. For now, the novablast series has set the bar so high. I like it better than zoomx even.

Probably will see full Profly+, but

Market was probably the biggest factor. They probably didn't move like they wanted them to and the price was the biggest hurdle. $200 is a bit more "reasonable" (still expensive) since like the Nike Tempo Next% was $200 for its retail price.

Yep, pricepoint was too close to the Metaspeed Sky/Edge, but also too far from their other premium daily trainers

 

[Blecghhrunner]

Asics S4 is exclusive to Japan - interesting. I don't think it was gonna sell well anyway but the idea of region exclusives nowadays is kinda interesting.

 

[sssstan]

Asics S4 is exclusive to Japan - interesting. I don't think it was gonna sell well anyway but the idea of region exclusives nowadays is kinda interesting.

different preferences for different regions across the globe. when it comes to what we already have in the states, it does not really slot well in anywhere and this is just one of those shoes that fits better for what the runners over in Japan prefer

 

[Locke]

Surpassed 150 miles on the Superblast and they’re holding up quite well; aside from typical wear of the outsole, they look and feel the same as they did at mile 50. Definitely my favorite trainer—I use them for just about every run nowadays. For example, right now a typical week looks like this…

Monday is an easy 5K, Tuesday is a 5K warmup plus 5x1K broken tempo, Wednesday is a 15K Fartlek, and Saturday is an easy 20K. Aside from using the VFN for the 5x1K, I run everything else in the Superblast.

 

[illustrayt]

via ASICS’ IG





This is the best cw for the Edge+ yet! The actual images of the tongue appear almost Black rather than the Navy pictured in the stock images.

 

[MRBW]

Great colourway. Are they coming out this month?

 

[illustrayt]

They’re available nao @ ASICS!

 

[MRBW]

Must be sold out here in UK, will keep my eyes peeled for restocks!

 

[illustrayt]

It’s really unusual for Saucony not to have good cws for their performance silhouettes.

The “Invader” EPro 3 is the only cw that I really like.



It doesn’t have the super breathable mesh like the others.

 

[timeforsana]

I know this the other sneaker thread but anyone got a Janji Rainrunner? Wondering about sizing.

 

[MRBW]

It’s really unusual for Saucony not to have good cws for their performance silhouettes.

The “Invader” EPro 3 is the only cw that I really like.



It doesn’t have the super breathable mesh like the others.

Nice cw that