[Closed] Trail running shoes

I have feet like flippers, need a wide, F or G fitting, and find Salomon Scream X fit me well. So whatever the trail version of that is.

I've got pretty wide feet (Adidas far too narrow generally for example). For me the Asics Fuji Attack Trail are a good fit and well priced.

Inov-8 in the standard fitting, rather than their narrow precision fit. I love my X-talons

the Salomon range fit my wide feet

currently using some speedcross vario

On Cloudventure is where it's at

How do Inov-8 size-up compared to Salomon?

Asics always work well for me and my shovel feet.

I use Sals SpeedX3's and have been doing for years now. I have a high instep, I've been through 4 sets, roughy 1 a year because the tread wears out quickly when it's dry, in muck and mud they're ace.

This mornings trail run "up river" in the early frost.. spectacular!

[img] [/img]

the Salomon range fit my wide feet

currently using some speedcross vario

That is weird because speedcross also fit my very narrow feet.

Fairly wide feet here and the Adidas Terrex Trailmakers I got for Christmas seem to fit pretty well.

What tyres.....

How much running do you do already, do you have any trail shoes already? If you do what make are they and what do you like about them?

Do you want shoes for running on trails / paths? If so Brooks Cascadia, Adidas Kanadia (Go up a size or 2), Asics Fuji's will all see you right., should be fine for all but the muddiest / steepest sections. The Brooks' are good for wide feet but tend to be pricey. La Sportiva, despite being Italian, have a more curved last that might fit your feet nicely.

If you're going on rough paths / fell then Inov8 tend to be the shoe of choice. Salomon reputedly last longer but they aren't as grippy as Inov8. There's always Walshes too which have their followers but the soles wear out quickly.

Proper fell shoes tend to be very minimal compared to 'trail' shoes and take a bit of getting used to.

Salamon XA Pro GTX on sale for 60 at sportpursuit today. I have wide feet and use them, true to size for a neat fit, half size up more comfortable.

I think Salomon on narrow.

I use Inov 8's

Mate of mine has just got some Altra Lone Peak 3.0. Zero drop, cushioned, and for wide feet.

He likes them so far, although I can not see where he got them from in the UK !

Salomon typically have a narrow heel for their size. That's why they fit me so well.

I don't get on with Salomon, but La Sportiva's fit my very flat feet perfectly, and work well on the rocky / sandy / loose terrain we have around here. I've used them in muddier conditions and while they weren't terrible, there were definitely better options available.

So obvious advice is obvious: get to a local shop and try some on.

Many of the above are "fell" shoes as oppose to off road shoes. I run in Hoka due to a foot problem but for years I ran in Nike's with the bog standard waffle outersole. They were fine for many miles of paths/XC and I only ran in Fell shoes when either on Fells (obvs) or in quite extreme conditions (or XC racing when I didnt want to wear spikes)
Fell shoes are often very grippy but wear quickly and when you are running on hard pack/paths or the occasional bit of road tend to be unforgiving.
I would always go for one of the main brands such as Nike/Saucony/Brooks etc but choose their "off road" offering. That way you will get plenty of grip in all but the most extreme circumstances and will get some midsole cushioning and protection.

I've always found Salomon to be be narrow too, so despite wanting to buy speedcrosses several times, they've never been a good fit for my wide feet.

My trail running shoes for the moment are Hoka Challenger ATR. Very well cushioned so you can get lots of miles in without too much fatigue IME.

Cheers, Rich

Big fan of Hokas - probably less-suited to mountain and steep descents due to increased risk of rolling your ankle, but for prepared trails and paths they're great and I've quite happily worn them for 50k+.

You may be "mildly" interested in my comments some months ago about Hoka's

[url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/hoka-running-shoes-my-experience-for-other-runners-interested ]My Hoka thoughts[/url]

How many miles you guys getting from a pair of fell / trail shoes ? I've had the laces pull through the tabs on my last 2 pairs of Fellraisers. The rest of the shoe seems in fairly good nick, so its a bit annoying. I'm tempted to try something different, but maybe I'm just expecting too much from each pair ?

Brooks and Asics here on narrow feet. TBF I bought both from running shops after plenty of trying on, which is what I'll be doing when my Brooks give up the ghost.

Many of the above are "fell" shoes as oppose to off road shoes.

Except they\re not really, Salomon Speed Cross are more of a toothy, fairly cushioned shoe with a whole bunch of heel cushioning.

Anyway, if you have wide forefoot, check our the Saucony Peregrine 6 which has a whole bunch of forefoot volume, reasonable cushioning and good dry grip though like the Salomon, it's a bit slippy on wet rock. Depends a lot on where you run though.

Except they\re not really

You know what "many" means, right?

Miles?
Who knows. I don't keep count.

What I can say is the SpeedX3's wear very quickly if you have to use road/path to get to the trails. Once off-road and soft trail mud/dirt then they come into thier own. Now (winter) for instance, I expect these yellow ones to last well into the Summer having ran 4 times a week off road for about 1-2hrs each stint. I don't compete, no intention too. I run for fun and enjoyment and to keep all my dangly bits moving and the cardio happy.
They're quite good in clay too, here on the coast we have long segments of it, claggy crap and the tread doesn't clog, well not much and clears quickly.

I'll support the points made on fit, the heal cup is quite narrow considering, but that to do with the large foam inserts around there, also the heal itself is quite big and soft. Obvz designed to soften the squidgy heal plant but you have to be aware that this can also mean the odd "roll" occasionally if you don't do the grab laces up enough to keep them from rolling around on the foot.

I have some Saucony mid trail shoes as well, much lighter, less defined grip/sole, less heal foam cup.. nice shoes, done a couple of summers on hard pack and I like these for that kinda running off-road.

I don't do road plodding.

You know what "many" means, right?

I can only see two shoes mentioned that are fell shoes.

- going senile, I blame mugs of tea...

You know what "many" means, right?

Two? 😉

Anyway, whatever, I'm sorry if I misinterpreted you.

Inov8 do 18 on their own!

Edit: actually a lot more than that according to their website. Oh and at least 3. Inov8, Walsh and La Sportiva.

I have yet to try La Sportiva, MrsBouy has a pair that look lovely, well made and robust.. I should break the habit, but once you've found something that fits it's worth continuity.

I think I get about 400 miles out of a pair of inov8 x-talons / mud claws consisting of racing and training in the Peak and Lake District.

They used to have a bad reputation for longevity but they seem to have improved / I've never had much of a problem. Granted I've ripped off a couple of studs in a race (Buckden Pike) on a first outing, but when you consider the forces they have to contend with and their light weight it's hardly surprising.

I reckoned about 750 from the fellraisers. So perhaps not too bad