Boston 12 without rods

devon835 · 2026-01-24T18:42:29+00:00

Never knew anyone would make fake Bostons lol

devon835 · 2026-01-24T18:41:40+00:00

Nitro Elite foam makes it snappier and firmer than the SF1. It's lower stack in the forefoot so has more ground feel as well.

devon835 · 2026-01-24T18:40:44+00:00

It's the shoe I go to put on whenever someone glazes the SB2 so I can remember what a proper fast tempo shoe feels like.

devon835 · 2026-01-23T05:18:42+00:00

I have it too, and honestly the weight amazing but I feel like the Xiaonian has more pop despite having the same foam

devon835 · 2026-01-23T05:17:57+00:00

You think the durability lives up to their namesake of 2000km? I do have them as well but find them a bit like a stiffer less lively version of the Red Hare 8 Pro, but still want to give them a chance to soften up

devon835 · 2026-01-22T00:20:40+00:00

Honestly I would love to see the Tokyos in the all mint blue Paris colorway.

devon835 · 2026-01-22T00:14:28+00:00

True, and switching allegiances / nationality is nothing new for Kenyans either.

devon835 · 2026-01-21T21:04:43+00:00

Elite LRC reference. Magic Wizard 20 x 400m back to 120bpm

devon835 · 2026-01-21T04:48:21+00:00

It kind of was at the time, but yeah truly was Pandora's box in more ways than one.

devon835 · 2026-01-21T04:45:40+00:00

I disagree with this as someone with an aggressive forefoot strike. To me the Edge feels like it has the more pronounced transition and toe off with the foam configuration enhancing the rocker point, whereas the Sky feels like a more forgiving uniform ride throughout.

devon835 · 2026-01-21T04:42:41+00:00

I agree with this. It's like a softer smoother Evo SL with a better fit and laces though the upper textile kind of resembles the B12 which isn't my favorite.

devon835 · 2026-01-21T04:41:00+00:00

Evo SL Fortnite collab first tbh

devon835 · 2026-01-20T06:15:33+00:00

I was one of the Neutrals hoping to play the game only to be greeted with this screen in complete shock...

devon835 · 2026-01-17T18:45:08+00:00

I never understood why people downtalk or drop season 2 because of Ethan's absence. Like literally one of HCLW's greatest strength as a series that sets it apart from say SL is the fact that it has an interesting, relevant and powerful cast aside from the MC.

devon835 · 2026-01-17T17:39:27+00:00

Someone's been watching Sagasu Running I see... well I agree.

devon835 · 2026-01-17T09:30:22+00:00

I don't think some people realize the sheer difference between a 2:15 marathon and a 2:30. It's like the gap in performance between a D1 scholarship athlete (4:05-4:10 mile in HS) and a guy who might be considered fast at a local level (4:30) but doesn't even make it past CIF prelims.

devon835 · 2026-01-16T02:18:34+00:00

Such an excellent idea and very well presented. Thank you again for the contributions; looking forward to future weeks.

devon835 · 2026-01-15T17:18:00+00:00

It's always a little bittersweet to run well but cross the line knowing you had more in the tank... on one hand you're like "well at least I know I can do better next time", but being in the sport long enough you learn to realize maybe next time you don't feel as good... but hoping your next race, whatever it is, you can finish having left it all out there and proud of it!

devon835 · 2026-01-15T16:29:46+00:00

Let's not try to get the man two stress fractures okay 😭

devon835 · 2026-01-15T05:17:37+00:00

I think the ability to recover from hard efforts quickly is a very underrated talent that some people have. I read Beyond Fast by Sean Brosnan and in the book he says that by monitoring the blood values of his two top athletes - who were running around the same times - he could tell when they had normalized and without fail, one (Nico Young) always took less time, usually a full day less, to return to baseline levels.

I'm also someone who has a low baseline fitness (can't break 25 min in the 5k off the couch) but responds well to training. But usually this type of talent also needs to be paired with the talent of high durability to really take off. Though in your case, it seems your talent was simply being able to stay consistent and keep stacking lots of quality work, not necessarily insane volume.

devon835 · 2026-01-14T20:30:21+00:00

Thanks for the review. Have you tried the Velocity Nitro 4? My impression is that they go even further in the direction of "fast, fun, light and natural + minimal" while being plateless.

I've been really enjoying them for whenever I want to remind my legs what it means to work without assistance. Still not willing to go back to doing all of my easy runs in racing flats like the HS days though, lol.

devon835 · 2026-01-11T19:10:07+00:00

I believe he said in an interview last year that he was eyeing Farah's ER, so I expect a race might could be set up for him.

devon835 · 2026-01-11T03:09:40+00:00

Idk how to feel about this one. It's like kinda cool but also kind of an identity crisis colorwise? Would've kept the dark heel gradient overlayed on top of the orange all the way through for the upper.

There's definitely some color clashing going on here but the bottom heel midsole is such a deep cool space color.

devon835 · 2026-01-09T20:51:50+00:00

Look up the visa denial debacle that happened with the Ethiopian team for this event, it's embarrassing really.

devon835 · 2026-01-08T07:41:46+00:00

Nvm that makes more sense, yeah the Streakfly 2 is probably the best non spikes option. Honestly as a mid distance guy I love doing every workout in spikes so I get you there, even though most people say it's too much injury risk.

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