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The second (not first!) run in Fresh new running shoes
the first run in new sneakers is always crappy. Terrible. Twist my ankle a dozen times, feel like im on stilts, barely have any control. But the second run?! I feel like i am invincible! running at the speed of light!! Even though after the run i check and my pace was totally flat ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌbut still, i feel so much better when getting into new shoes, run efforts feel so much easier. My new asics novablast 3s arrived earlier this week and yes i know they are butt ugly but this model is my favourite and its the only colour they had in my size on sale. Just look at the cushion on those puppies!!
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@rhoffer
Apr 3, 2024
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@lucius
I love Asics and that is 100% the experience of new running shoes. I'm on GT-2000's rn, why do you like the Novablasts?
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@rhoffer
lucius i like the cushion on the novablasts, without the shoe feeling heavy or bulky. All of my run these days are 10-12k + and i also ran my last marathon in these. I felt safe and secure in them the entire way, and not at all bogged down. I havent run in gt 2000! Do you like them?
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@lucius
rhoffer I like them! I came from Brooks Ghosts, which feel springy to me, and the GT-2000s felt mushier which worried me. They run different but feel amazing now that they're broken in. Keeping me injury free as I train for a half
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@rhoffer
lucius which half?! So sick!!! Good luck!!!
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@lucius
rhoffer It's called the Lucius Half. I wake up one day in the spring and run 14 miles all by myself and then hang up my running shoes for the rest of the year lol
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@rhoffer
lucius ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Please write a rec of the lucius half post race day
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@imhellastupid
โ€œOh these? Just my futuristic shoesโ€
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@rhoffer
imhellastupid i wanna go fast!!!!!
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