Final thoughts on the Puma Fast-R 3
MEAGHAN: I’m honestly just as surprised as you are to find the Puma Fast-R 3 making its way into my list of top racing shoes. It’s comfortable, lightweight, and insanely fast. I’ve always admired Puma for their bold, experiential designs (hello, Fast-RB), and it’s amazing to see those big risks paying off. I know there are hundreds of runners tackling the Boston and London Marathon in this shoe, and I can’t wait to see how it performs on race day.
ROBBE: Puma’s made some big promises in the past, especially with the Fast-R. But it was never a good sign when their own athletes refused to race in the shoe, opting for the more race ready Deviate Nitro Elite. Nevertheless, their athletes have shown up on race day, often performing beyond their expected finish times, especially on the women’s side. The Fast-R 3 be the thing that puts them on podiums, consistently.
Because Puma, at last, has a product that puts their money where their mouth is, or your money anyway – $300 of it to be exact. It’ll be interesting to see if the lab studies and the all-around improvements will be enough to send this shoe on its way to start lines around the world. The upcoming Project 3, in which Puma will pay out a $3,000 bounty to amateurs running in the shoe at Boston and London, would go a long way to validate their promises. I’m very interested to see how it pans out in the coming weeks.
Whatever the case, one thing is for sure – Puma finally brought the fast to the cat, and you can now consider them a major player in the race day game.
You can pick up the Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 for $300 on April 18 in limited supply exclusively at ‘The High Point – Puma’s ultimate Boston Marathon experience located at 745 Boylston Street.
A limited global drop will go live on puma.com, in Puma flagship stores and in select retailers on April 25.
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