Hi mate, hard to give a verdict after the first go, they were good up until around mile 14 when they seemed to become a little heavy, but theres lots of variables in that, first go, midday heat, nowt to eat all day etc etc..
In fairness though I had the same with the vapourflys when I first got them, I think for the price you pay for them and their reputation, you kinda expect some sort of magic carpet effect, the vapourflys are really good but they dont offer anywhere near as much stability as the alphas, they a bit like ice skates at times!! The alphas you just kinda know your not going to go over an ankle, but like i say early days for my verdict as they seemed very heavy towards they end of my run, be interested to hear
@Stuuuuuu s opinion on this as I know he has a pair.
On a side note, I also have a pair of the tempos which I think are my favourite as they just seem to love going fast, might be worth a look? Think I expected the alphas to be a mega version of them, hopefully with time they will be