Carbon Shoes: Revolution to fly

SEA

4th October 2021
8 min read

Welcome to high speed

Carbon. The word resonates on tracks, training and competitions. A technology that has revolutionized high competition, breaking records and that has landed on its feet in the popular world.

No matter your level, your weight, the distance: there is the perfect carbon plate for you. At 365Rider we have it very clear and that is why we are going to show the business traditional defendants by our demanding public.

Adidas Adizero Pro

Last December the first four classified in the Valencia Half Marathon They broke the world distance record. Kibiwott Kandie was flying in the city of running, entering the finish line with a time of 57:32. A bestiality that he achieved with Adidas on his feet. The record broke, but the dominant exponent in recent years also jumped through the air.

Adidas broke down the door and Adizero Pro They are your competition specimen. Flyers with a carbon plate in which super athletes such as Joyciline Jepkosgei, Rhonex Kipruto or Amos Kipruto have had a direct impact on their design.

In the sole we find the perfect combination between the famous Boost foam and the Carbitex carbon plate that provides the reactivity necessary for those light athletes who opt for high speed. We talk about the logical evolution of the classic flying ones.

runner's weight: Light (-70 kg).
Optimal distances: Short.
Drop: 9 mm
Weight: 198 gr.
Available sizes: 41 to 46 2/3
Colors: Multicolor, Orange-black, Fluorine Yellow, White-black and Black-white.

Asics Metaracer

We don't move from the flying ones. Asics has hit the ground running this season with a model that has become a true bestseller: Asics Metaracer. All the tradition and the latest innovations of the Japanese firm have been put into play in these shoes that have a great time at high speed.

we talk about some ultralight sneakers as demonstrated by the 180 grams they weigh. The combination of Guidesole technology in its sole with a carbon plate that maintains the rigidity without giving up the elasticity. For this reason, many triathletes are betting on this model that allows them to maintain control within the mouse circuits that they often have to tackle in their competitions.

An efficiency that gives its best version in short extensions, but which, unlike some of its competitors, does not wrinkle in the middle distance. Especially in runners who weigh less than 70 kilos.

Runner's weight: Medium (-80 kg).
Optimal distances: Short and medium.
Drop: 9 mm
Weight: 180 gr. for men and 156 gr. for woman.
Available sizes: 41'5 to 46'5
Colors: Pink Fluor Black, Sky Blue and Red-white.

Asics Metaspeed

We do not leave Japan to present to you the great revelation it's from the season. Honestly, if triathlon is your thing, we don't know what you are waiting for to try the Asics Metaspeed.

They are the shoes of champions: with them Kristian Blummenfelt won gold in Tokyo, Lucy Charles has won the Ironman 70.3 World Cup in St George and our Roberto Sánchez Mantecón has taken silver in the European Championships in Valencia.

We are looking at shoes that any runner can exploit in all its fullness. The curvature of its chassis, together with FlyteFoam Blast Turbo foam and its particular carbon plate, gives the maximum even in those situations in which either fatigue or the fact of not having the best running technique leads us to land on the heel. .

In this sense, the wider sole and, therefore, the wider carbon plate gives them extreme stability no matter how twisty the circuit we have to tackle. A true devourer of kilometers who shows her face with runners heavy and it does not shrink over long distances. For many, it is the perfect shoe to try to surpass in the marathon.

Runner's weight: Medium (-80 kg) and high (-90 kg)
Optimal distances: Medium and long.
Drop: 5 mm
Weight: 230 gr.
Available sizes: 40 to 46
Colors: Red White

Brooks Hyperion Elite 2

La saga Hyperion It is synonymous with quality. Brooks makes the leap to the carbon plate with a maximalist sports shoe that gives a twist to its successful Hyperion Tempo.

An improved version of Brooks' first carbon shoe: a Hyperion Elite that did not quite meet expectations. Now with its renewed version, the Philadelphia firm looks in the eye if it does not surpass its immediate competitors with a carbon plate.

The great leap of Hyperion Elite 2 comes with the inclusion of DNA FLASH in the midsole. The prodigious DNA is one of Brooks's hallmarks. The DNA LOFT and the BioMoGo DNA can be found in the Brooks ghost 13, Brooks Glycerin or Brooks Cascadia 16 de Trail Running. Version DNA FLASH It is soft and lighter and is only found in the brand's fastest models such as the Brooks Hyperion Tempo and these Brooks Hyperion Elite 2.

We are looking at competition shoes suitable for the general public. Popular that they perform well at 4:30 and they want to feel what the extra help in the stride of the carbon plate means. Furthermore, they stand out for their great durability that allows you to reach 500 kilometers in all its splendor. Without a doubt this Brooks Hyperion Elite 2 is the carbon shoe for the general public.

Runner's weight: High (-90kg)
Optimal distances: Medium and long.
Drop: 8 mm
Weight: 215 gr.
Available sizes: 38,5 to 47,5
Colors: Grey-yellow and Black-white-yellow.

New Balance Elite Rc V2

New Balance presents us its pure blood. The North American firm has developed an authentic missile with a carbon plate: super light with total reactivity, which provides a unstoppable propulsion.

This is the shoe for runners who like to go ahead. We are not going to fool ourselves. Everything is thought of reduce weight and achieve the greatest possible propulsion for those runners with correct running technique who insist on the fast rhythms who want to destroy the brands the day they put on their number.

How do they get these sensations?

Basically by the fusion of three elements that make up the Elite Rc V2: el FuelCell of the foam in the midsole, the integral carbon plate and the Dynaride in the sole that provides traction at high speeds.

Runner's weight: Lightweight (-70kg)
Optimal distances: Short, medium and long.
Drop: 10 mm
Weight: 198 gr.
Available sizes: 40,5 to 46,5
Colors: Purple and Purple-white

Hoka One One Rocket

At Hoka One One they saw it coming and were among the first in betting heavily on the carbon plates. Hoka One One Carbon opened the can and now we are witnessing the fourth generation of this type of running shoe from the Californian firm: the Hoka One One Rocket X.

This is a shoe that adapts to your most demanding workouts and that stands out in your competitions. The Corridors medium weight (up to 85 kg) that are handled correctly by rhythms below 4:30 You are going to enjoy your long runs with these maximalist ones. Perhaps for that reason we are facing one of the most used shoes in the latest editions of the Kona Ironman World Cup. In this sense, the Hoka One One Rocket stability and shock absorption.

It is a model in whose design the triple Ironman world champion has directly intervened, Jan Frodeno. Other long distance triathletes like Mirinda Carfrae or the recent Spanish MD champion, Emilio Aguayo They have been seduced by this shoe.

Runner's weight: Medium (-85kg)
Optimal distances: Medium and long.
Drop: 5 mm
Weight: 210 gr.
Available sizes: 39 1/3 to 48
Colors: White-blue and Blue-black.

Saucony Endorphin Pro 2

We welcome the fastest shoe of Saucony history. The Pennsylvania firm has created some hyper-flying shoes that are going to fight with the main rivals in their category.

How are these Saucony Endorphin Pro different?

Mainly in his durability. We would define it as a sensible and less aggressive shoe than many of its rivals. She is a very smart purchasing option.

Saucony took a while to reach carbon, but it has kicked the door down with a shoe adapted to the general public that does not need extensive conditioning processes to get the most out of it. It is not the fastest, nor the most reactive, but it is a shoe that does nothing wrong.

Polyvalence and durability are the great features of these Saucony Endorphin Pro that works hard with heavy weights and is not far behind at agile paces in the medium and long distance.