I Bought the £39 Lidl Carbon Running Shoe... how bad was it?!

Lidl have probably made their money back from vloggers checking out if the Lidl shoe is any good 😂

Would be interesting to cut these open and see if that is actually a proper full length carbon plate inside. I know the Athlete Special did this with a cheap pair the other week and the plate only extended a little further than the visible area underneath.

Just remember in most carbon shoes the plate is there to stabilise the superfoam. This shoe has no superfoam so the plate is basically pointless! Sure it might add a slight bit to energy return but not nearly as much as just having better foam in the first place!

Out of curiosity and a desire to try carbon, I bought the Lidl shoes. On my first run, I improved my 5K PB by 2.5 minutes compared to the time I ran in the Adidas Ultraboost. On subsequent runs, I am always faster in these shoes than in shoes without carbon. Considering the price, I think they are perfectly fine for runs up to 10 km. There is nothing to worry about.

My local parkrun is more of a muddy endurance test than a speed run so I may get a pair just to thrash around in.

do my eyes deceive me??? Ben parkes is reviewing the lining red hare 9 ultra holy so excited for that one

Why are people comparing them with trainers 10x the price of these lidl ones! Compare them to another £40 trainer! If this encourages some people to run then surely a good thing.

I think the reason those cheap shoes look decent is because the materials to make those shoes may not be the big portion of the cost. The real running shoes brands put a lot of R&D to fine tune the shoes which cost a lot. I think that's also why Chinese brands like Li Ning, Anta, are really well made with really nice foams at lower price. Just a guess.

@0:29 oh hey that's me! Your review was much more in depth than mine but glad we came to many of the same conclusions! Heavy, and the foam is super super stiff and firm, but for £40, great grip and very stable. A decent enough park run shoe, especially on a course with slightly varied terrain, and one not to be too precious about because it didn't cost you £200+!

I got these 2 weeks ago I don't do running as I am 60 and bad on my legs I got them to help me do short walks to my shops etc I feel better walking in them all the best and thank you for your great video