Question:
I have heard a lot of people complaining
about the NIKE Running shoes. Most
seem to be from the Air Max Triax..
This is NIKE's most popular model
at this time but is the world telling
us something?
Asics, Adidas, New Balance, Saucony,
Reebok, Etonic, Puma, Brooks, all
make excellent running shoes. The
only difference between NIKE and
the others is AIR.
But is it for cushion or HOT AIR
?
Answer:
I have always worn NIKE running
shoes, and usually don't have a
problem with them. I haven't found
anything that provides thecushioned
feel they have. I don't have a problem
with motion control either; but
I'm not very big either. I tried
ASICS, but did not like them. I
have had a small problem with the
current AIR MAX with my toes jamming.
The shoes fit fine, I'm not sure
what the problem is.
I have found
the Air Skylon Triax to be a breath
of fresh air from Nike. If you like
the feel of Adidas or Asics with
the air if Nike, these are the ones.
Light, flexible & cushiony,
but retain a feel for the road.
A well know podiatrist once told
me Nikes had become to stiff in
the forefoot. I switched to Asics
& Adidas with good results.
But these seem to fill the bill.
I have just
bought my fourth pair of running
shoes. They are the Nike Air Structure
Triax. I am something of a Consumer's
Report dupe and I just went with
their last year's survey results.
My initial observation as it was
with my last pair (Air Max) is that
the shoes run narrow in the toe
box and somewhat small to boot.
I tried on some NB 999s in a EE
width and the 10 and 1/2 was about
right. With the Nike I had to go
with the 12. I know that Nike makes
a wide, but for some reason no one
seems to carry it around here (Dallas
area).
I just had a short run with the
shoes yesterday and have two main
impressions:
1. Cushioning is good.
I am heavy and land real hard on
the outside of the heel. These shoes
kept me
from feeling much shock when running
on the pavement.
2. Stability is weak.
I often try to run in the gr to
soften the shock even more and to
make myself work a little harder
on foot placement and lift. I noticed
that when- ever I goton a slight
side-to-side incline, my feet would
roll badly in the downhill shoe.
I did put in the extra arch supports
and they make the shoe feel better
on the right foot (maybe a little
less confortable on the left), but
this may have pushed my feet a little
too far to the outside of the sole.
Overall,
with Nike I would say that I would
like to see more availability of
the wide offering. Sadly, there
may not be that much business case
for it. On the so-called hot air
side of the issue, I think that
Nike has a reputation that causes
many of us to look first at the
Nike. They established this reputation
for me with the Air Max which was
the salvation of my aching knees
since I run mostly on pavement a
a matter of convenience. Another
note is that the new Air Max are
really cool looking and I have seen
lots of people wearing them as a
casual shoe (I wish I had that much
money). Anyhow, there is my opinion
which many of you never asked for.
