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Nike Air Huarache Womens; Nike Air Huarache Womens
Topic Started: May 17 2016, 03:41 PM (7 Views)
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My sense is that the shoe feels a tad softer Nike Air Max 2014 Mens Cheap than v3-v4, almost more like the original Kinvara (Thomas over at Believe in the Run reported a similar feeling in his Kinvara 5 review). I like a softer shoe, and it felt great over the 11 asphalt miles that I covered yesterday. I did feel a minor bit of irritation along the inner ball of my right foot as sometimes happens in softer shoes, but it never progressed to a blister or pain. More of an awareness, and is something I¡¯ll keep an eye on over additional miles.

Here¡¯s where things get interesting. After the initial contact about trying out these shoes, I received an email from Kurt, the technical lead involved with their design. Turns out that he was a long-time Nike employee, and was involved in the Nike Free project (though I don¡¯t run much in the Frees these days, the Free 3.0 was my first ¡°minimal¡± shoe and a longtime personal favorite). This was a nice change from my usually interaction with shoe companies (where I mostly talk to PR folks), and it¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve actually been directly in touch with someone involved with the Nike Air Max 2014 Womens Sale design and construction of a running shoe for a large shoe company. Kurt has been surprisingly open and honest about the challenges that Skechers faces in the performance running niche, and it seems that he and a few others were only fairly recently brought in from places like Nike to build Skechers offerings and reputation in this area.

The sole of the Kinvara 5 has been changed from v4 to v5. The shoe is still 4mm drop, and Saucony reports weight at 7.7oz in men¡¯s size 9. Saucony describes the new sole as follows: ¡°The Kinvara 5 midsole/outsole platform is also new, and made from an enhanced EVA+ material with better abrasion resistance than ever before. On the outsole, we also added small placements of iBR+ rubber to provide more durability and cushioning on the outer side of the foot, where heavy wear is typical for many Kinvara fans.¡±

Saucony sent me a pair of the Kinvara 5 last Friday (Disclosure: these shoes were media samples provided free of charge by the manufacturer). Fit can be addressed by simply trying a shoe on, but I wanted a bit more from this post so I ran 11 hilly miles in them yesterday, enough to get a good feel for the shoe. If a double digit run in a brand-new shoe goes well, it typically bodes well for how the shoe will continue to perform. I plan to add more miles in the coming week (Update 5/19/2014: I have now run a bit over 40 miles in the Kinvara 5, you can read my updated thoughts here).

The outsole of the DS Racer is made up of heel components and forefoot components. The heel outsole is AHAR+ high-abrasion rubber and has been holding up well ¨C no excessive wear apparent. The forefoo Nike Air Max 2015 UK Cheap t is composed of a softer rubber, and there is pretty significant wear present on the central forefoot after about 40 miles of running. I don¡¯t think this will negatively impact the function of the shoe, but it would be interesting to see what they look like after a few hundred miles (can anyone comment?).

Can you tell me the height differential between heel and forefoot in this shoe, as well as the weight? I¡¯m pretty picky about what I run in since I have to put Nike Air Huarache Mens a decent number of miles on shoes to do a review.
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