Originally Posted by Psydotek
Very nice review.
What about off road running? Not necessarily rocky trails and the such, but some triathlon courses that i regularly run have sections of hiking trail. It's usually hardpacked dirt but there's the usual small rocks/pebbles and some loose sections and it's definitely not smooth and flat like pavement...
Oh, and if it's not too much trouble, an impression about running on soft surfaces like grass would be nice too.
[now if i can just convince myself to put down the $$$ for these in a few months...]
Most of my running is on off-road surfaces; easier on my feet. I've found them very comfortable on all the surfaces you mention.
As far as the additional costs go, if I was to attempt a full rationalization for the $, it might look like this:
the shoes I have been running in (Brooks Addictions, or equivalent) go for about $100-$110 where I live, so the extra costs for the Newtons is about $75. At 35-40 miles a week, I'll replace every 10 weeks, so the extra cost per week is $7.50 / week. In the real currency that Seattle residents care about, that amounts to 2 12 ounce, double-shot nonfat peppermint mochas per week, an expense I would incur without thinking about it, making the Newtons a bargain given that the training effect I get from them doesn't wear off in a few hours
