New Balance SC Trainer is one of my personal favorite running shoes, SC is the abbreviation of SuperComp, many friends may know this shoe will ask, can you wear such a thick sole, and then we will talk about this shoe.
Let's talk about the advantages first:
The stable support of this pair of running shoes is excellent, which may be a problem that everyone is more concerned about, because the midsole of this shoe is very thick, the forefoot thickness is 39mm, the hindfoot thickness is 47mm, and the midsole is so thick, many people will worry about the instability of the upper foot and the inability to run, but no, at least for me, the stable support of this pair of shoes exceeds my expectations, and after a little adaptation, it is basically the same as a normal cushioned running shoe, and there is no problem of unstable landing and insufficient heel wrapping, and there is not even an obvious situation of excessive internal rotation and valgus。
I tried to analyze the reason, although the midsole is a full-palm fuelcell, very thick, but the overall tuning feeling is not the ultimate soft elasticity, although the midsole foot feeling is also considered a soft category, the cushioning feeling is very obvious, but I think the foot feeling will be more firm, the midsole will not spread out to the surroundings after being stressed, but directly downward, and then there is a straight feedback very quickly, so the foot feeling of this pair of shoes, whether it is cushioning or rebound, is very straight, which also brings a sense of stability to a certain extent。
There is another factor, whether it is the forefoot or the hind foot, which has been widened, which does not need to be explained too much.
The third factor, the midfoot and part of the midsole at the heel play the role of side wall support, and this design solves the problem of lateral instability.
The fourth factor is that the design of this shoe on the heel Gangbao is not stingy, and the wrapping and stability are very good.
Based on the above points, although the thickness of the midsole is high, it has made a very high level of stability.
The rolling effect of this pair of running shoes is obvious, the upturned toe can improve our running efficiency, the weight of the shoes itself is not light, but in the process of running, there is no sense of cumbersomeness brought by the weight of the shoe body, the integration of the shoe foot is very good, some people will say, this may also be due to the credit of the full palm carbon plate, yes, but the addition of the carbon plate itself has to match this arc-shaped shoe body, and the rigidity of this carbon plate is not particularly strong, many public runners can experience and feel the blessing brought by the carbon plate.
The upper is comfortable and very well wrapped, there is a layer of mesh outside the woven upper, the advantage of this upper is that it can adapt to your foot, bringing you just the right sense of wrapping, according to the position of the shoe body, weaving with different densities, the toe cap has more holes, which is conducive to breathability, and the side density of the shoe body is relatively large, so as to improve the support performance.
Let's talk about the cons:
It is not suitable for wet wear, the water absorption of the upper is too strong, and the water stains or stains on the road surface after the rain are easy to stain the upper, which is not easy to clean, and the outsole part, the grip on the slippery road is also very general, you must close your feet and control the speed to pass.
In the midsole of the shoe, I felt that the decay rate was a bit fast in the forefoot position near the sides of the toes, and after 100 kilometers, I could already feel a slight collapse sensation.
Another point is that the breathability of the upper is not very good, if the summer is hot, there will be stuffy feet, especially suitable for spring and autumn.
The above is my personal summary of the use of this pair of shoes for 100 kilometers, although this positioning and design ideas of running shoes are not new in today's running shoes market, but in the actual running process to bring me the experience is still good, thickened midsole, bring good comfort and stable support, not particularly aggressive, particularly strong carbon plate rigidity, but also let the shoes lower the threshold of control, is a very suitable for the majority of runners for daily long-distance running training running shoes.