Thanks for the review! Excited for this to come out. Also just some unsolicited, but hopefully helpful nit-picky video feedback -- it's a little difficult to hear or focus on Jeff's talking points with the music levels on this edit.
Perfect fit for me in its previous two versions. Best racing shoe I ever had. But its durability was not great. Because it is so expensive, using it for racing marathons feels a bit like a ritual sacrifice each time. You feel like quite a bit of the shoe dies in the race.
I have several pairs of Vaporflys, from the 4% to the Next% 2. All of them lasted very long, the last pair of Next% 2 now has over 600km on them and the midsole/outsole/upper is still holding up well. As long as you stay on paved roads/asphalt and don‘t hit dirt/packed gravel etc. they hold up great. For me I definitely got a goof return on investment, you can basically get the Next% on sale all over the place now which makes them even more interesting.
@@runfrankfurt Lucky you. In my first pair, I noticed a considerable change in rebound effect after my Prague Marathon (I kept about 4:10/km and there are some cobbles so they got some pounding). At that time the had about 100km in them. Otherwise, they do still look good. Nothing is tearing or falling off, no holes in the sole. Except they feel dead. And after the marathon the left shoe had a slightly different feel to the right one, as I have a slightly uneven stride.
Ohhh what a beauty. I like Vaporfly Next 1 and Metaspeed Sky v1. Next 2 is not the same for the upper and the ZoomX seems firmer than in V1. I hope ZoomX in v3 can be similar in terms of bounciness and reactivity because v2 is different on feel. Great video🎉🎉🎉💪
I love the alpha fly and when the alpha fly 2 came out, the arch felt so much different. Did the new vapor fly change arches from the next% 2’s or is it more similar to the AF 2’s arch? How would you compare under foot?
This video was what I have been waiting for. Thanks for the information and just subscribed! Do you know if it will be released early March or late March?
@@yonelwatene5442 I had that press release last week and asked about the date. Nike told me “North America won’t be March 6.” Did not give me a date. Just “March 2023.”
Nice views of running around Easton, Jeff. Shame Runner's World got rid of all their wear testers a few years ago. Guess you're doing it all yourself now. Hope RW hires the old wear testers back again. Good times. Have fun with all those awesome shoes!
We re-evaluated all of our shoe testers a few years ago, and only got rid of those who weren’t contributing helpful feedback. Then we brought on new testers. But we still have nearly 300 runners testing shoes for us.
I am new to running. Started 3 yrs ago at 57 yrs old. I'm 60 now. I'm not fast at all but want as comfortable as shoe on race days as possible. I'm basically been running the Mach 5 daily and race days. Getting ready to run my 3rd half marathon in mid April. I've got a 5k first week of March and a 10k end of March. My half pace is 2hrs and 21 min. Would this be good shoe for me for race days? I like lighter shoes but want more comfort also. Mach is great but I really feel my feet knees and stuff by mile 6.
Try the asics glideride 3 or the Saucony triumph 20. Order both and return the ones you don't like. Both are so so good for 2+ hour runs and both highly capable of delivering a fast time for you on race day, despite not being plated.
I'm 50 and have been recently running in the Saucony Endorphin Speed 3 and the Saucony Endorphin Pro 3, both very comfortable and now my go to running shoes.
I have the Next% pink like you do, and I didn’t love the gap around the ankle collar that a lot of runners experienced with it. Does this version eliminate that? It looked to be a better fit in the video. Thanks!
Is the upper material the same as the 2s? I love vapoeflys but the only thing that throws me off in these are the heel design. That squared off foam with a platform doesn't do it for me compared to the sharper look of the previous models. Everything else looks great!
We didn't get the full size run of shoes we typically would, just my size 12. I don't really feel much difference in the heel fit, personally. The shoe is still snug enough so I have no movement inside.
@@JeffDengate thank you 😊 🙏 . Curious about this shoe wonder if they will stop producing the v2 . Another one that's coming the vomero 17 is being so mysterious being postponed almost 4 times already
@@JeffDengate +1 amazing video, need those for Copenhagen Marathon. Same fit front foot/toes than v2? My v2 is super nice and snug, but on the limit but I dont want larger :D
are there differences between colorways? What I have noticed in previous versions is that foam density and even sizing has been a little bit different in different colorways.
Just like they did with the Alphafly 2, Nike made the rubber 2mm thinner and added 2mm of ZoomX in the forefoot. So the overall stack height remains unchanged.
I really need to know if you can wear these amazing shoes if you pronate when you run? are they suitable? or is there one of the other model's more suitable?
I agree, they are more difficult to get on than most other running shoes but it's never bothered me because they aren't my daily shoes, I only wear them for races. So the benefits these shoes give me far outweigh the of hassle getting these on.
@@jonnygspot4 It's nearly impossible when you use the runner's knot. But I can concur, it's a great shoe. Really looking forward to the new ones, maybe customize them with a flyknkit upper :)
Yeah, they can be. And World Athletics took that into consideration when it drafted the rules that limit thickness: "World Athletics acknowledges that an Athletic Shoe above that standard sample size might contain a marginally thicker sole than that of a standard sample size shoe of the same make and model, which marginal increase in sole thickness is only attributable to the larger size of the shoe. Such marginal increases will be disregarded for the purposes of confirming compliance with these Rules."
@@JeffDengate I do agree but it is slightly different in this instance, there seems to be some heavily discounted colorways... And I don't really mind the shoe colour if the shoe type helps me achieve my goals
I didn't like next% 2, as much as the first, much because of the upper. I'm afread this time, they've done it again wron, with the arch area also (like the Alphafly 2..), not only the upper.. and that waffel ruber on the outsole, come on! We are not in the '70 any more to pay tribute to Bowerman:)
Who put together the sound on this one? Clearly didn’t actually watch the video with audio on before approving the edit. Turn down the awful background music.
Kipchoge's vaporfly's that he wore when he ran a sub 2:00 marathon were prototypes with THREE carbon fiber plates. Much respect to Eliud, but he "cheated" a little bit there. I'll take these in a 9.5 please, thanks.
Hopefully nike not using cheap glue again.. Called Dunlop and buy glues from them, a small can just 1 dollars 💸 in amazon,alibaba maybe less than 0.50 cents
Is using plated shoes cheating to yourself ? Yes its nice to have that extra push or assist on maybe a tired day , going further but at the end if your counting your time / distance while wearing plated shoes ? Think my bench press and curling amount just went up, if I get an assist
your running form is not ideal for these type of shoes, loads of heel hitting before the mid foot, should be landing on ball of foot or mid foot and only heel landing when youre tired near the end of your run
heel strikers dont lie to yourself and buy a carbon plated shoe... theres F all rubber by the heel so you'll just wear down the plated shoe prematurely ;)
