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I thought about it for only a little bit, then excitedly accepted.
Courtesy of Nike
And then I promptly started to freak out.
Stuff like: What are you supposed to eat?
What shoes do I wear?
Meeting Shalane Flanagan in Tokyo.
Do I have to give up wine?
Since then, Ive logged just over 70 miles in the Pegasus Turbos while I train for Chicago.
Heres what Ive learned about the shoe, and my thoughts on how it holds up during marathon training.
On my first 10-mile trail run, at Will Rogers State Park in Pacific Palisades. That day, I felt like it was the hardest I’d ever pushed my body. That changed seven days later when I had to do my next long run.
Nikes answer is the Pegasus Turbo, made with the same ZoomX foam used in the Vaporfly.
Flanagan credits ZoomX and the Vaporfly with helping her win theNYC Marathon; she also likes the Pegasus Turbos.
Its a great shoe to use for long runs and tempo runs, she told me in Tokyo.
A post-run group shot at the Toyko Imperial Palace.
They also felt comfortable as soon as I put them on, no breaking in required.
Another thing I noticed is that the sizing seems a little different than other Nike shoes I’ve tried.
As soon as I started running in the Pegasus Turbos the sizing felt perfect.
I even felt great running the very next day in the same shoes.
Read: super challenging for me.
It hasnt been all smooth sailing (running?
But so far, its felt the same whether Ive run on pavement or on a trail.
Running with famous elites!
A trip to Tokyo!)
and those experiences could seem like theyve skewed my experiences with this shoe.
But, look: its my marathon.
The fact is that in October, Ill be in Chicago, running my first marathon.
So this summer youll catch me running in the LA heat, logging miles in my new Pegasus Turbos.
Im happy I found a shoe that will help get me to the finish.
