Gentlemen, great review as usual. I just got the TS8 which look a lot different from previous versions of this shoe. TS8 I feel is definitely more versatile and I think you could take it up to the Half. Adidas now have a nice full suite of shoes from the Boston 10 ( which go to work when you pick up the pace), TS8, Adios 6 and the Adios Pro. If any of you guys are in NYC, please say hello. We have a lot of very good road races happening here on a weekly basis. Thank you. Will
I ran a 5k PB on the Takumi last weekend, I absolutely love this shoe. Ran 2 track sessions on it, just great to run on this shoe. I wear 11.5US with 83 kgs, feels like you run on weightless springs.
Late to the party but bought the Takumi Sen 8 partly based on your review. Love them ❤, really comfortable and I have just run a 5k PB in them on their first outing!
For me, which I think you generally agree with, I feel both are fun shoes and useful options but I am not seeing either as "faster for me" over even 5K. Vaporfly NEXT% still my go to race shoe. Although both seem relatively "minimal" both are undoubtedly far more cushioned than the Adios 1 (1st Boost version) or even some of the pre Boost ones I used to race road miles to marathons in up until about 4 years ago. Just had to accept sore legs for longer after races :) Takumi Sen 8 definitely a bit firmer and perhaps I felt I preferred that for track reps over the Streakfly which as well as being softer has a wider splay. I do have long narrow feet however so anything "wider" is usually not what I ideally prefer. The prices were a bit skewed for me as I found a 35% off voucher for the Takumi Sen 8 so at £110 seemed a lot better value than at £170. With the Streakfly was a case of being lucky and getting in there when they dropped. Perhaps clever marketing by both companies to tempt us into buying more shoes when perhaps don't really need them but when was need the only reason for more shoes LOL !
Yep def agree on that, though I (Nick) would say if coming fresh to this world and getting the kind of deal you did on the Takumi, it's as good an option as anything out there for short stuff.
I struggle to get the TS 8 on. Need to wear thin socks. The tongue it stitched to the upper - short seams on each side close to the lace eyelets. Bottlenecks the opening. I guess to keep the tongue from sliding down. There certainly are better ways. Aside from this one issue, love these shoes.
On a tangent, I'd be interested in your thoughts on the Soil Shakers (brilliant name) from SportsShoes. I've just picked up a pair for £40 after Trail Running Magazine gave them 9/10 (based on them being £80). They feel a little cheap, but they have some huge lugs. Perhaps Keiran could stick them through his next ultra? ;) I did 8 miles in them yesterday and they gave me loads of confidence. Feel a bit like football boots on tarmac, but they were excellent in the forest. Also, a review of the Floatride 4 would be great! They only seem to be in stock at JD Sports, but I've got a pair on order. Version 3 is such a great shoe and I remember you were pretty positive about it. :)
We love the Soil Shaker haha - Tom and I (Nick) have both used and enjoyed the 2, and it's always been a fave among my running club for ploughing though muddy forests. I'm on the case with the Floatride 4 (and Reeboks carbon shoe!), not been able to get it yet.
I struggle to get up to speed with TS8 but like the traction and feels OK at slower paces, yet the foam feels more responsive than the SF. The SF feels a bit dead but they worked really well for short sharp intervals but put a carbon shank in them for the next iteration. Both grip really well which is ideal for Parkruns.
I tried both. The adidas takumi sen is more reliable shoes and more fun to wear in practice compared to the Streakfly. I am saying this as a big vaporfly nike fan.
The Streakfly doesn't seem such a great bargain when it's unavailable, and is therefore unlikely to be discounted any time soon, whereas I can pick up the Takumi Sen for £135 now. I shall probably not bother though, as I am "cursed" with a surplus of shoes! Maybe by the time I have worn out my Hyperion Tempo, these will be even cheaper.
Great comparison, I haven't tried any Adidas so far, having trained for 1000s of km in a couple of pairs of peg turbo 2's and race in vaporfly 2's, I'm trying to get a pair of streakfly for speed and track workouts to spread the training load and eek out a bit more life from the turbo 2s, as there's no finding them now! I think they nailed the midsole on the turbo 2 for that extra protection of the zoomx react foam combo.
@@TheRunTesters I would really like to see a Turbo 3, the tempo next%'s were not an adequate replacement in my opinion, I'm not a fan at all of the exposed air pods as the rupturing of them is so well documented. It's why I've never bought those or alphafly race shoes, sticking with solid foam tech. Keep up the good work, you made a subscriber out of me
@@lilvic372 Ik that lil dude but it’s still surprising to me that Nike would be willing to sell invisibles for that cheap lol. Although at the Nike outlet an hour away from me I bought some epic react 2s for like $40. Such a steal lol
Ignoring what these shoes are 'meant' for/ marketed as, is there any reason why you couldn't use the Takumi for a half marathon. Again, ignoring other more obvious options.
The Metaracer is lower and a bit firmer, great shoe but I (Nick) prefer the bouncier foams used in the Takumi and Streakfly myself. I’d like to try a Metaracer with the Metaspeed Sky foam in it!
For that use case only then IMHO either could yes. Indeed a did a session of 800s in both recently to test that out. However I used my Speeds more as a relatively lightweight everyday trainer and not so often for actual sessions - for which would tend to wear an older pair of my carbon racers like the NEXT%.
Takumi sen althoufh streakfly aren’t bad by any means. I just like the supershoe propulsion feel. Actually the DF is my first pick but it’s not worth it if you don’t race on a track consistently
@@nick5422 I ran in the Takumi Sen last night for a tempo 5k & compared to the adios pro 2 it’s a little different. I did enjoy the light weight but you don’t get that “pop” I’ll give the Streakfly a try next week. I got them both for a great deal!
ZoomX isn't a great foam for this type of shoe. Also, a more relaxed fit isn't a plus, it's a big minus. It doesn't need to be a joy to put them on, that has no importance.
