Fast shoe for forefoot strikers
4/5
Overall
This is the first carbon-plated shoe I’ve run in, so I can’t compare it to others, but these definitely gave me a boost in speed. The first few times I ran in these shoes, I was surprised at the end of each interval when I checked the time. For the same effort level, my times in these shoes are consistently faster than in non-carbon plated shoes. These were my best road-racing shoes until the rocket x2 came out. Now they are my speed-work shoes.
As a forefoot striker, these shoes feel like they really work well with my stride at faster paces. However, a friend who is a heel striker did not feel the same propulsion in these shoes. The rocket X is also “normal” looking and feeling when walking around, so I can’t compare wear them around after retiring them from running.
I found that my strides per minute decreased for the same paces when I started using these shoes for all my fast-paced runs. Anecdotally, this has been true for other people. Perhaps this is true of all carbon plated shoes? Now I only use these shoes for mile pace or faster intervals, which has let me maintain a higher strides per minute while getting in workouts at faster paces.
Anonymous runner · Nov 15, 2024
15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Altra Escalante Racer
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
