Goodbye Speed 3

[Katnap]

'Speed for free' are going.

Over 800km but they need to go to the shoe recycling box at our local leisure centre. They didn't get as interesting a name as Drooper & Fleegle and they performed a bit oddly: sometimes good sometimes bad.

Apart from the tread starting to bald in spots they're in pretty good condition. But what was annoying was the right insole kept riding up behind the heel leaving the toes hanging over the end. I 'fixed' this by using insoles from another pair of shoes retired previously but the insole started going wrong again.

😺 Katnap 🐱

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Sounds like you won’t be sorry to say goodbye to that pair Katnap . I’m always amazed at how many kms you get out of your shoes . As soon as I get close to 400 km mine no longer provide the support I need. They are still good for walking in though.

[Katnap Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Maximus might get to 1000km

Brooks Max v1

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Katnap]

Maximus by name, Maximus by nature!

[Katnap Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

😂🤣

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Me too Dexy. My sports podiatrist is studying running shoes and writing a paper on them. He tells me that all shoes deteriorate quite quickly. Clever marketing?

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to Irishprincess]

hopefully they don’t deteriorate in the box waiting to be worn. 😱

[Katnap Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Actually... they do. But keeping them in dry, dark storage that's not too hot or too cold will slow the deterioration. 😯

[nowster Metric Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

A lot of it's down to the foams they use. Also the glues they use don't always last either. (This is why stockpiling favourite shoes doesn't always work.)

My type of shoes tend to wear out from the outside, with the tread wearing away. I tend to replace before the midsole starts peeping through. 🤣

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Time to say goodbye, they are pretty though and have run a lot of kilometres,

[Katnap Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

I get as much out of my shoes as I can. But you can never be sure no matter how careful you are.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Oooh, does that mean you can get some new shoes ... 😈

[Katnap Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Of course 🤣

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to linda9389]

🤫

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

😂 just wonderful! My shoes don’t have names…..wonder if they would run better if they had? Trouble is it would be harder to part with them 🙂

[Katnap Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

🤣 Drooper and Fleegle managed over 900km and I was definitely getting niggles after runs in them.

[Week7 Half Marathon]

They must be exhausted! Time to put them out to pasture and bring on your new recruits.

[Katnap Marathon in reply to Week7]

I tried using the red Speed 3s for walking but the insole problem persists. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[RiceAndPeas Marathon]

They've given you plenty of miles, shame they didn't always play nicely. I love it when my shoes wear out so I can buy another pair. I don't often wait that long though.

[Katnap Marathon in reply to RiceAndPeas]

I sell on or give away any shoes that I really don't get on with and there's always some trepidation involved in getting new shoes...

[00marks Marathon]

My speed 2s have 750km logged on them but in reality it will be more like 1000km counting warm ups and I'm reluctant to admit they are on their last legs.

[Katnap Marathon in reply to 00marks]

TailChaser was sad to say goodbye to the Speed 2s. Happy with her pair of v4s but still misses the v2s.

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to 00marks]

I loved my Speed 2s, they were such a lot of fun. Unfortunately my ITB didn’t like their instability.

[Katnap Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

😯😭

[00marks Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

I've taken my speed 2s up to HM and they were my go-to shoe for parkruns. What do you find is stable and suitable for long distances? I'm always on the lookout.

[Katnap Marathon in reply to 00marks]

IMHO... NB Rebel v4

[Katnap Marathon in reply to 00marks]

I did Amsterdam marathon in NB Rebel V3. aka Drooper and Fleegle

V3 yellow

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to 00marks]

I got a HM pb in a pair of Speed 2s, they were my go to HM race shoe until they got me injured. I’ve been finding my Adidas Boston 12s have been doing a good job recently. I’ve got a pair of Asics Superblast 2s that were supposed to be for long runs but I don’t get on with them, hence using the Bostons instead. Like Katnap, I also have some Rebel v4s but I couldn’t imagine running a marathon in them, I only use them for easy runs, short to mid length runs.

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

They still look pretty fine! I always feel a bit sad when I have to say goodbye to my shoes 😢

[Katnap Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

I know! It can be difficult to know when to let them go...