FACTS & MYTHS - NIKE AIR ZOOM ALPHAFLY NEXT% V1 & V2 | EDDBUD 

I agree the AF last for ages. I must admit my first pair of Vaporfly V1’s lost its midsole magic around 300 miles. I ran my first marathon in a pair of Alphafly with over 300 miles and they ran like a dream. I’ve kind of retired them at 350 miles, as I’m lucky enough to have another new pair of V1’s and now the V2’s. Fantastic shoes.

I don’t know why, but it it seems no one thought about a simple and old solution to put an Alphafly on easily. Simply use a shoehorn! I’ve been doing this since the very first moment I bought this model, and it made putting this shoe on a piece of cake! PS: I’m an age group triathlete and use this trick when training bricks (a training you pedal for a time and transition for a run), and it works as a perfect solution.

I agree about the musical interlude. Summertime is a party time with Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince!!

Maybe it's just me, but getting the Alphafly on my feet was hard only out of the box, cause then, using both pull tabs, it's been a super easy task. On the other hand, getting the AAAP 2 on foot has been a nightmare from day one until the last time I checked (yesterday☝🏻🤣). Great video!

Gave the vaporfly back and bought the alphafly next % flyknit

Love the song Summertime by Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff! Brings back fond memories of the summers in 90s(for me) as a young lad. Good times! 👍🏻

Greetz from Germany to UK. After Work I stopped at my Lake to cool down by 40 min swimming, combined with a 10k run. I had in my car the CRAFT Endurance Pro, NB RC2 and Nikes Invincible and Alpha2. And again I had to take the A2. Ist ist addiction or Love? So good to hear in your Video, that they will last ap. 600-800 km at a high performance Level👍, so no excuses for fast runs until end of Summer. Don't stop training 🤘

Very interesting ed , I think when the hype is over there's a nike adapt max shoe which I think nike will take to a new level 🤔, very smashing looking shoe , very cool music era ed , up-tempo kc and the sunshine band 👍

I’m a habitual marathoner taking a stab at my first tri (sprint) next weekend and quick quickly thought my vaporflys are too finicky to get the lock/tightness correct so was assuming I’d use my endorphine speeds instead. Good video and great nuggets of insights as always!

I think people who say this shoe is ugly are plain wrong. I think it looks amazing. It looks expensive, it looks advanced, and the colour ways are fire too! I think it looks to make a statement, and absolutely succeeds. The only thing I want is that SWOOSH intruding the midsole… that design is next level

Battleships game tune at the end, proper 70s nostalgia. Some fun about running in alphaflys even with the tight fit, and will I get a sore arch today scenario. 😁

I have 100mi now in my original pr and various miles in other prs..at 100mi the outside rear strip has smoothed out ,but not worn thru..apparently my foot strike is off a little on that side and I see it on all my shoes,regardless of brand or model..I don't untie my alphafly's and just push off and pull them back on..I often change the insoles and socks while running and twice switched them during a 1/2 marathon race..only takes a few seconds and I wouldn't see any reason why triathletes couldn't also do it..I really don't see any reason to have shoe laces at all..I love that the shoe feels so great that you don't need to crank down the laces..as far as woman sizes,I have both and pick my shoes more on color and sale price more than who they're made for..at 1/3 of all my shoes are women's..I'm sure if it's true or not, but I met a guy running the new Adidas adios pro 3( to him its better than the vaporfly) told me he was surprised I was using the alphafly and he was told by a top nike athlete claimed that for people under 160lbs the vaporfly works good but if you are heavier than that or if you're a hard pounder you would probably do better with the alphafly..I can fouch for that being true cos I flatten out the forefoot cushioning of all racing shoes..I'm right at that 160lb pt and I definitely am a forefoot striker and wipe out the insoles of all shoes ..my new alphafly V2 should be here soon and see if they fixed the few issues I hoped they changed..I did stock up on V1 just in case 😳

That's an interesting take on the triathletes. If you really do save 4% then spending a few more moments getting them on won't outweigh the potential benefits. At least it seems that way to me.

Love Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Tho my wife says she can't stand it since hearing the song on loop when she was a teen working at Old Navy 🤣

just love the intro... drums please!

As a casual runner I guess I’ll never get to experience what they’re like due to the price but would love to see how much of a difference they make. Always look really impressive

Fantastic video, dude! Never had a problem getting my alphas on, and i don't have the slimest of feet either. You missed 1 potential myth? Is the zoom x different from AF1 and AF2? I know Andy FOD suggest so😉 Also, can you feel the weight increase? Looking forward to you 100 mile review, Sir! 👊🙏🤝😀 (Finally, great musical interlude!🔥💯)

Hey yo Ed.. just saw the weather report 🤣 39 degrees (Celsius) in London tomorrow 🤣🤣 Yeovil will be melting too.. seriously good luck mate..🥲

Just went for a brick workout with the alphafly2 after a 100km hard ride. Couldn't manage the pace well and let the AF2 set the pace, kinda died within 2km ish

My alphafly v1s have started to have the outsole rubber peel off after 15k!!! Absolute pap quality from Nike again…. Back to saucony for me and my marathon in October

Why were the marathon runners in the world champs today and yesterday using the vaporfly 2 and not the alphafly 2?

That study looked like a big dunk on the Adios Pro 2, but n=1 doesn't sound too comprehensive. If you venture out tomorrow stay hydrated with a Tia Maria and Lucozade!

Great info Ed. Do you have a link to the case study?

there are women specific alphaflys. Atleast for version 1 in the latest pink colorway. For women there is the letter "W" added before the shoe name on the shoe box. But I don't know what the differences are compared to the men's version.

Hey, non sequitur, but question for Ed; wth track spikes are they wearing at the WA championships in Eugene?! I just watched the W1500 final, and didn't recognize the Nike spikes on most of them. Didn't look like the Dragonfly or expected Victory; thicker midsoles in front and back. Muir and most everyone was wearing these spikes. The top 2 W marathon USA runners were wearing Asics, but those were recognizable (those runners are sponsored by Asics, so it was expected). How about an investigative breakdown of the racing shoes being worn at the WA championships?

Has anyone in hs in california used the vaporflys in a race, and if so, what did you think?

Ed Is it worth spending more on the 2 vs the 1? I over pronation a little. Should I stay away?

I have the Alphafly V1. I find the "negative drop" a problem. The back of is soft but the front is hard.. Killing my calfs. Do the front air pods get softer with time?

Great video detective Ed. 🤪 Genuine question regarding the v2. If they've increased the drop to 8mm, is there 4mm less foam under the forefoot and is there a noticeable difference to the v1? Cheers. 👍

Does anyone else miss the original flyknit? The stuff that actually stretches with your foot like a sock? I'm stuck wearing the original vaporfly 4% flyknit because all the new sneakers have plastic-like uppers that destroy my toenails :( Not a pro, just a casual 3:30 marathoner. Wish nike would keep people like me in mind. Bring back flyknit!

Nike added some foam under the airpods (increasing the forefoot stack ?) and some reviewers claim that the amount of foam in the forefoot didn't change or did even increase, contradictory the drop did increase from 4 to 8mm while the heel stack stayed the same. So what is it ? Did the drop really changed resulting in less cushionin in the forefoot or did it stay the same ? I would like to know your opinion, Edd.

Hi edd What’s a vktry plate ? Near the bottom of shoes efficiency list it says invincible run vktry plate ?

Hi ✋🏻 I encounter the same problem, as in the first version, the arch presure. I have don teo marathon in the first, and had a lot of pain in the arch after 30 km almost wanted to stop. Now in version 2, I got a preasure point on my right foot even when I was standing, that I had to give up on them and sent them back :( I quite don't get it, why they make them so narrow, in the arch area.

Have you got a link to the results chart of the case study?

Afternoon

I've got 1400km in one of my alphafly. Use it on many surfaces.

Thanks.

I bought a pair of AF v1 and I had to return them. I had a pain in my feet between the heel and the arch. It was quite painful. I wonder if this has happened to someone else.

Not good reading for the streak fly 🤣 It Would have been good to see the endorphin speed 2 to compare it the pro 2 and see how much difference a carbon plate makes in essentially the same shoe

Which version do you like better?

Nice!!!

Hm, I do not have any issues getting the Alphafly on my feet, it is like any other running shoe. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’m al pha that!

We're the marathon medalists at the world athletics championships wearing Alphaflys??

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The two myths I’d like busted: 1. Alphafly 2 is quieter than Alphafly 1 2. The arch has been improved in Alphafly 2

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