Recommend a Trail Shoe
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ryanweeg posted 15 weeks ago.
I have a stability shoe that I do all my road training in and thats the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7. For trail running I have recently been using the Brooks Cascadia 3 shoes. These have been pretty good so far and feel very comfy for a decently light trail running shoe. I have used them for about 80 miles of running so far with an xterra in there and they are working great. The lugs arent too big but off a good amount of grip for all kinds of terrain and sand and some rocky sections I have encountered. Check these out, plus the red/white/black coloring on them are pretty sweet.
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Iron Dan posted 15 weeks ago.
I have a pair of Nike Air Zoom Trail shoes and they have performed great in trail running, but I have never tried them out on paved surfaces so I don't know how great they would perform. But I have not had issues on long trail runs I have done (up to about 10 miles). However, I think they would be too much of a neutral shoe than you are looking for.
I have also tried out the Nike Air Trail Pegasus shoe out and it is more along the lines of what I think you would be looking for. I ran on trail and pavement and found it to perform well on both, but it was just to firm of a shoe for me. I need to have a lot of cushion or my knees will begin to really hurt. It also did have a little bit of stability built into the shoe and I prefer to have more of a neutral shoe.
Sorry for pounding the Nike train, but I have been able to test out a lot of their different shoes out via a connection and they are the only trail shoes I have used. Hope this helps.
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eblum06 posted 15 weeks ago.
I have a pair of Asolo Combi's. If you are familiar with hiking/backpacking, you probably have come across the brand. They have a nice stiff and durable sole, which I really like, especially on technical trails with lots of rocks and roots. Draw back is with hard smooth trail or pavement. I got them a year ago, and they have barely worn out, unlike road shoes. Hope this helps the trailshoe search.
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kylie posted 15 weeks ago.
I tend to just try the trail shoes by the shoe brand I like. So I have Brooks Cascadias as well, since I often run in Brooks on the road. Many shoe company are now making a line of trail shoes that goes alongside their more popular road shoes (I believe Asics is one)... if yours is one, that might be a good place to start.
That said, I go back and forth on if I even need trail shoes -- the are definitely heavier and stiffer for road sections. If the race is a mix of trails and roads, make sure the roads will also feel ok. Some of my trail shoes I really don't like on roads, and many all trail races I've done in road shoes.
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theShiba posted 15 weeks ago.
One of the biggest problems is that the Mizuno Wave Alchemys have a huge cutout in the bottom that collects EVERYTHING from the trail. I'm sure that no shoe could weigh more than the crap I accumulate in that cutout. I've gotten ping-pong ball sized rocks stuck in there, and it really sucks having to stop to take them out.
Maybe I don't need trail specific shoes, but I definitely need a different shoe for doing this type of running, so I figured, why not make it a trail shoe?
Thanks for the ideas, guys. I'll look into the Brooks Cascadia, since I have had good experiences with Brooks in the past, and I'll see if there are any Mizuno trail shoes.
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overcome posted 15 weeks ago.
I have New Balance 790's which are classified as trail shoes but I don't do any trail running. The only thing I am worried about is the lack of ventilation for runnig during the heat this summer. And they are also very lightweight.
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gfd posted 15 weeks ago.
Check these out. Looks like they closed up the holes.
The link didn't work. It was supposed to take you to the Mizuno Wave Ascend 3. It is on Mizuno's site and roadrunnersports.com.
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Monash228 posted 15 weeks ago.
Asics GT-2130....this is the only shoe I will wear. Seriously, I will wear it until the end of time.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
-- Vince Lombardi
Can anyone recommend a good trail shoe for me? A bit about my current shoes/needs:
I plan on doing anything from 5k-Half Mary distance with mixed trail and roads. The last race I did was the Chesebro Half Marathon, which was about 8 miles trail, and 5 miles road. Even though the race had a lot of paved segments, the trails were to the point where I think a trail-specific shoe would have helped. I am also doing an increased number of training runs of a similar makeup as this race...
Right now, I run on Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7's. They are basically in-between a stability and Motion Control shoe. I love the extra stability on the road, but I feel like it's almost too much for trails... I don't think that my feet or ankles appreciate being supinated so much while trying to navigate through rocks and such. I have also used Brooks Adrenaline's in the past (I think it was the Adrenaline 6 or something like that...)
So, to sum it up... Need a trail shoe, half-marathon compatible, good stability, but not "too much"...
Thanks!