Running Shoes

What each shoe is for, and who it suits

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adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

adidas' long-distance trail racer: a tall Lightstrike Pro stack on Continental lugs, built for mountain ultras.

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adidas Terrex Soulstride Ultra

adidas' cushioned trail workhorse: BOOST Light under a rockered 38 mm heel, for long unglamorous days off-road.

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Altra Experience Wild 3

Altra's door-to-trail shoe — a 4 mm drop, MaxTrac grip and moderate cushioning for mixed ground.

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Altra Lone Peak 9

Altra's classic trail and thru-hiking shoe — zero drop, a wide toe box, and enough outsole for very long days.

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Altra Mont Blanc Carbon

Altra's trail race flagship — a Carbitex Monoflex carbon plate in EGO MAX and EGO PRO, zero drop.

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Altra Olympus 6

Altra's max-cushioned trail shoe — 33 mm of foam, Vibram Megagrip, and a zero drop platform for long days.

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Altra Superior 7

Altra's light, low trail shoe — zero drop on a 21 mm platform, for technical ground and ground feel.

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Altra Timp 6

Altra's cushioned trail shoe — zero drop on a 30 mm platform, with Vibram Megagrip for long days on rough ground.

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ASICS Gel-Trabuco 13

ASICS' everyday trail shoe: a rock plate and grippy rubber for technical, mixed ground.

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ASICS Gel-Venture 11

ASICS' cheapest trail shoe — a cushioned, grippy pair for gravel paths, forest tracks and the road in between.

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ASICS Trabuco 14

ASICS' core trail shoe, GEL prefix retired — FF BLAST MAX with 2 mm more foam and a wider, locked-down fit.

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ASICS Trabuco Max 5

Max-cushion trail shoe with a rocker sole, built for ultra distances on runnable ground.

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Brooks Caldera 8

Brooks' ultra-distance trail shoe — a tall, soft stack for 50K-plus days on rough ground.

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Brooks Cascadia 19

Brooks' all-terrain trail workhorse — steady on rough ground, grippy wet or dry, happy to hike.

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Brooks Catamount 4

Brooks' plated trail racer — light and stiff underfoot, for runners who enter trail races and train hard on rough ground.

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Brooks Divide 6

Brooks' door-to-trail shoe — road-friendly cushioning with just enough grip for gravel and park paths.

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Craft Nordlite Ultra 2

Craft's gravel and ultra-distance shoe — a tall Cr Foam platform on a lightly lugged road-to-trail outsole.

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HOKA Challenger 7

A door-to-trail shoe that runs fine on tarmac and still grips gravel, hardpack and dry singletrack.

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HOKA Challenger 8

The road-to-trail HOKA, generation eight — more foam, a better fit, and lugs re-cut for mixed ground.

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HOKA Mafate X

Hoka's carbon-plated ultra shoe: a PEBA-topped dual-density midsole built for long trail races.

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HOKA Speedgoat 6

Hoka's rough-ground trail shoe: deep lugs and a tall stack for loose rock and long descents.

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HOKA Speedgoat 7

The seventh Speedgoat — a new SCF midsole with more energy return under HOKA's flagship trail shoe.

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HOKA Stinson 7

Hoka's most cushioned trail shoe: a tall, soft platform with a stiffening H-Frame for road-to-trail miles.

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HOKA Tecton X 3

Hoka's trail racer: twin carbon plates and PEBA foam for ultras and long mountain races run fast.

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HOKA Torrent 4

Hoka's light, low trail shoe: 5 mm lugs and real ground feel for technical terrain and shorter trail races.

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HOKA Torrent 5

HOKA's light, agile trail shoe — 5 mm more stack this generation, 5 mm lugs, still built for quick dirt.

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inov-8 Mudtalon V2

inov-8's winter mud shoe — 8 mm studs on a low, firm platform for fell races and boggy ground.

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inov-8 Roclite Ultra G 320

inov-8's cushioned ultra-distance trail shoe — 320 g of graphene grip and rock protection for long days on rough ground.

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inov-8 Trailfly Max V2

The most cushioned shoe in inov-8's Trailfly range — built for ultra distance on hard, rocky ground.

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inov-8 Trailfly Speed

inov-8's hard-ground trail racer — 270 g, low to the ground and shaped for tempo work and short trail races.

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inov-8 Trailfly V2

inov-8's all-round hard-ground trail shoe — graphene lugs and enough foam for long days on rock and packed dirt.

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inov-8 Trailtalon

inov-8's mixed-terrain trail shoe — deep cleats, a rock plate and real cushioning for soft, changeable ground.

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La Sportiva Akasha II

La Sportiva's high-mileage mountain shoe — a cushioned platform and a 6 mm drop for long days on technical ground.

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La Sportiva Bushido III

La Sportiva's technical mountain shoe — 300 g, low and firm, built to hold a line on ground that keeps moving.

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La Sportiva Prodigio

La Sportiva's supercritical-foam trail shoe — 270 g, cushioned and rockered for long days at pace.

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Merrell Agility Peak 5

Merrell's cushioned mountain shoe — a 31 mm heel and deep Vibram lugs for long days on rough, steep ground.

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Merrell Moab Speed 2

Merrell's hike-and-run crossover — Moab durability on a 34 mm heel and a road-familiar 10 mm drop.

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Merrell Morphlite

Merrell's light road-to-trail runner — enough lug for gravel and hardpack, close enough to a road shoe for the pavement either side.

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Merrell MTL Long Sky 2 Matryx

Merrell's mountain race shoe — low, light and armoured with a Kevlar-woven upper for steep, technical single-track.

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Merrell MTL Skyfire 2

Merrell's mountain race shoe — 25 mm underfoot, a FlexPlate for protection, and Vibram MegaGrip on deep lugs.

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Merrell Nova 4

Merrell's everyday trail trainer — a familiar 8 mm drop and moderate lugs for runnable forest paths and fire roads.

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Mizuno Wave Daichi 8

Mizuno's all-round trail shoe — Vibram Megagrip and a forefoot rock plate for mixed, uneven ground.

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New Balance Fresh Foam X Hierro v9

New Balance's cushioned trail shoe — deep Vibram lugs and a lot of foam for long days on rough ground, not for fast ones.

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New Balance FuelCell Rebel Trail

A grippy, close-to-the-ground trail shoe for mixed running — Vibram Megagrip and real durability rather than the lowest weight.

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New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Trail v2

New Balance's trail racer — a carbon plate over full-length Vibram Megagrip, built to hold pace on rough ground.

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Nike ACG Pegasus Trail

The Pegasus Trail reborn under ACG — more ReactX, a wider forefoot, and a new wet-grip outsole compound.

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Nike ACG Zegama Trail

Nike's big-cushion Vibram trail shoe under the ACG banner — ZoomX over Cushlon with MegaGrip underneath.

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Nike Pegasus Trail 5

The road runner's trail shoe: a Pegasus ride with enough grip for dirt, and not enough for a mountain.

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Nike Ultrafly Trail

A carbon-plated trail super-shoe on Vibram Megagrip — for long mountain races, not for daily trail miles.

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NNormal Cadí

NNormal's everyday trail shoe — a 35 mm heel of supercritical foam and Vibram Megagrip, built for comfort rather than speed.

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NNormal Kjerag 01

NNormal's original mountain race shoe — 200 g, aggressive grip and a Matryx upper built to outlast a race season.

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NNormal Tomir 2.0

NNormal's cushioned trail shoe — a 33 mm heel and Vibram Megagrip for long mountain days rather than fast ones.

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norda 001A

norda's ultra-distance trail shoe — a seamless Dyneema upper and a firm, connected ride built to survive very long days.

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norda 002

norda's low-stack technical trail shoe — 249 g on a seamless Dyneema upper, built for ground feel on rough terrain.

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norda 005

norda's trail race shoe — 214 g on a Dyneema upper, with Vibram's grippiest race compound underneath.

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On Cloudultra 2

On's cushioned all-terrain trail shoe — max cushioning, Missiongrip and a 5 mm drop for trail days that do not end.

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On Cloudultra 3

On's ultra-distance trail shoe — dual-density Helion HF with a nylon Speedboard for control over long hours.

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On Cloudvista 2

On's versatile mixed-terrain trail shoe — sticky Missiongrip and a two-prong Speedboard for trails that keep changing.

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On Cloudvista 3

On's everyday trail shoe — CloudTec tuned for agility with Missiongrip, for shorter trail runs on any terrain.

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Salomon Genesis

Salomon's technical trail shoe — grip and underfoot protection for rocky ground, without the mud-shoe lugs.

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Salomon Genesis 2

The second generation of Salomon's do-everything trail shoe — activeCHASSIS stability, Matryx, contaGRIP.

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Salomon Pulsar

Salomon's quick trail shoe — low, grippy and built for pushing the pace on rocky ground rather than cruising it.

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Salomon S/Lab Ultra V2

Salomon's ultra racing shoe — low, firm and plated, for runners who want the trail underfoot for ten hours straight.

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Salomon Speedcross 6

Salomon's mud shoe — deep lugs and a locked-down fit for soft, sloppy ground where everything else slides.

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Salomon Ultra Glide 4

Salomon's long-day trail shoe — a 41 mm heel on a low 6 mm drop, for the hours after your legs stop cooperating.

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Salomon XA Pro 3D V9

Salomon's rugged all-terrain shoe — firm, protective and heavy, for rough ground where structure matters more than speed.

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Saucony Peregrine 16

A light, grippy trail shoe with 4 mm lugs and a rock guard — agile on technical ground, not a road trainer.

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Saucony Xodus Ultra 4

The long-day trail shoe — PWRRUN PB cushioning and aggressive Vibram grip for hours on rough ground.

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SCOTT Kinabalu Trail

SCOTT's rebuilt all-round trail shoe — light, rockered and quick over mixed ground.

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SCOTT Kinabalu Ultra

SCOTT's long-distance trail shoe — a tall nitrogen-foam platform and a MATRYX upper built to survive an ultra.

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The North Face Summit VECTIV Pro 3

The North Face's ultra-distance trail racer — a stacked twin carbon-plate system over high-rebound foam.

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The North Face VECTIV Enduris 4

The North Face's everyday trail trainer — a plated, rockered shoe for regular trail miles and long days out.

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Topo Athletic MTN Racer 4

Topo's mountain racing shoe — cushioned but quick, with a wide toe box and a 33 mm heel for long days run at effort.

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Topo Athletic Ultraventure 4

Topo's all-day trail shoe — a 35 mm heel and a wide toe box for the hours when your feet start to swell.

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Xero Shoes Mesa Trail II

Xero's barefoot trail shoe — zero drop, a thin gripping sole, and almost nothing between your foot and the ground.

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