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@Pifko I use a mix. 90% of my running is off road and on footpaths etc so my dry weather shoe (and road shoe) is the Inov-8 f-lite 195
Cool, I was looking at F-lites as another option actually, so it's good to hear a recommendation which isn't too pricey.
IRT Ultra - I'm on an Ultra-running FaceArse group and there's usually lots of recommendations for the Run/Walk method from the very start, especially if it's a 24hr, with the theory that you'll probably want to expend a little less energy during the day when it's warmer and pull-back a few places in the night when the faster starters run out of gas a bit later in the race.
This is obviously all 2nd hand opinion - I've not run further than 26.2 and don't really fancy it, for a few years at least.
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@I_am_Hingis Nope, the plan is Abingdon Marathon (Oct 23rd) and then the Centurion SDW50 in April.
@Pifko I use a mix. 90% of my running is off road and on footpaths etc so my dry weather shoe (and road shoe) is the Inov-8 f-lite 195. For winter/wet weather I have always used the x-talon 212 shoes but recently switched to the lighter x-talon 190 and love them although I now can't see them on the Inov-8 website. I often wear vibram five fingers (an old pair of KSOs) for easy/recovery runs but realise I probably haven't put them on all year.
@Arducius As Hippy posted on the transcontinental thread, ultra distance sport is more mental then physical and favours the stubborn over pure 'athletes'. As I understand it Endure 24 is on a circuit and you just run as far as possible in 24hrs right? If so then it's a pretty benign environment for an ultra... it's not like you'll find yourself stuck up on the moors in the middle of the night. I recon there is nothing stopping you giving it a go, you might do 100 miles, you might do 120 or you might do 50 or less. Just listen to your body, do what you can and then go back and go further next year :-)