NIKE ALPHAFLY 3 Race Review 

thank you

If they work they work 👊

congrats!!! Im gonna maybe try them on a push half effort race...

@@FordyRuns thanks! I think they’d work brilliantly, I’ve got a 10 mile race in 3-4 weeks and will aim for sub-70 🤞

yeah exactly

Love it!

I appreciate that

100%

Yep

Good luck

I'm 7:12 pace for my last Marathon in the Endorphin Elite. Just purchased my 2nd pair of them for £171.58 🙂 Best Marathon Shoe out there for me. My 5k and 10k PB's are in Alphafly v1 but I sold them after running 3 x PB's in just 39 miles in them due to the arch issue and wouldn't look at an Alphafly or Vaporfly again while there are still arch concerns. A shame as it was a shoe that otherwise worked well for me but even a 10k + WU and CD were a struggle in it. Hoping that the Elites will help my aging legs get down to 7:05 and then Sub 7 minute mile MP over the coming year or two.

Love it

Thanks buddy and yep absolute banger of a shoe

agree. the pro3 is the best race shoe I have raced in. I will not go back to Nike for speed shoes.

❤my Pro 3's💪🏾👏🏿👌🏽

Tks

Thanks I’m hoping the Saucony and brooks are more suitable

Yes, thanks

Thanks buddy

I like your thinking here… I’m a slower midset guy so you maybe onto something

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Racing in the dark was definitely a unique experience! It added an extra level of excitement and challenge to the race. The light setup on the course was really cool and made it even more memorable.

glad this works

I’ve got big hopes for Saucony pro 4

I look forward to your review, I hope there great, as I really get on with this brands shoes both speed and pro.

I have the flash 2 not sure re pro 2 as too aggressive but never say never

@@FordyRuns I was interested about the AF3s but unfortunately i don't get on with nike shoes especially the foam. I can run at a sub 7 min mile but I'm worried that the Pro 2s might be too aggressive.

@@FordyRuns I can confirm after my first run in the Pro 2s they are extremely extremely aggressive. How they are a marathon shoe i don't know.

They are!

They’ve done a few miles now

They’ve done a few miles now

@@FordyRuns I hope they're feeling better! Alpha Flys are known to be snug and might cause blisters, so I took my time breaking them in slowly. I haven't tried the new ones yet, but I'll use the same approach when I get them. Anyway, I hope they work for you and you achieve your personal best in them.

Lovely work

It’s a big one to swallow

maybe

addias pro 3

Tks

ive used the same socks in races and had no issues tbh but thanks anyway

Thank you

I’d rather run a 10k in sliders than those two

@@FordyRuns I’ll stick to the vaporflys then haha

There is definitely a lot of that which is going on. Kipchoge ran WR and Sub 2 (Vienna marketing stunt) in Alpha v1 and Kiptum broke Kipchoge's WR in the Alpha 3. That has absolutely nothing to do with all of the finances that NIKE throws at the top athletes though 😂 I have just picked up a 2nd pair of Endorphin Elites (the most comfortable and quickest Marathon shoe that I have ever worn which will go well across all distances) for £171.58 A shoe which was high in price and that has only come in very limited colourways + Saucony obviously don't have the NIKE or adidas marketing budgets and sponsorship deals, but it's an absolute banger that has passed most people by (especially when available at under £200 and has had no discomfort criticism in any reviews other than some saying that it's a little firm compared to the Pro 3). The Endorphin Elite is light years ahead of the Endorphin Pro 3 and what the Pro 4 will be. Saucony Pro 3 is a good training shoe, it's the only shoe that I have ever bought 3 pairs of. I raced one Marathon in them but I wouldn't choose them as my first choice (or even 2nd choice) race shoe at any distance these days. Still worth snapping up for many when they can be picked up around £130 though as are the adidas Pro 3 (another shoe I have in rotation but use as a tempo/internal training shoe only). I think that it's madness to currently be buying any new shoes that are £250+ when there hasn't been any new tech added which can distinguish them as being something entirely new and unavailable elsewhere (so maybe worth a try). There's just too many good shoes available which have been out for 6 to 12+ months available on cut price deals these days.

@MarkSmith_Best-Athletics I think Fordy tried the endorphin elite and didn't think he could run fast enough in that shoe either. Ive never tried the saucony pro 3 or the elite, I didn't really think too much of the speed 3 so I went with the adidas pro 3. I ran the NB elite v2 before that. Will be waiting to see what adidas pro 4 is like later this year for my next change.

I sold on the Alphafly v1 after running just 39 miles in it. I paid between £160 and £175 I think and almost got my full money back for them. I had ran 5k, 10k and 5 mile PB's in them over those 39 miles and they are still my PB's over those distances to this day but I hated running even 10k distance + WU and CD in them due to the arch issues and that's why they had to go. I usually want a race shoe to be good for Marathon distance and I would certainly want it to give me no problems at Half or 10k distance. I invested what I got back from selling the Alphafly v1 on the first edition of the Metaspeed Sky - a shoe which I still like better than the Sky+ and a shoe which my Half Marathon PB is still in (I also ran what was at the time a Marathon PB at Riga 2022 in them). I probably did the righ thingt to get rid of the Alpha v1 but if I could have them back now and they helped me to knock a few more seconds off my 10k time then all would be forgiven (almost) 😂 Although I haven't run a 10k yet in my Elites and have confidence that they can help me to do that 🙂

@@kevinclark5086 Yes I had the New Balance RC Elite v2 and that was a lovely shoe. I still enjoy the odd run in it now even though my pair has close to 500 miles on them and are pretty dead. The SC Elite v4 looks like a nice shoe that I would like to try but I won't touch it for at least another year or so until it crashes to under £200 in price. Will be interesting to see what adidas do with their pro 4 as it could be an absolute banger!! I sublimate slightly and the pro 3 feels a little unsteady in the heel to me especially if I am not on it. The Endorphin Elite is a smooth as.. I think that you know if you are on to a winning shoe for you. The shoe will let you know and say that it feels great each time that you put it on across any pace or distance.

@MarkSmith_Best-Athletics all my pb's are in adidas pro 3. Like you I had the alphafly 1 but the arch killed me so I sold them. I'd rather have comfort over a few seconds performance personally. Although the alphafly 1 didn't really feel like it was giving me anything any other carbon shoe couldn't.