The vaporfly thread
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Oct 2020
11:28am, 26 Oct 2020
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fuzzyduck79
According to IG protosofthegram: From 117 mens finishers at World Half Marathon Champs, shoes worn: 50 Nike Vaporfly Next% 25 Nike Alphafly Next% 14 Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 7 Nike Vaporfly 4% 6 Asics Metaracer (No other shoes worn by more than 2 athletes) 84 out of 117 wore Nike instagram.com |
Oct 2020
12:35pm, 26 Oct 2020
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SPR
Makes sense. The VF Next% was a change changed due to feedback IIRC so makes sense most moved over. Alphafly is obviously faster but might not suit a wide range of athletes enough for mass adoption.
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Oct 2020
2:54pm, 26 Oct 2020
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J2R
As someone who runs in primarily low drop or zero drop shoes, I'm wondering whether the Alphafly, at 4mm, might work better for me than the Next% at 8mm. The 12mm of the 4% shoes was certainly off0putting for me, although I've never tried any of these shoes. Can people feel the difference with the Alphafly?
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Oct 2020
9:21pm, 26 Oct 2020
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fuzzyduck79
Alphafly are 15-20% heavier than Vaporfly (vaporweave) and I have heard some elites don't like the feel of them. I think I'd kill a pair of Alphafly in all of 10 minutes due to the pods and the connecting rubber, seen pics of them falling apart after one run and I'm sure that's how they would go on my feet, so I won't be buying any. |
Oct 2020
1:36pm, 27 Oct 2020
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unsliced
Zen - thanks. I've raided the piggy bank once, I might have to wait and read and listen to where to go when I next can!
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Oct 2020
4:43pm, 28 Oct 2020
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Hills of Death (HOD)
I’ve caved in brought a pair of the Tempos with club discount got for 150
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Nov 2020
10:20pm, 1 Nov 2020
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K5 Gus
Vaporfly Next% 2 update in early 2021  |
Nov 2020
8:52am, 2 Nov 2020
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ITG 🇮🇸
Oooh nice colours! My next% have gone a total of 5.4km and are still in the bag. I hope I have a race to train for soon. |
Nov 2020
9:36am, 2 Nov 2020
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SKR
I wonder why they just didn't use the same mesh material as the alphafly. I did a run in the rain with mine this weekend and I don't think they retained any water at all.
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Nov 2020
9:43am, 2 Nov 2020
49,534 posts
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Velociraptor
On the roads around here I'll have the sole in shreds long before I trouble the forefoot material enough to want a rand. The undersides of my 4%s are starting to look a little battered after 120-ish miles. Pretty colour, though.
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