Hey everyone,

I'm moving from the beginner stage of triathlon into the not quite beginner stage and thus am upgrading my gear. I have purchased a sweet new 2xu elite suit and am now looking for some new shoes. I have been racing in Asics gel Nimbus 10's for the past year and while i find them great when dry, they tend to get a bit sluggish when sweat soaked. I also compete in a few aquathons so transitioning from swim to run can make the shoes end up fairly wet.

Anyway, I have been looking at the Asics racing shoes, particularly the GEL-NOOSA TRI 4, GEL-DS RACER VII and PIRANHA SP. The question is can anyone offer any useful advice on any of these - not usless advice like "they look crap" or whatever. I'm open to other brands, I'm looking at Asics as I am familiar with them and they seem to work well for me.

Cheers

just be careful of the Noosa Tri in that mix, as it has a small medial post and is more suited to slight over-pronators. The other shoes are neutral and should complement the Cumulus you're already running in.

I haven't tried any of those shoes myself, but use the Asics Speedstar for my Tri racing (including the occasional transition from swim to run). They're more a lightweight trainer than a racing flat - but are a comparable neutral shoe weight-wise to the Noosa Tri (or DS trainer, which is pretty much the same as the Noosa) that you were looking at. The Speedstar has a wide mesh upper which is very breathable and sheds water pretty quickly.

For tri's you can easily wear your normal runners. I find my feet are dry by the time I get off the bike. Swim/runs are another story of course. But I just put up with it!

Try nike frees, I have had these shoes in wet and dry. They seem to dry ot fairly quickly and are very light but you need to do some training in them before any racing as it takes a while to get a feel of them.

Thanks for the feedback. I had to modify my original post - I had my current shoes down as Cumulus when on closer inspection they are Nimbus ( I knew they related to a cloud)

same deal - both neutral shoes - so the neutral flats and lightweight trainers are the ones you're after

I'd suggest you stay away from the Pirhana's they are a very lightway flat unless you are a very biomechanically efficient runner