No Stretch, definitely not doing Comrades! How I'll drag myself over 56 k's (of tar, to boot!) will remain to be seen. Hacc, regarding your consideration for changing to NB... My first pair of running shows ended up being NB 1080v4. I then ran in couple of other shoes and when starting to consider Oceans, I decided to get myself a "long run" shoe again, possibly with more than 4mm drop. Naturally the 1080 was again considered and ended up one of two shoes on my final list. I chose the other one based on one feeling, which I'll get to just now. Then yellow ticket sale - and I spotted Zante's in my size. Fit like a glove and at something like 850, it was definitely worth the try, even if only for short runs or "speed" (a very relative term in my case!) work. Yet first run - I immediately realised I get the same feeling. I am getting more used to it now, but it's something you may or may not like... It's as if they've moved to a very soft feeling heel. It feels as if there's nothing, which is lekker and unstructured/free, but somehow disturbing for me at times - just feels as if there's not support. I'm not talking about the sole below the heel, the heel of the shoe itself, that wraps around your heel. Unstructured may be a good description. (My big English word for the day!) Might just be in some of their shoes, but I found it quite weird that they incorporated this on two shoes meant for completely (AFAIK) different usage. Only similar thing between them being the Fresh Foam. And maybe it's just me...
