Every running shoe is marketed as fast. Of course. No one wants to put a pair on their feet that’ll slow them down. That would be the equivalent of Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34 Mujer buying a jacket that makes you colder.But every Nike Air Max Thea Femmeyear, new debuts come out that Nike Air Presto Mujer are positioned as THE game-changing shoe. You know, the one sneak that will turn you into a speed demon, help you set new PRs, and alas, make you enjoy running in the process.Nike’s new Epic React Flyknit, out February 22, is part of 2018’s holy handful—if not, dare I say it, the leader of it.I first tried the shoe, set to replace the popular LunarEpic series, back in November, when the brand had a Nike Air Max 1 Mujer dozen-ish samples for wear-testing. It was mostly a show-and-tell, with the Nike Running team breaking down the unique features of the design. The highlights, per the brand? A thick outsole made of insanely light, cushy, and responsive foam (Nike’s own), and a simple knit upper that hugs your foot for minimal distraction. I tested them for an easy 10-minute treadmill run and loved what I felt—or really, Nike Air Max 90 Hombre Azul what I didn’t: the treadmill. The ride Adidas ZX Flux Mujer was smooth and soft, but I wasn’t entirely sure if it was the shoe or the fancy machine that made it so.

Then this week at Nike’s launch event, myself and a bunch of editors each got our own pair to sprint, jump, and crawl around in (literally, that’s what we did during the event—darted around tires, leaped on trampolines, and trudged through foam blocks…all to metaphorically experience different features of the shoe). The shoes were incredibly light and comfy the entire time, but the real test came later, when I hit the streets of Manhattan at lunchtime for a four-mile run.To be honest, I hadn’t gone for a run in quite some time. (I have bursitis in one of my knees—chronic inflammation of a sac near the joint—and recurring flare-ups with a formerly fractured ankle, so I’d taken two months off from running, save an occasional event, to Nike Roshe Run Mujer give my body a rest and focus on other activities.) So I expected to run fairly slowly, given that I’m far from my prime running shape. But as soon as I picked up my feet from a brisk walk to what I planned to be a jog, I found myself getting faster and faster. In fact, as I zig-zagged through the streets of Midtown to Central Park, I inched closer and closer to an 8:20Nike Air Max 1 Femme pace—not bad when you’re just getting back into the sport, not to mention constantly stopping at crosswalks and dodging tufts of inattentive strangers.

The interesting thing was, the speed felt easy. Like, weirdly easy. I felt like I was running with a memory-foam pillow underneath me, except the material bounced back upward before I even removed my weight, propelling me Nike Roshe Run Mujer forward with its own energy. I could hardly feel the Nike Air Max 2017 Mujer unevenness of the busted city sidewalks, and turning was a breeze. I was running so fast and so effortlessly, I even ran straight past the avenue that houses my office. That’s rare: I’m usually the type of runner who counts down the streets until my run is over. (Not that I don’t like running…I just find it taxing.)In all fairness, it’s possible that my excitement to be going out for a run for the first time in weeks helped me hit the pavement faster (I felt fresh and realized how much I’d missed it). But knowing all my injuries and gait issues, I can’t underestimate the shock value that came with hitting that kind of pace without even trying.I still need to see how the Reacts do on a longer run, to see if the stretchy knit construction provides enough support for my wobbly ankle and if the foam is spongy enough to absorb the impact on my knees. But so far, I’m excited to add these newbies to my rotation, next to my other go-to (the trusty Asics DynaFlyte 2). And I’m definitely going to wear them for shorter races…other speed demons, be damned.