trail shoes on road
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Jan 2012
7:34pm, 16 Jan 2012
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Hamsterboy
couldn't find this anywhere else, my training is half road half trail, and the parkrun I run each week is 70% mud/grass and the rest is tarmac river side paths after a 300m track start. would trail shoes be a sensible shoe? specifically the mizuno wave harrier 3s which caught my eye ( startfitness.co.uk ) and mainly, how much running on the road would it take to wear the grip down so it is no longer an advantage? advice would be much appreciated |
Jan 2012
7:40pm, 16 Jan 2012
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scottynbn
I`ve got NB 749 trail shoes and they`ve done a lot of mixed-surface running. They`re not to everyone`s tastes...I find them quite soft for a trail shoe, others find them hard (they are a support shoe). The many road miles haven`t particularly worn the sole down. I did struggle with them on the road sections recently during a mixed terrain half-marathon, but that was probably due more to tight hamstrings than the shoes which had previously been fine
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Jan 2012
7:43pm, 16 Jan 2012
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ogee
I'd avoid the Wave Harrier for the road, it's a great lightweight trail shoe, use them myself but go on any slightly damp tarmac & you end up sliding all over the place. No grip whatsoever.
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Jan 2012
7:45pm, 16 Jan 2012
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Marts
I've used Roclite 315s (inov8) and after about 450 miles (prob 300 trail and 150 road at a guess) the grip isn't as good as I would like , but still good enough for all but the slippiest mud. I bought another pair and keep the 1st pair in my emergency bag in the car (a bag of spare running kit in case I forget anything at a race/training night etc)
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Jan 2012
7:49pm, 16 Jan 2012
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Anna Bomb
I like the addidas kanadias, onto my 3rd pair now http://www.startfitness.co.uk/product.asp?strParents=4070,4071&CAT_ID=4077&P_ID=43400 Done plenty of off road in them and ultras which include road and off road. Not the best on really rough terrain but would be fine for park run |
Jan 2012
7:50pm, 16 Jan 2012
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JohnnyO
What Ogee said, the Harriers are too hard for any long stretches in road, though they are fantastic on trail/fell/grass etc. There are various trail shoes, some are more road-ish, some are more off road-ish, you just need to know where on that spectrum you want. I have f-lite 310?s, which are very nice, but a little heavy, and North Face Singletracks, which I only got a month ago but I really like them. Everyone who has Roclite 315s loves them, but they will wear down quickly if you do a lot of tarmac in them. |
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Jan 2012
7:56pm, 16 Jan 2012
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Hamsterboy
lightweight would be up there with the desired characteristics definitley, inov8s do look fantastic wouldn't use them for training runs with more than 20% road, main just for parkruns and the occasional trail. had looked at kanadias anna, are they chunky/heavy? |
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Jan 2012
7:57pm, 16 Jan 2012
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Hamsterboy
ps f-lite 230's phoarrrr |
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Jan 2012
7:59pm, 16 Jan 2012
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Anna Bomb
they're not mega light but definitely not heavy either. The new sole is much better than the old one too.
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Jan 2012
8:00pm, 16 Jan 2012
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Anna Bomb
sure they've got them in the durham start fitness so you could always go and have a look after park run. Think they've got the innov8s as well but not sure about the wave harriers
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