The super-soft ZoomX midsole of the Streakfly has a very high rate of compression so you get a high level of ground feel (unlike in the Vaporly and Alphafly) because there isn’t any carbon plate in its midsole. The Streakfly has an overall soft ride character. Both shoes are low-profile ZoomX shoes but the difference is that the Peg Turbo 2 had a layer of React foam in its midsole instead of being full ZoomX so the Peg Turbo 2’s cushioning felt more substantial underfoot but not as bouncy. The shoe that the Streakfly reminded me most of on the first run was the Nike Pegasus Turbo 2. The adjectives that stood out the most during the first run in the Streakfly were smooth, minimal, and soft.
My first run was a 10 km steady-paced run. I knew from the get-go that the Streakfly wouldn’t be similar in the ride to the Vaporfly at all. When first images of the Streakfly emerged, I was hopeful that it would have a full-length, stiff carbon plate in its midsole but I was disappointed to find out later that it’s only a Pebax shank in the midsole, similar to the plastic shanks found in the Zoom Streak series.Ī full-length carbon plate would have made it a super shoe but it would also have made it much more expensive. It weighs 0.9 oz (25.5 g) less than the Zoom Streak 7 and it costs a substantial $50 more as well.
It now has a super foam midsole, a thin, knit upper, and a design which resembles the bestseller, the Vaporfly Next% 2. The Streakfly is a completely different beast from the Zoom Streak. He still managed to run a 2:04 in that race. The Zoom Streak 6 prototype was that infamous shoe that rose to fame because when Eluid used them in the Berlin Marathon, their insoles came loose and were flapping around his ankles. The ZoomX Streakfly is an evolution of the Zoom Streak series which was Eliud Kipchoge’s weapon of choice before he switched to super shoes. Later in the year, New Balance will launch their Super Comp Pacer and there are rumours of the Saucony Sinister but right now, it’s Nike’s turn to wow us with their short-distance racer. Over the past 3 years, shoe companies have been focusing on the high stack racing shoes as well as the super-thick, illegal racing shoes (above 40 mm in stack height) but the low stack height racers have been an untapped market.Īdidas was first to the market with their 5K/10K racer, the Takumi Sen 8. There are now enough pairs to go around, at least here in Malaysia.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to purchase a pair in the first round of release so I had to wait 2 months until its wider release in April. Such was the marketing hype surrounding the Streakfly. Rumours of the ZoomX Streakfly have been circling since early last year and back in February 2022 when it launched in some parts of the world, it sold out instantaneously. When Nike launches a new racing shoe, it sells out.
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