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Not sure when these improved Free will be at retail, but they made it sound as though it would be very soon.
Hope this helps, although I think I'm sticking with my pair of 5.0 (only one of the heels has ripped and it hasn't seemed to affect their performance). When it comes time for a new pair, hopefully me feet will be ready for the 4.0!!
Although it is bad that there have been problems with the heel pockets ripping, and this shouldn't be overlooked, I would prefer to keep my Nike Free's with ripped heel pockets rather than get a refund and buy another shoe which I didn't feel was as good functionally.
I would say that the Nike Free's are very good value for money at £60, even with a ripped heel pocket. It would be a bonus to have a pair without ripped heel pockets.
I braved it and did the 55 mile London to Brighton Road Run in my 5.0s. They were great, and whilst me feet felt a little bruised other runners ensured me that was not a shoe specific thing. I had no blisters and no rubbing anywhere, which was fantastic. The ripped heel pockets did let a couple of small stones in, meaning that I had to stop to extract them (by tipping them out of the way they had come). All in all though, very happy with the shoe's performance over such a long and hard-underfoot distance.
The ultra was on the Sunday, and I had a 5 mile race on the Thursday evening. Decided to wear my 4.0s for that one and.........won it! So my 4.0s have a 100% record.
I know there are issues with the heel pocket but I just love these shoes, and they really seem to be suited to my feet / runniing style.
I am not going to make the wrong decision of not wearing them for a half marathon again, and I look forward to running my first marathon in them next year.
The 4s they now have in look better made. Also the 5 Trails look pretty cool and are sticked around the heel pocket. Anyone gon any view on the Trail shoe? I'd probablt just use it for walking and maybe a bit of treadmill.
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I bought a pair of Nike Free 5.0 in Florida at the end of September, I've only ran in them about a dozen times and only about 2-3 miles each time. The heel pocket has ripped.
Obviously I can't take them back to the shop as I'm back in England. Went to nike.com and got a fax number for Nike UK, faxed them two weeks ago and not had a reply.
Anyone know their contact details by fax or email, or should I just send the shoes back with a covering letter??
Any help from anyone will be welcomed thanks.
Andy
I have very low arches on my feet so I am keen to see if they help at all or just end up being a very expensive pair of slippers.
Today, while running on my treadmill, one of the shoes has got a two inch split on the bottom edge of the Nike swoosh. They're still wearable though, so I'll keep on using them. Luckily, I've got a spare pair as well.
I have been training in mild support shoes and recently bought a new pair -the first since devoting my feet to the free's (5.0) in all my spare time.
Last year I bought asics 2100 that really hurt my left foot - I was told by physio it was because the suppport wasn't as flexible as the support I was used to (adidas cairo).
This year I have flexible support but my left foot is killing me! Have the Free's taught my foot to know it doesn't need that support and what mild support there is, is now a burden??
Should I move to a cushioning shoe? Or a neutral shoe? Has anyone else made such a switch??????
Not very impressive customer service !
Personally, I haven't worn anything for road running apart from my Frees in 9 months - until the other day. I thought, for some crazy reason, that I would go out in my 'old' NB 764's - for a change.
NEVER AGAIN.
It was like wearing concrete blocks on my feet. I was slapping the ground, I could feel my knees twisting, my shins hurt, my ankles hurt, I was slow - it was awful.
When I got home I immediately went on the internet and ordered another pair of Frees (the ones I have are getting a bit worn on the soles) - they are great and I can't see why I would go back.
They don't seem that easy to get hold of though - anyone else found that?
Oh no.
Am going to have to buy up every pair I can find now.
Bu*ger.
How true this is I don't know?
With regard to the Skylons, they do incorporate some learnings from Free (in terms of flexibility and permitting more natural motion), however they are not classed as being part of the Free family.
This is because they utilise the learnings of Free to enhance the performance of the shoe (and therefore you), not to improve the conditioning of the foot.
Anyone ordered their own designs recently? Have they still been experiencing delays?