![]() It felt as if there was a small, round rock wedged underneath my heels. The firm heel combined with the super soft forefoot felt unique and interesting. My first thought after the first couple of strides was that it felt unlike any other shoe I’ve tried. My first run was a 9 km workout consisting of a warm up and 7 x 1 km repeats. It costs $250 which is $30 more than the Deviate Elite 2 it and has an 8 mm drop. It has flatter outsole rubber on the rearfoot and forefoot compared to the preproduction version. ![]() The outsole of this version is also different. This production version weighs 7.9 oz (224 g) compared to the preproduction version which weighed 7 oz (198 g) for a men’s US 9. This version has a number of differences from the early version that was seeded to reviewers early last year. This is a limited edition version that has the Singapore Marathon logo printed on its insole. I finally managed to get a pair at the Singapore Marathon Expo in December. It was launched in very limited quantities early last year but since then, it has been one of the hardest super shoes to acquire due to Puma’s manufacturing issues. It has a really radical design with a decoupled heel and an exposed carbon plate. The Fast-R Nitro is Puma’s second super shoe and it’s priced above the Deviate Elite. I craved more speed assistance and more punchy toe-offs. ![]() ![]() When I reviewed the Deviate Elite 2 (and the original version), I found both of them to be really durable, decently stable and very versatile super shoes, however they lacked propulsion- I didn’t find them aggressive enough. The Deviate Nitro 2 was my favourite carbon-plated trainer of last year, however when it comes to marathon racers, the Puma super shoe has been good but not spectacular. Puma now has a really solid lineup of training shoes with no major weaknesses. As a running brand, Puma has improved in leaps and bounds over the past 2 years.
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