Louisville Trailrunner

Purchased based on review from TrailRunner magazine and an attractive sale price for last year's color. High marks for waterproofing--the GoreTex liner has kept my feet dry as long as I didn't get into anything deeper than the shoe tops. The toe box is roomy, which I like, and overall the shoes were pretty comfortable out of the box. That said, let's move on to the negatives. The biggest issue I have is these shoes SUCK on wet rocks. If your trails are relatively free of large-sized flat-topped exposed rock, you're okay, but if not it's like ice skating and not in a good, controlled way. TNF states these use UltraTAC rubber soles, but I was wishing for something stickier the other morning. I took one spill that could have ended badly had I not landed okay and I experienced several other close calls on rocks and roots that were wet. Watch your step out there! The shoes also tend to be a bit on the stiff side, so those looking for a shoe that let's them "feel" the trails better would do well to search elsewhere. I don't know why some reviewers thought these allowed them to feel the trails adequately, but they've certainly never run in inov-8s. If you're looking for shoes that are built like a tank, you might give these a try. Definitely not recommended for road running as stiff as they are.

I normally don't write "rebuttal" reviews, but the previous reviewer was way off on his one-star rating. Under Armour Loose Gear fits like it says--loose. Perhaps he should have read the product description or gone to Under Armour's site before bashing a fine product. I wear UA Loose Gear t-shirts everyday as part of my uniform and I swear by them.

I normally don't write "rebuttal" reviews, but the previous reviewer was way off on his one-star rating. Under Armour Loose Gear fits like it says--loose. Perhaps he should have read the product description or gone to Under Armour's site before bashing a fine product. I wear UA Loose Gear t-shirts everyday as part of my uniform and I swear by them.