Lately, Hoka has been releasing a number of models much more in tune to my running shoe preferences, still with great cushion, but much less of it. The Speed Instinct falls into this category with 26mm in the heel and 23mm in the forefoot. Here is my preview.
In this road trip I visited Yosemite and had a nice run to the summit of Half Dome. See my trip report here.
Altra has corrected a few of the imperfections users had with the 2.0 and 2.5 for this 3.0 version. This shoe is going to a monster seller for Altra. Here is my preview.
I haven’t been able to put too many miles on this shoe yet, but have a few answers in regards to how these differ from last year’s SLAB Wings. Here is my preview of the upper, midsole, and outsole.
The Nike Wildhorse 3 has been my favorite trail shoe this year by a long shot. I purchased my first pair in September of 2015, and am now on my fourth pair. I put over 400 hiking miles on pair number one, and have logged over 100 trail running miles on pair number two. Here is my long term wear report.
When I first started to actively pursue hiking, I had a pair of Merrell Moab Ventilators and a pair of Merrell Trail Gloves that I …
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The Terra Kiger is the streamlined race car in the Nike trail running line up. Although the Wildhorse is my shoe of choice on most days, the Terra Kiger has a strong place in the lineup.
The Salomon Sense Pro 2 is a great fitting shoe that reminds me a lot of the Salomon Sense Pro 1. I purchased these in a size 12 like my v1, and although they fit well, I probably should have ordered a 12.5. For my foot, they fit .25 size smaller than the original Sense Pro. I remember feeling this way about the Sense Pro 1 though, and as they broke in, the upper became more forgiving…
The Altra Olympus has arrived, and things are looking pretty awesome! It’s been a lot of fun to watch the evolution of Altra from a …
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Nike is the world’s top sports brand and dominates the markets of basketball, football, soccer, and track & field.  It was always a surprise to me that …
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