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!
u/AntiCycle — 9 days ago