Minimalist Footwear Thread

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Lizzie W
Lizzie W
Sep 2018
11:13am, 6 Sep 2018
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Lizzie W
SPR is the person you need, I think.
Claypole
Claypole
Sep 2018
11:17am, 6 Sep 2018
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Claypole
Thanks Lizzie :-)
SPR
SPR
Sep 2018
12:41pm, 6 Sep 2018
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SPR
I don't know whether I have wide feet vs other runners but I've always found that New Balance long distance and XC spikes fit me well. My current track spike is the LD5000.

I had Nike Rival D spikes when I first started track running and they definitely squash feet.
Claypole
Claypole
Sep 2018
12:50pm, 6 Sep 2018
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Claypole
Ah cheers for the heads up SPR - I'll google some :-)
snayak
snayak
Sep 2018
2:50pm, 21 Sep 2018
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snayak
I'm quite disappointed with the Trail Glove. After only a couple hundred kilometers, the area on the sole around the contact point is already worn out.



I thought Vibram soles were supposed to be hard wearing!
Claypole
Claypole
Sep 2018
3:01pm, 21 Sep 2018
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Claypole
Oh no that's no blinkin good, yeah I thought they were too.
Maybe they've softened up the grip recently

Mine are a year or so old and seem pretty hard wearing - flip side of this is they are dicey to run with on wet roads though.

Not sure what else to recommend, I have found Brooks Pureflow 6's to be wide, flexi and really hard wearing and fairly minimal (esp with inner thingy removed) and only 4mm drop.
I've read that version 7 is slightly narrower in the toebox though.

What about Topo St-2's?
snayak
snayak
Sep 2018
3:10pm, 21 Sep 2018
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snayak
I know what you mean about wet roads. I've got road shoes that have better grip!

I'll have a look at the Topo, thanks!
SSLHP (Shoes smell like horse piss)
SSLHP (Shoes smell like horse piss)
Sep 2018
5:17pm, 21 Sep 2018
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SSLHP (Shoes smell like horse piss)
I'm running in Topo ST-2s. I wear out soles in the same way you do and usually only get 200 miles out of a pair.

The topos so far are holding up surprisingly well compared to most other shoes I've worn
snayak
snayak
Sep 2018
5:57pm, 21 Sep 2018
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snayak
They look really good! Expensive though and I can't find them on ebay or anywhere cheaper.
Claypole
Claypole
Sep 2018
6:50pm, 21 Sep 2018
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Claypole
Not tried them but how about Xero prios?

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