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Tested, not in the rotation

ASICS

Megablast

$2008.3 oz

Tested, not in the rotation

ASICS
Megablast

“I am so over them. It feels like they changed the foam, a little too stiff.”

$200

Price

8.3 oz

Weight

—

Drop

—

Stack

None

Plate

—

Miles per pair

—

Cost per mile

When I reach for it

It does not make the rotation anymore.

What works

  • ↑Reasonable weight for the stack

What does not

  • ↓Stiffer than the Superblast
  • ↓I started getting blisters in them

The numbers

DurabilityMiles I get per pair
SUPERBLAST 3Superblast 3: 390 miles per pair390ENDORPHIN PRO 4Endorphin Pro 4: 200 miles per pair200ENDORPHIN ELITE 2Endorphin Elite 2: 150 miles per pair150ALPHAFLY 3Alphafly 3: 150 miles per pair150

What each pair actually lasts me. Race shoes are consumables. The daily trainer is where the value is.

ValueWhat each pair costs me per mile
SUPERBLAST 3Superblast 3: $0.54 per mile$0.54ENDORPHIN PRO 4Endorphin Pro 4: $1.13 per mile$1.13ENDORPHIN ELITE 2Endorphin Elite 2: $1.83 per mile$1.83ALPHAFLY 3Alphafly 3: $1.90 per mile$1.90

Price divided by the miles I actually get out of it. A $210 trainer that lasts 390 miles is cheaper per mile than any racer I own.

The rest of the rotation

Daily workhorse

ASICS

Superblast 3

$2108.4 oz46.5 / 38.5 mm390 mi/pair

Daily workhorse

ASICS Superblast 3

Race day, road ultra

Saucony

Endorphin Elite 2

$2757 oz39.5 / 31.5 mm150 mi/pair

Race day, road ultra

Saucony Endorphin Elite 2

Stability speed

Saucony

Endorphin Pro 4

$2257.7 oz40 / 32 mm200 mi/pair

Stability speed

Saucony Endorphin Pro 4

Marathon speed

Nike

Alphafly 3

$2857 oz40 / 32 mm150 mi/pair

Marathon speed

Nike Alphafly 3

Tested, not in the rotation

Adidas

Adizero Adios Pro 4

$2507.1 oz39 / 33 mm

Tested, not in the rotation

Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4

Shoes are 2 to 4 percent. The training is the rest.

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