| Make |
Model |
Colour |
size (UK) |
Weight g (per shoe) |
Toe-heel drop mm |
Stack height mm (heel to toe) |
Date bought |
Shop |
Cost |
Miles run |
Reviews |
My comments |
| Nike |
Vomero 5+ |
White/blue |
8.5 |
318 |
11.5 |
38.5-27.1 |
11 May 2011 |
Run and Become Cardiff |
£92 |
440 |
Runners World |
Felt very comfortable when I first got them; feel very spongy now when I wear them (only for > 20 miles). The two toes beside the big toe on left foot are always sore after long runs, have blisters and blood blisters at the end of the toe and under the nail (toe nail dropped off the toe next to big toe after Llanneli marathon 2012, took 5 months to grow back to normal) |
| Vaporfly 4% |
Orange |
9 |
195 |
10 |
31-21 |
Jan 2019 |
Ebay/Ste (new) |
£220 |
615 |
|
5k pb in Feb 2019 |
| Alphafly next% |
White ish? |
9 |
210 |
4 |
39-35 |
Jan 2021 |
Nike.com (half price) |
£135 |
182 |
|
|
| Saucony |
Kinvara 2 |
Red/white |
9 |
235 |
4 |
21-17 or 23-19?? |
9 Feb 2012 |
Moti Cardiff |
£90 |
826 |
ymmv |
Felt hard when I first got them (compared to the Vomero's) but have had no pain or issues from them. Longest run so far is 18 miles - no problems.
March 2013 @ 347 miles - noticed during my 2nd run today that on the right shoe, where the toe area creases above the little toe, the red outer material is ripped about an inch long. It must just be from the flexing on every step. |
| Black/green |
08 Jan 2013 |
Chain Reaction Cycles |
£56.99 |
612 |
Feel much cushier than the red ones (they'd done 285 miles when I did my first run in the black ones) |
| Virrata |
Black/green |
9.5 |
206 |
0 |
17-17 |
Feb 2014 |
Amazon |
£53.94 |
4 |
|
Too big |
| Type A6 |
Yellow |
9 |
171 |
4 |
12-16 |
Jun 2014 |
Wiggle |
£72 |
809 |
|
|
| Type A6 (2) |
Yellow |
9 |
171 |
4 |
12-16 |
late 2014 |
Wiggle |
£40 |
599 |
|
(1st pair were good so bought two more pairs when cheap - started wearing the 2nd pair end of 2015) |
| Type A6 (3) |
Yellow |
9 |
171 |
4 |
12-16 |
late 2014 |
Wiggle |
£40 |
299 |
|
(1st pair were good so bought two more pairs when cheap - started wearing the 3rd pair start of 2017) |
| Type A6 (Orange 1) |
Ornage |
9 |
171 |
4 |
12-16 |
late 2016 |
Wiggle |
£50 |
230 |
|
(saw these cheap on Wiggle so bought 2 more pairs, Orange this time. They're very similar but not identical to the old ones) |
| Type A6 (Orange 2) |
Ornage |
9 |
171 |
4 |
12-16 |
late 2016 |
Wiggle |
£50 |
798 |
|
(saw these cheap on Wiggle so bought 2 more pairs, Orange this time. They're very similar but not identical to the old ones) |
| Endorphin Racer |
Yellow |
9.5 |
119 |
0 |
11-11 |
April 2015 |
Wiggle |
£88 |
90 |
|
Very light and flimsy, footbed feels a bit like a plank of wood - not sure how long they'll last |
| New Balance |
MT110 |
Black/orange |
9.5 |
218 |
4 |
19-15 |
28 Aug 2012 |
Sports Direct website |
£38.99 |
85 |
irunfar
ymmv
|
|
| Merrell |
Bare Access |
Black/green |
9 |
162 |
0 |
13-13 |
16 Sep 2012 |
Amazon |
£19.55 |
92 |
birthdayshoes
bru
|
Found these on Amazon dirt cheap (hence two pairs). First run was an easyish 10k around the park at lunch time (7:11 pace) - definately notice less cushioning than Kinvara, but cant say I definately noticed the 'zero-drop' (had sore ball on left foot and sore calf on right leg, but nothing too bad). |
| Grey/red |
£18.19 |
67 |
| Sonic Glove |
Green / grey |
9 |
215 |
0 |
10-10 |
08 Jan 2013 |
Cloggs |
£42.29 |
24 |
gearinstitute
|
I wanted some very minimal shoes to try; was going to get the Trail Glove but couldnt find it cheap (£70+) so these are the same sole but more solid non-permeable upper (and cheapest I could find)).
Even though these are same size as the perfectly fitting Bare Access, they feel a bit large to be honest, but I'll see how they go. |
| Barefoot |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
| Inov-8 |
Evoskin |
Smoke (grey) |
Medium |
127 |
0 |
3-3 |
26 April 2013 |
Sport Pursuit |
£18.90 |
4 |
Five fingers tips |
Like wearing thick socks, you cannot heel stike at all - I suspect these are as close as you can get to running barefoot without actually risking skin damage running barefoot. Furthest run: 1.3 miles |
| X-Talon 212 |
Blue / orange |
8.5 |
255 |
6 |
18-13 (including 7mm tread lugs) |
Jan 2014? |
Moti |
£95 |
231 |
|
|
| X-Talon 255 |
Blue / red |
8.5 |
?? |
3 |
15 - 12 (including 7mm tread lugs) |
Jan 2023? |
Northern Runner |
£107 |
58 |
|
|
| Trailroc 245 |
Blue / green |
9 |
245? |
3 |
? |
Oct 2014 |
Pete Bland sports |
£50 |
167 |
|
Saw these virtually half price so worth a try. So far feel great, but perhaps a size 8.5 would be better - I feel my feet moving inside when running down steep hills |
| Altra |
The One 2.5 |
black |
9 |
? |
0 |
? |
May 2017 |
Runners Warehouse EU |
£70 |
1160 |
|
Wanted some zero drop lightweight shoes that I could perhaps run a marathon in that wouldn't ruin my toes |
| Solstice |
black |
9 |
? |
0 |
23 |
Jan 2020 |
Alpinetrek |
£67 |
634 |
|
Wanted another pair of one 2.5 but they don't make them anymore; these seemed the closest option |
| Escalante 2.5 (used at work) |
blue |
9 |
? |
0 |
24 |
Dec 2020 |
Bikester |
£120 |
1366 |
|
|
| Escalante 2.5 (used at home) |
blue |
9 |
? |
0 |
24 |
Feb 2022 |
SportShoes.com |
£72 |
741 |
|
|
| Scott |
Carbon RC |
White |
8.5 |
240 |
5 |
30-25 |
Nov 2023 |
SportShoes.com |
£50 |
28 |
|
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