The VaporMax Run Utility is a perfect fitting (very true to size) Lifestyle Sneaker!
I don�t write reviews mostly because of personal time being too valuable of a commodity however, I�m purchasing a second colour way and felt it necessary to share my experience and happiness with the shoe. Spending $190 on a pair of sneakers can be burdensome for some people. You want your investment to make you very happy.
DURABILITY
It�s my opinion Nike did a terrific job with the design, build and material of these sneakers. The material itself is unique and I have put it through the test of being waterproof. I did not get my feet saturated or under water in the rain storm I was caught in, but I stepped in some pretty gnarly puddles and the wind was making the rain go sideways! Obviously a shoe cannot control the rain dripping down your pant legs BUT once I arrived in dry shelter and slipped them off, my feet were as dry as when I put them on 6 hours earlier! They are �waterproof� NOT water resistant. Because I�m very OCD with my shoes and electronics, I immediately took an old bathroom wash cloth, dampened it and wiped my VMax�s down immediately. Showroom new!
The toggle lacing system is really unique, I like that it�s made of the fly wire material. Because of the storm I was caught in, I pulled them very snug. It seems after an hour or so the top of the lace system where the push button toggle fastener is will give a little pressure release. If you use this sneaker for any high movement activity, you might want to be wary of that, they will loosen up directly at the top. After you tighten the lacing system on this shoe there will be slack, I tucked the slack under the laces from the top down which made it very low profile and the laces were not sloppily hanging about.
FIT/SIZE
I cannot stress this enough, THEY ARE TRUE TO SIZE! If you wear a 12, order a 12. The Run Utility is NOT Flyknit! Do NOT go up in size, you�ll be going through the return hassle and run the risk of losing out on your true size sneaker!
COMFORT
The entire VaporMax line does not fit like a running shoe or a basketball shoe, etc... it�s a unique fit, a higher profile shoe in terms of the air chambers under your feet. It�s my opinion you can roll an ankle faster in this shoe than any other �activity� sneaker. I did wear them to the gym to strength train once, although stable on my feet, it�s not the proper training shoe for ME.
VANITY
The entire VaporMax line makes a statement when out and about in public. People know exactly what these shoes are, they really do. My very first trip out commanded several compliments on the �triple black� and the toggle lacing system. They look stylish/chic with joggers or work to play trousers. The triple black was my colour as I knew I would be wearing this as a lifestyle sneaker.
I�m a very tough consumer, I�m value driven. Nike did a fine job with this VaporMax, my nod of approval is in!
FUTURE DESIGN
I would love to see this Run Utility as an �ID� selection for more colour choices. I would also like to see an interchangeable lacing option. Today I want to wear the shoe with the toggle lacing system, tomorrow I want to wear them with a traditional lace. The trick to that would be a traditional lace but of the same quality as the toggle lace.
Cheers!