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 …
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: 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: 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 …
Last updated: 20-Dec-18 By Alice Morrison Brooks once saved my life, or at least my feet. I was doing a world first trek from the Atlas to the Atlantic in 2015 and as it was hiking with tent, supplies etc was wearing my much-loved Scarpa boots. I hadn’t bargained for the extra pressure of a …
Last updated: 30-Dec-19 By Fiona Outdoors The new On Running Cloudventure shoe series is “made for trail runners on a mission”. The brand states: “Cloudventure is a lightweight, fast and engineered shoe to handle anything the mountains can throw at you, whether you’re going up or down.” I have tested the shoes on a range …
Last updated: 26-Oct-18 By Seth Grotzke Dynafit’s logo perfectly captures their dedication to excellence. Focused. Intense. Intimidating. They have created some great running kit, and the Dynafit Ultra Pro shoe is a good addition to their solid line. If you have never tried their shoe, it is worth considering especially if you are headed to …
By Dan Stinton I’d enjoyed running so much in the Scarpa Neutron 2s that I’d genuinely forgotten I was meant to be reviewing them! Having been romping over the Peak District all summer, it’s now starting to get a little cooler and wetter and may be time to be dig out something with deeper lugs, …
Last updated: 08-Apr-19 By James Eacott According to HOKA ONE ONE, the Torrent is a ‘super lightweight, nimble, and technical trail racer which allows you to tackle a variety of terrain at any speed’. Let’s see, shall we! Features Open engineered mesh construction PROFLY midsole Multidirectional lugs Protective outlays Weight: 254g (size EU 42) Forefoot …
Last updated: 27-Dec-18 By Fiona Outdoors No doubt, you will have heard the news of inov-8’s “revolutionary world-first in sports footwear”. The British brand has teamed up with the University of Manchester to become the first company to incorporate graphene into running and fitness shoes. Why graphene? Among many other things, graphene is very strong, …
