Review on Adidas Adizero Pro
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Throwback last week 5000M Time Trial.
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Splits:
38.14 - 200m
80.57 _
82.51 |
81.21 |
81.55 |
81.45 | (400m)
81.23 | -- Into the Zone X 9 Laps
81.79 |
81.71 |
81.35_|
84.21 - Out of Zone...
82.71 - Start to Dig Deep...
75.25 - Last 400m
Season Best - 16:53.68 minutes
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It was still a great effort for not running on track after such a long time.
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It wasn't my first time wearing on carbon plate shoe as I previously got a UA HOVR™ Machina from @underarmoursoutheastasia . I put on it and tested it a few rounds. I could really feel the effect of Pebax® propulsion plate during some fast running sessions. As it wasn't a full plate, therefore the energy return is minimal to me, which is still making sense.
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Long story short, when I was wearing this Adizero Pro during the Time Trial, I switched my running technique. By focusing more on pushing off from the ball of feet on one leg, lifting the other leg by pointing my front knee downwards (instead of pointing it 45 degrees upwards) with the shoe landing slightly above the track and extended my lower leg forward to cover a longer stride, at the same time my body was leaning in a much forward position to ensure my landing closer to my body.
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After switching to this method of running, I personally felt the effect of CARBITEX Carbon Plate and it allowed me to maximize the propulsion during each toe-off. Based on the power meter from my watch, I achieved an average of 382 Watts and a 182 steps per minute cadence and an average stride length of 1.67m.
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I was in the zone from the second laps onwards after I made the changes and until lap 11, fatigue kicked in, and I couldn't maintain that technique anymore and turned out I dropped my cadence, and started to have higher vertical oscillation, becoming inefficient for the coming two laps.
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It required a lot of mental energy to be always aware of sudden changes on your running technique and I lost it on lap 11 and glad I still managed to push through the final 600m.
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Overall, I rate this shoe with a 7/10 as the carbiflex plate is still too stiff, perhaps with more runs, it may turn out better.
