La Sportiva Fireblade Trail Running Shoe - Men's

These are my new favorite running shoes!!! The inner-soles are quite hard, so I changed them with a spare pair of Pearl Izumi's inners. (I would recommend buying the Montrail inner soles which can be heat molded) Despite this minor problem, I'm still giving the Fireblades 5 stars. I've done road and trail running in these and they're perfect.

I've had this shoe for about three weeks and I've logged approx. 125 miles of North Carolina trail. So far so good. This is a quality shoe, very well made. It's light weight, which for me is its number one feature. However, what you lose in weight you also lose in cushioning. I would classify this as a "trail only" shoe, stay off the roads. The shoe does run a little narrow, a problem I solved by switching to a different sock.

This is a great light weight performance trail shoe, for various terrain, flexible, dependable and feels comfortable for all day runs. It took my feet a few excursions to get use to the narrow shoe design, but now it’s my favorite pair in my arsenal. Plus the sticky outsole handles the rocks like a charm. Happy running…

great show, a little more narrow than I'm used to, but good fit to keep you foot in place. Good grip overall due to the sole. don't hesitate to purchase.

I won a pair of these shoes for winning my age group in the Barr Trail Mountain Race and I love them! I wore them for the Pikes Peak Double (Ascent and marathon) this year and they were great. They fit like a glove and are super light!

I have a lot of praise for these kicks! I look for lightweight shoes to do heavy trail miles in on various terrain. These shoes fit the bill. First run in them was 23 miles over dirt, gravel, mud & grass - they performed great! I am 5'08", 160lb, and I usually wear a 9.5 shoe. I bought these in a 10 (43 EUR) due to also having a pair of Slingshots that ran small. They fit perfectly and comfortably. I would (obviously) highly recommend them.

These shoes are great. These are the lightest pair of trail shoes I have worn from LaSportiva. Right out of the box I tested these shoes and they are it! I would not recommend these for a real rocky terrain though- I ran a pretty rocky course and I felt the rocks and did not seem to have the footing like the LaSportiva crossroads or Cardiffs, But would slide these babies on for a single track dirt or fire road terrain and I would definitely size down a 1/2 size if possible.

I really like the fit of these shoes. They're pretty narrow in the heel area up to the mid foot, and they open up quite a bit in the toe box - perfect for my foot type. I've taken these on a few trail runs and have been very pleased. La Sportiva didn't go overboard with the cushioning - they probably could have added a little more under the forefoot. The heel cushioning is adequate, but you can feel the rocks through the forefoot pretty well. Overall, these are great trail runners.

Have only run one 10K single track but am really pleased so far. Because of a lingering plantar problem I wear power step insoles in place of the Fireblades. I wear a size 12 in my Mizuno and Asic running shoes, and the size 12 in the Fireblades seems to be fine. Ran through a couple of small streams, and the shoes don't seem to have any drainage, but no big deal. Lightweight, but adequate cushioning.