Comments on: The 100 Best Running Shoes of All Time, and My Personal Top Three https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html Running Shoes, Gear Reviews, and Posts on the Science of the Sport Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.12 By: Rui Almeida https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-1129462856 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:05:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-1129462856 Hum, just for curiosity, check out this running shoes poll -> http://playmantis.com/best-running-shoes/

Happy Christmas

]]> By: Vincent Cheung https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-724538882 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-724538882 My personal top three:
1. New Balance Minimus Road 10
2. New Balance Minimus Road Zero
3. Mizuno Wave Universe

The original New Balance Minimus deserves some love as a misunderstood classic that could have been marketed better, It seemed to be perceived as being either too minimal by some and not minimal enough by others instead of being appreciated as the wonderful transitional shoe it was.

]]> By: Corey https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-832011279 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-832011279 Newbalance is definitely a favorite of mine. I run quite often, I generally run in the city on wetter days and try to hit the trails on dryer days.

My Favorite for the city running is a cross between the New Balance 1080 and the New Balance 890. The 890v3 looks amazing ( http://www.newbalancevancouver… ), while the 1080 is a great rounded running shoe ( http://www.newbalancevancouver… )

For the trail running my favorite hands down is the Minimus trail running shoe ( http://www.newbalancevancouver… ). The v2 is a major step up in quality and feel in comparison from the v1. The v2 they also go rid of that strange curve on the front… finally!

]]> By: David Tollefson https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-722635792 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-722635792 Man, going through that list of 100 was like a stroll down memory lane for me! Some of my all-time favorites on that list: Nike Terra TC, Eagle, LDV. Some others that I thought should’ve made the list: Nike American Eagle (an updated and more robust version of the Air Mariah), Nike Columbia, and Nike Waffle Racer (2nd generation). Not that I could wear any of those shoes now…

]]> By: Dan H https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-721928990 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-721928990 1. Inov8 Trailroc 245
2. New Balance Minimus Trail MT10
3. Inov8 XTalon 190

Haven’t found a road shoe I like yet. Kinvaras have too much arch support for me, but I give Saucony credit for taking a risk and embracing the idea of minimalist shoes.

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-724825384 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-724825384 In reply to bdizzlefizzle.

That’s one of my top three current shoes :)

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]]> By: CJ https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-722154802 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-722154802 Kinvara’s are an obvious choice probably number 1.

Second would be Nike Zoom Elite, I was forced to wear Nike for a long time, and they were the best option for a long time. The

Nike Frees are unfortunately up there as well, because without Nike barely dipping their toe in the minimalist water, I don’t know if the Kinvara and all the other great shoes available now would be here.

]]> By: Jim Hansen https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-725258048 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-725258048 I had to think about this for a few days, but after almost 40 years of running, I narrowed my list down to a top 5: http://recoveryourstride.blogs…

]]> By: Todd Fujimoto https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-721885035 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-721885035 My top three are:

Saucony Kinvara
Newton Distance
Vivobarefoot Evo II

]]> By: Larue https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-729411949 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-729411949 After finally getting out of big bulky shoes. My top 3 are:

1. Kinvara 3

2. New Balance 730 (very under-rated shoe)

3. Nike Free 3.0 V4.

]]> By: Robert Osfield https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-722640754 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-722640754 1. Inov-8 Trailroc 245
2. Vivobarefoot Neo Trail
3. Inov-8 Roclite 295

I never did get on with the Kinvara that I bought, way too narrow and way too high an arch to ever be comfortable. I have a pair of Inov-8 Bare-X 180 ordered this week, if my own experience goes with the reviews I’ve seen there is good chance my top three would shuffle.

Truth be told I adore both the Trailroc and the Neo Trail, neither are perfect shoes but each time I lace them up I know I’m enjoy running in them.

The Roclite is great durable trail shoe that has taken me over more miles and more rugged terrain than any other shoe I own, but it always just a bit too heavy and too much heel drop (9mm) for me to feel totally in tune running in them. Since getting the Trailroc I haven’t worn my Roclite for running at all, they really don’t deserve this level of neglect as they are still a great shoe, but my feet just love my top 2 too much to ignore them.

]]> By: William Lee https://runblogger.com/2012/11/the-100-best-running-shoes-of-all-time.html#comment-722248823 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=184#comment-722248823 I LOVE the nike free 3.0 v1’s. They screwed with perfection with the later incarnations. I was scrounging through eBay for the v1’s after they discontinued them. Just ran the Philly in them this year

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