Let's go mud-boggin'!

By Ben Lyman Ranked #941 - Men's Trail Run Shoes July 31, 2009

The Salomon ski boot last has never been a good match for my foot, and I was skeptical of the concept of a Gore-Tex shoe, but these things are so amazing that I'm about to order a third pair but thought I'd write a review first.I usually have to start every trail run with a road run, and these shoes handle asphalt pounding much better than any of my various Adidas and Puma trail shoes ever have. Once on the trail, they handle every condition phenomenally. And I mean it. Slick wood, metal steps, ice, snow, mud of every consistency, gravel--it doesn't matter. In hundreds of miles of running (wearing two pairs of shoes apart in the process), I have had exactly ONE instance where I slipped and fell, and in that case, the entire section of trail collapsed under me, so the shoes can hardly be blamed for not keeping me upright on moving dirt. I am totally sold on the tread, the uppers, the lacing system, the whole nine yards.

P.S. These shoes are so comfortable that I even just wear them around town (especially after I've beaten them to a pulp on the trail) with the laces loose.

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