Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite 2017

[VFRunR]

Never mind, misread that as VF's.

 

[HealthActuary]

These are easily the 2 best colorways for this shoe so far, imo. plat/crim, orange peel, bright crimson, and hyper royal. top 4 in no particular order

 

[ZoomXRunner]

The new crimson and blue CWs of the ZF FK are up on Road Runner Sports with a note indicating they'll ship on 1/8

Good spot. I have a pure platinum pair that I haven’t worn yet. I think I may return them for the blue CW.

 

[HealthActuary]

Good spot. I have a pure platinum pair that I haven’t worn yet. I think I may return them for the blue CW.

I bought a pair of the metallic greys to lock in a sale price when i exchange for bright crimson or hyper royal
i also got a plat/crimson for deep sale, but i think i like them enough to keep rather than exchange.

It's kinda nice in terms of getting a wide array of color ways when you go through running shoes every 6 weeks

 

[vento]

Rio and London - both were circuit courses. Beijing and Athens - both were point to point courses. This looks to be a loop course in Tokyo. I like that it starts and finishes in the track. Also that hill looks nasty on the profile but it appears to only be 30m high (98 feet) and is spread out across about 4km. I don’t think it will be that bad. If Kiochoge runs, he’ll prob just jog 5 minutes per mile for the first 30km and then drop the hammer for the rest of the race like he did in Rio.

There are also a TON of tangents on that course. That makes a huge difference.

 

[rfx45]

 

[s3p4tu]

Does it mean we're gonna be getting black VF?

 

[rfx45]

hopefully but those look like the first gen elites

 

[getz_racer]

I remember Kevin Hart running NYC last year in those same black elites. Probably the same ones he's got on in that pic

 

[Santi_Himself]

Sorry if it's been addressed but I've been meaning to ask if anyone has experience running in Vapor Streets. ZF Flyknit have become my favorite runner and lately I've been tempted by the price of the Streets since they're heavily discounted and like you said, look pretty similar.

Japan athlete finished 4th place at the 2018 World 100km championships in VaporStreetFlyknit

 

[dadave]

All I bought the bike vaporfly 4%. It’s the non flyknit version. Does anyone have issues where the heel pops? I can’t tell if it’s the foam or maybe the sole just making a suction pop sound, but I definitely feel it on my right shoe heel

 

[rfx45]

its the way the midsole is molded, the heel has that divot where air gets trapped so sometimes it makes a suction/pop sound

maybe you're right foot is hitting/landing more in the sweet spot so its more prevalent on that one

 

[Locke]

So I guess that explains the increased availability of the VF4%

 

[Locke]

VF5%

 

[Blecghhrunner]

VF5%

are those the new elites? (because of the exaggerated heel) but if they're the VF5% i'm all in, love the heel. though i feel like the upper might need some work

 

[Locke]

are those the new elites? (because of the exaggerated heel) but if they're the VF5% i'm all in, love the heel. though i feel like the upper might need some work

Earlier posts mentioned that the VF5% has the same midsole as the VF Elite

 

[bluegrey]

those look good. that electric green colorway will most likely be the launch colorway for the vaporfly 5%

 

[dragicon]

VF5%

Needs a bigger swoosh.

 

[1smartalec]

So I guess that explains the increased availability of the VF4%

Do shoes realistically provide that much of an advantage though? Aside from physical training, mental fortitude and maybe weather...

 

[smithma388]

Do shoes realistically provide that much of an advantage though? Aside from physical training, mental fortitude and maybe weather...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/well/move/nike-vaporfly-4-shoe-may-make-some-run-faster.html

Seems they do help, just that the carbon fiber plate doesn't act as a spring as some previously thought.

 

[Santi_Himself]

 

[juniorpenny]

New color

 

[Santi_Himself]

12/20

 

[1smartalec]

Those whites are CLEAN.

 

[getz_racer]

I think they took the material from the shoe bags that the streak 6 came with and turned them into the upper on the VF5%. That’s my guess