Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite | 100 mile Review

Today Matt shared his thoughts on the Puna Fast-R, the super fun, super shoe. What has it been best for? Has it held up? Matt goes through all of it.
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[@O1sson]

Interesting to hear about the forward pivot. I think I experienced that very motion in the SC Trainer. I felt like that shoe didn't allow me to spend any time landing and shock absorbing with my own body on the forefoot; instead it was driving my foot and leg forward too soon for my mechanics. Consequently pain developed on the patellar apex, something that I otherwise often have experienced in traditional high drop shoes. I've been curious about the Fast-R, but it does sound like it won't work for me.

[@dpeddler123]

I land on my forefoot and seem to be one of the few that love this shoe, I have my 5k pb in it as well as my marathon pb (19.14 & 3.30), the comfort feels supreme to me across all speeds and distances. Dispite having a wide range of 'super shoes' I always feel like I'm wearing something special in this one!

[@kit7579]

I like an extreme shoe for 5K. Jarring forward when running in them sounds good to me. I am excited to try on this extreme shoe which I just ordered. 😀

[@edwinduisburg8138]

Tbh, I don't consider this shoe as 'long marathon' type of a shoe regardless of how its marketed. When I took this shoe for my 5K runs it felt good but it's almost impossible to do warm-up sessions with this shoe. You have to bring another shoe for it. It's basically a reverse vomero 16 that I had last year in my rotation and I don't think anyone would pick this shoe over deviate nitro elite I can even say elite is even more 'versatile' shoe than this. If I want to blast it do track work I would choose takumi sen 8 which is more nimble and more suited shoe. I think this shoe has an identity crisis which you would naturally expect from any prototype shoe.

[@DeeGee69]

I'm curious, what in your mechanics makes the outsole so used on the postural lateral heel ? Heel striking?

[@DoctorsofRunning]

I have an old hamstring tendinopathy and tend to scuff that heel on landing. I am a extremely hard heel striker.

[@edusalas6913]

Wich more reactive this one or puma Fast-FWD?

[@mechadriver5088]

Yeah, going to have to pass on this one. Too many potential issues to spend $ on. I will wait for v2.

[@smellysam]

Matt "Shavings" Klein.