Comments on: Review of the Nike Free 3.0 as a Transitional Minimalist Shoe

By: Peter Larson

Peter Larson — Wed, 13 May 2015 14:08:19 +0000

In reply to usr.cm. The newest version of the Free 3.0 has a heel thickness of 21mm and a forefoot thickness of 17mm.

By: usr.cm

usr.cm — Sat, 09 May 2015 20:50:37 +0000

what’s the thickness of the sole of this shoes?

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

When I was at the London Marathon Expo in April, my wife and me were looking at these shoes, a NIKE rep came over and said the shoes are only to be used for easy runs up to 5k, and the main aim of the shoe is to strengthen the muscles of the feet!!!
So I guess here in the UK at least the shoes are marketed as a tool to strengthed your feet and not as a serius long distance running shoe!

By: Goatlips

Goatlips — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Pete Larson.

The Nike+ is very accurate, provided you don't get better/worse at running. If your ability stays the same the pedometer will be within 10M over a distance of 8000M, even cross country.
I only started running a year ago and calibrated it round a track then. Last week I had to recalibrate it around the track again because as I'd gotten fitter/faster I was obviously, as I'm sure you know, taking bigger strides, so I was having to run further to reach my distance goal as I improved. It was out by 400M over 8000M, but now it's accurate again - until I get injured or faster (unlikely).
P.S. Do you know about the 3.0s that have the extra pattern of material on the little toe? See below vvvv

By: Pete Larson

Pete Larson — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Goatlips.

Yes, the shiny toe is on V2.

Pete

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I had similar experience in Singapore as the first poster recently with the 3.0 seeming to be replaced by the nike free+ I went to buy some more 3.0 v2 the Nike store on Orchard essentially got me to agree that I would not run more thank 5K's in them. I readily agreed to get the last of their stock in bright orange. So it seem nike has a differnt veiw than most minimalist runners.

By: Goatlips

Goatlips — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Grrrrr! The UK Nike store website is WRONG! http://store.nike.com/gb/en_gb… …They have the ‘Nike Free 3.0 ii’ & ‘7.0 v2’ listed as Nike+ trainers, but they’re NOT! The only Nike+ Nike Free ones are those ugly ‘Nike Free Run+’. Overly heavy too at 8.4 ounces (men’s size 10).

So, the best/lightest Nike+ trainers are currently the ‘LunarRacer+ 2’? But have you noticed how HIDEOUS they’ve become since the v1!? And heavier too, 6.9 ounces (men’s size 8 – Pete’s v1s weighed less in a size 10.5!), clever old Nike!

Perhaps I need to get a proper GPS run-recorder instead of Nike+ and their vile Nike+ trainers?

By: Paul Rodman

Paul Rodman — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

" I find it very unlikely, given these design elements, that the Free Run+ will promote the midfoot/forefoot footstrike that is a hallmark of barefoot running - this was the point I was trying to make in those posts. '

I'm sorry but I disagree. Buy a pair of nike free's on a whim was a life changing (ok, stride changing ) experience. I found running in them *totally* different from my nike Vomero's and it opened my eyes.

Everybody is different. Very different. Making blanket statements without data is how we got in this mess in the first place.

By: Pete Larson

Pete Larson — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Errez.

I wear a 10 in the Free, 41 in Bikila. If I were you, I would stick with the
Free since you have only 5 weeks left - not much time to break in a new
shoe. You could buy the Kinvara and start working it into your rotation, and
if you can get at least one long run in that goes well, it might be ok. Both
are really nice shoes, so I don't see a huge advantage either way as long as
they feel comfortable.

Pete

By: Pete Larson

Pete Larson — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Goatlips.

If you like Nike, the new Zoom Waffle Racer VII looks promising. My
personal favorite is still the v1 Free 3.0.
Pete

By: Goatlips

Goatlips — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to Pete Larson.

Quite a few v2 colour variants now: http://www.nikedirect.net/nike… …Makes you wonder why there’s no iD version!

I’ll probably get the black with gold swoosh ones – but the average rating at the nike store website says they fit slightly small & narrow. :s

By: Pete Larson

Pete Larson — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to offrampextreme.

I really do like the Free's, but if it's a true barefoot-like experience
that you want, I'd go with the Vibrams. That being said, if I had to choose
between the Free's and Vibrams as a shoe to run in every single day, I might
just go with the Nike's.

Pete