Samurai-champloo
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- Jun 16, 2016
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Like most high mileage shoes, the HOVR Infinite has a large outsole, built to take the hammering of a marathon training regime. The outsole is full-blown high abrasion rubber at the back for your highest contact spots. The Infinite’s design has thick rectangular pods underfoot with deep grooves running across the shoe allowing it to remain flexible. This, of course, makes the shoe heavy, but it doesn’t feel it underfoot. It also holds the chip that can sync with map my run and it’ll give you the pace, distance traveled and also the cadence.
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Midsole
With a thicker midsole than early shoes that used Hovr, like the Phantom and the Sonic, the shoe aims to give a soft landing that remains as protective at the end of your run as it did at the start.
The HOVR layer is made up of two proprietary components: a thick Olefin foam and a wrapping Energy Web mesh "net" to limit the expansion of the soft Olefin when compressed, thus boosting the energy return properties. The foam is also thicker than the previous shoes in the HOVR range which aids high-mileage, marathon-distance running
It’s further encased in a carrier of “Charged”EVA foam because it’s too soft and fragile to be exposed to the road. That carrier is cored out not only to show off the Hovr foam but also to improve flexibility and reduce weight.
Bottom Line
In comparison to similar neutral marathon-distance running shoes, the HOVR Infinite provides a good value for money. Even without the integrated Bluetooth technology, the shoe is a worthy candidate at this price point made competitive running shoes that happen to be smart.
For being a shoe designed for training for and racing marathons, the HOVR Infinite is efficient and fast. While not the best choice for runners in a 5K or 10K (there are faster, more responsive options out there), this shoe meets the mark for half and full marathon runners. Ultimately though, if you’re looking for a shoe that can do it all and then some, the HOVR Infinite is a balanced pair that checks all the right boxes.
While not all non-MapMyRun users will want to switch apps just to use the shoes, this could be solved once Under Armour lets you sync your shoe data to your running watch. Keeping in mind that the Infinite costs $30 to $40 less than shoes with similar functions, so these are a few compromises that can be worth the savings.
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Midsole
With a thicker midsole than early shoes that used Hovr, like the Phantom and the Sonic, the shoe aims to give a soft landing that remains as protective at the end of your run as it did at the start.
The HOVR layer is made up of two proprietary components: a thick Olefin foam and a wrapping Energy Web mesh "net" to limit the expansion of the soft Olefin when compressed, thus boosting the energy return properties. The foam is also thicker than the previous shoes in the HOVR range which aids high-mileage, marathon-distance running
It’s further encased in a carrier of “Charged”EVA foam because it’s too soft and fragile to be exposed to the road. That carrier is cored out not only to show off the Hovr foam but also to improve flexibility and reduce weight.
Bottom Line
In comparison to similar neutral marathon-distance running shoes, the HOVR Infinite provides a good value for money. Even without the integrated Bluetooth technology, the shoe is a worthy candidate at this price point made competitive running shoes that happen to be smart.
For being a shoe designed for training for and racing marathons, the HOVR Infinite is efficient and fast. While not the best choice for runners in a 5K or 10K (there are faster, more responsive options out there), this shoe meets the mark for half and full marathon runners. Ultimately though, if you’re looking for a shoe that can do it all and then some, the HOVR Infinite is a balanced pair that checks all the right boxes.
While not all non-MapMyRun users will want to switch apps just to use the shoes, this could be solved once Under Armour lets you sync your shoe data to your running watch. Keeping in mind that the Infinite costs $30 to $40 less than shoes with similar functions, so these are a few compromises that can be worth the savings.
