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Location: Bucks, England
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 Bronze member | I've never used trail shoes and am wondering what sort of conditions they suit best?
When running I keep off tarmac and paving as much as possible as my last tri training was cut short by knee issues from running. My runs are probably 75-80% on grass, around local parks and footpaths. Now winter has set in, its wet, muddy and a little slippy at times with wet leaves etc. Its all grass parkland rather than true off-road trails etc but I'm wondering if trail shoes would be suited to these conditions? Being in the UK, we rarely get any snow and it really just gets wet and muddy more than anything. So far my normal ASICS have ben fine but this morning I was slipping around a bit....
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Location: Evergreen, CO
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 Silver member  Nutrition | The problem w/ trail shoes, imo, is they weigh more which may lead to more knee problems. In slippery conditions I just shorten my stride and increase cadence. I don't recommend running on muddy trails if it leaves deep footprints -- ruins the trails. | |
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Bronze member | my routes are grassy parkland, so at this time of year get covered in wet leaves, and can get a little muddy. By the time I get home my shoes are usually covered in wet grass and some mud, so its more to find something that gives some grip and will stand up better to the wet and mud.
I went to the LRS today and looked at a few trail shoes from Adidas, Innov8 a d Mizuno/ The Adidas were best value but VERY narrow so no good at all. The others seemed OK but a lack of sizes meant no joy buying a pair... I have some ordered so will see how they fit in the next week or so. | |
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| I would recommend that you try to get a pair of trail runners from the same brand at least, or even better a trail model of the model you are normally running.
My normal shoes are Nike Pegasus, my normal trail running shoes are Pegasus Trail, and then my winter running shoes are Pegasus GTX... there's a slight weight difference between them, but that's about it... the feel is the same. I used to run in a pair of Adidas trail running shoes, and I was fine the entire summer, but as soon as the fall hit (when I start running with trail runners to the wet/mud), I got ITB problems. After my switch, no such problem.... | |
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Trail Running Shoes Question...
