I ran for years in Ghosts. Nike Air Max 1 Femme Bursitis in my hip sidelined me last year for several months. When I started running again in them, I felt I needed to stop every couple of miles and stretch out my hip. I decided to try the Cliftons, as many reviews of Hokas seem to say they helped people who have been injured keep running. The Cliftons worked great until I recently started upping my milage. In a size 14, the toe box is noticeably narrower. With a 6 miler one day and a 12 the next, I have gotten blisters on the lower portions of my fourth toes on both feet. I am 50, 6¡¯3¡å and 195 lbs. I would love a shoe with the cushioning and weight (less important) of the Cliftons, but the toe box of the Ghosts.The Flyknit upper of the Free 4.0 is minimally structured. No overlays, no heel counter, just a stretchy woven mesh with a few Flywire bands on either side of the lace rows to lock the foot down. It feels like a sock, and it Nike Air Max 2015 Femme hugs my foot in all of the right ways. Not too tight, not too loose. Just perfect. The heel and midfoot are snugged in tightly, and the forefoot opens up so that the tight weave does not constrict or squeeze the toes. The entire upper flexes and moves with the foot in a way I have rarely experienced in a running shoe.I tore up my meniscus pretty good as was out of action for almost 3 months, during which time I bought both the Conquest and the Clifton.I love how my foot feels inside the Conquest, but the shoe is a monster.I love the size and weight of the Cliftons by comparison but find them to be ¡®dead¡¯ inside. I do not get any of the super comfortable cushioning I enjoy with the Conquest.The Rapa Nui Tarmac is a very different shoe than the Clifton that Pete wrote about. The Rapa Nui is much stiffer (overly stiff to me). To me it felt much harsher when my foot landed. About the only similarity with the Clifton is that they¡¯re both made by Hoka. The Cliftons sole and upper is softer and it¡¯s more flexible too.I agree about the toebox ¨C I¡¯m not having problems with the toebox on the Cliftons or Bondi 2, but would prefer that they were a bit wider in that area.I agree, especially with observation #5. You¡¯ve articulated well what I¡¯ve been trying to get my head around. I¡¯ve put about 70 mies on the Clifton, and find myself wanting to pull them out Nike Air Max Thea Femme less and less. I definitely feel that I¡¯m working harder than I have to in them due to the softness. They are nicely protective, but feel like they rob me of some energy.Peter, BTW since we are discussing the 3.0 a bit here, I notice there is already an ¡°update¡± to this year¡¯s model. The colors have changed and the original ones (I bought them in May I believe) are already being discounted. I can¡¯t figure out what has changed with them; they look the sam Adidas ZX Flux Femme e other than the colors. Do you know the difference? Thanks.
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