The Nike Alphafly is among the greatest carbon plate trainers and possibly the toughest one to pay money for. It has beforehand been accessible on two totally different events within the UK to date, however in restricted portions that bought out in hours.
In the event you missed out, or simply fancy selecting up one other pair, that is your pre-spring marathon likelihood. The yellow Volt colorway went on sale once more at 8am BST on Thursday April 11 on the Nike UK web site.
It’s not going to be an affordable buy—the Alphafly 3 is among the most costly racing footwear ever, costing £284.99, however it does ship a excessive degree of efficiency. I’ve run 125km within the shoe now and fee it as the most effective Alphafly but, with a bouncy, quick trip that’s nice for any distance. My Nike Alphafly 3 evaluation goes into extra element. That is additionally prone to be your final likelihood to purchase the Alphafly 3 earlier than the London Marathon, in case you’re hoping to have it in your toes for that.
The Alphafly 3 is definitely nice, however it’s not really my favourite carbon racing shoe proper now. I’ve examined just about all the racers launched by main manufacturers in recent times and my high decide is the Asics Metaspeed Sky Paris—it prices £220 and is in inventory in most sizes on the Asics web site.
Having run greater than 100km in each the Alphafly 3 and Metaspeed Sky Paris, it’s the latter I’m planning on lacing up for the London Marathon. In the event you don’t need to watch for Thursday, or miss out once more on the Alphafly 3, the Asics super-shoe is a robust different.