How they performed when pushed to the limit. #Adidas #terrex #agravic #speed #ultra #100miles #race #UKUltra #marathon #lightstrikepro #continental #trailrunning #roadrunning #southdowns #supershoe #energyrods
Always the sign of a proper runner to have stacks of running shoe boxes in the background! How do these compare for use on the road versus a dedicated road super shoe?
Thanks for the message. Purely on road they performed really well. The only noticeable difference would be the ease of high turn over due to the increased weight as an example speed ultra 260g vs Adios Pro 3 at 215g (UK9). The foam on road shoes tends to also be a bit softer as well to cushion off a stable surface.
To go even lighter e.g. Takumi Sen 9 at 198g the shoe just disappears on your feet and easy generate v high turn over for sprint finish shorter racing.
@@tomharvey-run That's helpful, thanks. I do enjoy the occasional road 10km / parkrun so think I will keep to having a separate road shoe for that. Would you take the Takumi Sen up to a half marathon/marathon or would you always stick to the Adios Pro 3 for those?
@@27johnny TS9 I would take up to half marathon (depending on how light you are, running form etc). Vaporfly also great for HM. TS9 shines at 5-10km. Marathon it’s hard to beat the Alphafly OG, Adios Pro 3 nice too for 26.2.
I love everything about these shoes except the tongue. Its a bit short and i get a good bit of bite when i try to get a good lockdown for going downhill fast. Other than that, i am loving them!
I put in tongue pads to combat this. I have to do the same for the Pro 3 road shoes. Really only my right foot top tendons give me a problem but I do both shoes just so they don't feel different. This definitely makes it easier to get a proper lockdown for the descents (and to prevent heel slippage on the ascents). I love this shoe.
@@eric-running-to-chamonix that’s a good idea. Will research the pads as have had lace bite in other ultra minimal race shoes like Takumi Sen 9 and Vaporfly. Bit of comfort needed.
@@lukecotter169 Hi Luke, stability wise the mid/forefoot strike area is pretty wide and generally stable but the heal is narrow and high stack so may be a problem on uneven technical terrain. They also have a distinct rocker to get you onto forefoot. There are cut outs at sides showing the rods that make them a little less stable.
Hi, Just wondering which race you won, the Centurion South Downs Way 100mile?? I can`t find your name in the list of entrants let alone as the winner. Dan Lawson won the Centurion South Downs Way 100 2024 in a time of 14:27:30, forgive me but I`m a bit confused?🫤
Thanks for correcting me, cracking pace for that distance and vert gain 👍🏼👏🏼. Would you say the Speed Ultra has stable ride and will it handle the more technical terrain of the LL100, esp the first part with Blencathra, Black Sail Pass?
@@ianfraser747 I do feel the ‘speed ultra’ has good stability due to the width of the mid/forefoot landing area. This helps when running with good form. Long ultras hard to achieve with late stage fatigue. With regards to the technical terrain suitability, I have not managed to do a recce of the Lakeland course and first time competing so not totally sure at this stage. If really wet the lack of lug depth could be a problem but pace could be made up on the road/hard packed sections. Good question.
