By Alice Morrison When I am looking out for a shoe to buy, I tend to take the manufacturer at their word. What I mean by that is that I look at what they say they have designed the shoe for. With so many excellent shoes on the market, you really have to go for …
Last updated: 09-Mar-21 By Alice Morrison The great thing about lockdown in winter in Scotland is that there is no excuse not to get out on the Pentland hills. I am stranded with my parents temporarily in Edinburgh and for the sake of all our mental health, I am out on the trails daily. Where …
Last updated: 15-Feb-21 By Dan Stinton My running buddies glanced down at my feet and smirked at the colour trainers that adorned them. Sparkling new without a speck of dirt, I was definitely sporting that “new trainer” look and with a rather striking purple upper the Salomon S/Lab Ultra 3 do stand out from the …
By Seth G The Altra Superior 4.0 is more than a significant update to the Superior line. With an extremely comfortable upper and good traction, I would recommend these shoes for trail races less than 50 km. These are worth considering for those who love the zero drop feel and like a lot of room …
Last updated: 02-Mar-20 By Luke Jarmey Graphene wonder material in the outsole, a potentially scrumptious hybrid mashup up of trail shoe/hiking boot and all this packed into a tool thoroughly designed for grim weather. Well, I for one was certainly curious to give these kicks a good kicking around over the Winter and Spring here …
Last updated: 30-Dec-19 By Fiona Outdoors The inov-8 ROCLITE 275 shoe is the newest addition to a collection of shoes that are created with graphene soles. Graphene is acclaimed as the world’s strongest material and is 200 times stronger than steel. Inov-8 has infused graphene into the rubber outsoles, making the studs stronger, more elastic …
Last updated: 10-Mar-19 By Fiona Outdoors The new Saucony Peregrine ISO is the successor to the Peregrine 8. It now includes ISOFIT, which, so the brand claims, “adapts to your foot to give a custom feel”. The shoe is meant for trail and grass and I tested it on a mix of terrains with lots …
Last updated: 22-Jan-21 By Fiona Outdoors The new inov-8 Mudclaw G 260 joins the “Graphene Grip” running shoe collection at inov-8. The launch of the shoe alongside the inov-8 Terraultra G 260 and the inov-8 F-Lite G 290 last summer was delayed to make further improvements to the upper. During that time, inov-8 ambassador and …
Last updated: 17-Feb-19 By Alice Morrison I know that is a big claim in the title there and I am immediately going to caveat it with the provisos that every runner and every race are different, but what I am aiming to do is give a comprehensive list of what you might need on a …
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Last updated: 01-Apr-19 By Dan Stinton There has been a buzz around the HOKA ONE ONE Evo Mafate ever since Jim Walmsley broke the course record at the Western States 100 in 2018. Whilst a great endorsement for any shoe, I don’t think donning a pair of Evo Mafates alone will get us there, but …
