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pifko
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Shoe advice
I use mizuno hitogamas for shorter, faster runs and intervals - they feel like a race shoe (to me) with just a little cushioning and they're great for speed but I find they beat me up if I'm tired.
So I also have some Hoka Cliftons for slower runs - they're the opposite, being massively cushioned.
I like the cliftons but I find I run a bit "ploddy" in them, and I think they wear-out strangely in that the foam goes hard in places or something (rather than obvious wear on the outside)
So I want to try something in between the two - a neutral, medium cushioned shoe. Thinking about the Kinvara, Pureflow or maybe the On Clouds. All of these get both positive and negative reviews, so just looking for opinions/ recommendations for this kind of thing.
FWIW I find trying shoes on in a shop and running up and down the street pretty useless as an indicator of whether I'll like them or not (useful for checking size though), so its usually just a case of buying and finding out after a few good runs