My next run in the shoes was a bit longer at 6 miles as I wanted to see how they'd feel over a longer distance and duration. For me, the perfect pair of running shoes are ones that I can forget I'm wearing so that I can focus solely on running and not pains in my feet. Plus, I'm all too aware that we all have good runs and bad runs and that it might not be completely down to the shoes. The aching arches and squashed toes put me off quite a bit and I was left feeling disappointed at the end of my run, but I decided to give the shoes more of a chance and wait until I've done a few more runs to see if this pain disappeared once I was properly used to the shoes. The aching on the bottom of my feet was perhaps them getting used to the more minimalist design of these running shoes. It didn't cause blisters or any real pain, but my feet swell when I run (a common occurrence for many people) and so I don't like them to feel squashed. Unfortunately, on my second run wearing them I found that the arches of my feet started aching after a couple of miles and my toes felt squashed. Overall it was a very good run for me performance-wise and so I was left feeling very positive about the shoes. I didn't experience any discomfort and I really enjoyed wearing them. My first run in these shoes was 4 miles and I was really impressed with how they felt. I find that I have to run at least 2 miles but ideally more before I can really tell if a pair of running shoes is going to be comfortable or not. To be completely honest, they are not the most comfortable running shoes I've ever worn and as you are about to find out, I had to give them a lot of chances to get it right.
However, I gave them a chance to wear in and this did subside after a while. On first wear, they rubbed my heels and little toes quite substantially. When I first put the shoes on, they felt very snug so I had to loosen the laces a fair bit. If you like a roomy shoe or have big/wide feet, I'd recommend that you should definitely size up. When wearing them, my feet did feel a bit squashed and I could only wear my thinnest socks with them.
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In reality, the physical size and dimensions of these shoes are very close to my Nike Free Runs which are a UK size 7.5/US 9.5/EUR 41 so I maybe wish I had gone bigger and didn't size down.
My ASICS are a UK 8.5/US 10.5/EUR 42.5 and On suggest on their size guide that you should go half a size smaller than ASICS, so I dutifully went for a UK 8/US 10/EUR 42 for the Cloudflyers.
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My current favourite running shoes are a pair of ASICS Gel Phoenix 7 which have served me incredibly well and I comfortably ran a full marathon in them with no discomfort, no blisters, and I could walk perfectly fine the next day (the sign of a great pair of shoes). My normal shoe size is a Women's UK 7/US 9/EUR 40.5 and I am used to sizing up for running shoes which is standard practice. Size & FitĮven just looking at these running shoes on the floor before putting them on, they look small and compact.
I was lucky enough to be able to test out the On Cloudflyer stability running shoes and give my verdict. On Running is a really exciting brand that is breaking through to secure its spot among the biggest players in the sports world.
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