The first pair of UNDER ARMOUR carbon fiber running shoes was finally released. Sharon Lokedi who was the winner of the women’s full marathon at the New York Marathon by wearing UNDER ARMOUR FLOW VELOCITI ELITE. UA FLOW VELOCITI ELITE combines many black technologies, many guys are curious what’s the actual running feeling of the top-level design- UA FLOW VELOCITI ELITE.
Testing time of full marathon: 2h 59’
Velociti Wind (Left), Velociti Elite(Right)
My impression to the Velociti series shoes are lightweight. I’m pleased to get Velociti Elite as it uses the brand-new technology.
The sense of speed of Velociti series running shoes is always good. When testing the Flow Velociti Elite, I ran on different road condition. The process is smooth.
Appearance:
The first feeling when getting Flow Velociti Elite on hand is the lightweight.
The vamp is made of UA Warp 2.0. The crisscrossing design with the colorway looks great. From the semi-transparent vamp, we can see that the air permeability is great. The light green colorway is also very suitable for Summer.
We can see the color of socks from the semi-transparent vamp. The air permeability is great.
The padding of shoe-tongue is not thick. Both sides of shoe-tongue has ventilated design.
The WARP vamp is flexible.
The insole with stabilizer on heelpiece offer good fitness and stability.
The UA Flow Velociti Elite uses Warp 2.0 vamp. It uses semi-transparent material. It’s cool when running.
Comparing with UA FLOW Velociti Flow, the WARP vamp of UA Flow Velociti Elite has less safety belt. But with reinforced plate and heelpiece design, the fitness is still good.
Insole:
The resilient feedback of UA Flow Velociti Elite is nice. My first experience was an easy 5km course. I felt the lightness and bounce of the Velociti Elite. Originally I expected to run at the speed 5’, but with the explosive power and bounce of the Velociti Elite, it became 4′ speed.
The upper layer of insole is PEBAX foaming.
The bottom layer of insole and outsole is FLOW. The traction performance is qualified.
The sole of UA Flow Velociti Elite uses 4 different materials, including TPE shoe-pad, PEBAX foaming, carbon fiber boosting plate and Flow sole. Each material has its characteristic. But the combination of these 4 different material works good. The cushion and supporting performance are great. It can deal with more road conditions.
Overall:
The UA Flow Velociti Elite uses top-level configuration. The overall performance of UA Flow Velociti Elite is great. As the first pair of UA carbon fiber plate racing shoes, we recommend it to the trained runners. With good running techniques and the technology of UA Flow Velociti Elite, you will run faster and easier.
For the size, I choose half size bigger than standard size. It’s a little big. But it also suit to me. If your foot is not wide, you can choose the standard size.
