What we like concerning the Beneath Armour Velociti Elite 3
RYAN: I imply, proper off the bat, that is by far the best-looking Beneath Armour operating shoe I’ve ever seen. It’s not that the previous couple of Velociti Elite designs didn’t look good — they have been superb — however this model really appears to be like glossy, it appears to be like aggressive, and I dig the Seahawks-esque colorway. There’s simply sufficient shiny inexperienced for my liking, but the Velociti Elite 3 doesn’t skew fairly far sufficient into the center college boy neon to the place I wouldn’t be caught lifeless in it.
Actually, maybe the rationale I just like the Velociti Elite 3 a lot is as a result of I can’t shake the Saucony Endorphin-ness of all of it. From the beaded Hovr Plus foam that jogs my memory of PWRRUN PB to the loopy forefoot rocker, it appears like Beneath Armour is copying just a bit little bit of its homework (which is each good and dangerous, as I’ll get to). Fortunately for Beneath Armour, I’ve fond reminiscences of the early Endorphin generations, proper all the way down to the seen wings in the course of the carbon fiber plate.
Beneath Armour additionally appears to have struck the appropriate stability between an ultra-light higher and thoroughly thought-about padding, so far as I can inform. There’s not an entire lot of construction by means of the forefoot and midfoot, just a few mild seam taping and a little bit reinforcement across the lacing eyelets. Nevertheless, there’s a beneficiant cushion proper alongside the heel that retains it comfortably locked in place with out rubbing. I’ve run in sufficient footwear which have gone fully minimalist with their heels, so it’s a pleasant change to really feel a little bit assist.
Between the heel padding and the very versatile Leno Weave higher, I’ve to offer Beneath Armour some credit score for reaching a reasonably dependable match. I’m most likely nearer to a US M7.5 than the US M8 I used to be despatched, however I’ve had no points cranking down the laces and treating the shoe as if it had a extra pure toe field. That’s excessive reward, contemplating how a lot I dreaded operating in Topo Athletic’s Specter 2, the final wide-toed, speedy shoe I attempted.
