u/AntiCycle

Advice on easy/recovery shoes

Looking for some advice on getting 1-2 pairs for my easy/recovery days.

On me:

  • heel striker
  • tend to overpronate (but it doesn't cause issues)
  • narrow foot
  • ~195 lbs / 88kg

What I'm looking for:

  • One pair that's good for real easy/recovery runs (thinking gel nimbus, magmax, glycerin max?)
  • Possibly another pair that can also do easy/recovery, but also work well at a steady/LT1 effort (thinking supertrainer here like superblast, rebel v5?)\
  • For both: Gets around 500mi/800km of wear in and isn't known to degrade fast

What I've tried so far:

  • Evo SL: Nice when doing strides, otherwise I feel the foam is too responsive for easy days, and the heel is quite unstable for longer distances. Would not buy another pair.
  • Gel Nimbus 27: Solid experience so far (and considering re-buying), I feel like the foam starts to degrade a little after ~300mi. I'm on my second pair.
  • Megablast: Love the shoe, I feel like it really shines for long runs with steady efforts or faster (and not for easy runs).

Shoes I'm considering:

  • Asics Gel Nimbus 28 (true easy/recovery)
  • NB 1080 v14 (true easy/recovery)? v15 (more versatile)?
  • NB Rebel v5 (more versatile): I remember trying these on and felt like the toebox was a little wide, but I might've just gotten a size too large.
  • Asics Superblast v3 (more versatile): I'm not sure having these alongside the Megablast is a good idea. Maybe the v2 instead?

Does anyone have advice to share regarding my situation? Thanks for any help!

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u/AntiCycle — 9 days ago