Here’s another guest post by Military.com Associate Fitness Editor Stew Smith reviewing the PT-1000 Road &Trail Running Shoe after putting 1,200 miles on them.
UK Gear develolped the PT-1000 with the help of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps. They’re guaranteed to last for 1,000 miles and retail for $130. Yeah, I know. You can find running shoes for a lot cheaper, but maybe these Brit shoes are worth a test drive.
Here’s Stew talking about the PT-1000:
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considering i get about 400 miles out of my $100 shoes (and by that time, they’ve definitely had it), these seem promising and don’t look as bad as other shoes i’ve seen. $30 more for 3 times the service life… sold.
I was going to say the same thing and I am lucky to get 300 miles out of mine. These are about 5 ounces more than some of the shoes I wear, so they may not be the best for speed, of course for training these would be great with a switch to some lighter options for racing.
They sold these shoes at the British PX on Camp Bastion which is attached to Camp Leatherneck in *************. I had a few friends buy these to try them out and they did not give them the best reviews. Said that they were uncomfortable and were not the best to run in compared to other brands around that price. Two people though hardly makes it a scientific experiement but they were avid runners and I listened to their advice to avoid them.
yeah I know a few people who got the ones made for AAFES, and nobody I know liked them
Everyone’s foot (feet) are different…some of us, such as myself, are 5’9″ but wear shoes varying from size 9 1/2 to 10….depending on fit. ALSO…My feet splay widely toward the toes…like ducks’ feet. Others have more ‘evenly widthed’ feet. Some of us pronate when running, others supinate. I tend to land on the outer edge of the heel and push off with a rolling motion; others vary. Some land hard, some don’t . MY POINT? Shoes need to match what we’re doing and whether we run on a track, turf, pavement, asphalt…whatever. IF…the above felt good to ME and seemed consistent with how I run…I’ll get them. I shop for light weight, a good heel counter, resilient soles, and…something more durable than woven nylon over my big toe area…like leather; otherwise my toenails wear a hole there. That’s MY feet…think about what yours need. When you get what you need, you’ll love it.
(P.S. Former Distance Runner, high school and college (Univ. of Mo). Times? 51.9 for a quarter-mile, 2:02 half, 4:21.9 mile, 9:06 for two. (US distances, not metric). My point? Been there, done that, got the blisters,shin splints and so on.) Current age? 62. Still love running , but I’ll never see THOSE times again. :-)
The British Army only know how to **** 13 year old girls and boys in protethic limbs and arms