Trail Runners

I'm a hard core trail runner. Love running in the mountains.... however, can't do that all the time so run on urban paths and trails for training. I'm fortunate I live in a town where we have lots of running paths.

I run on a range of trails ranging from very tame urban paths to very rocky mountain trails. I have different shoes for the different types of terrain. I have tried a number of different trail runners but my favorite by far are Salomon (I have a w...

Yeah, In fact it's just another type of footing. I sometimes imagine I'm running on hard rocks.

I'm on my second pair of Distance.  The first pair really rubbed my little toes during a half marathon, so I recently bought a half-size up.  They rub a bit, too, unfortunately, so I used pair #1 as my guineapigs and...

I prefer trails but end up running a popular loop after work with friends that includes some man-made surfaces. I really feel the difference in my legs, feet, and shins when I'm off the trail. The trail is much more comfortable for me. 

I don't have to deal with snow luckily! But as a slightly unrelated update my old Nikes I used for road runs were starting to get a bit worn, and I decided to go a bit lighter for road runs too. I tossed up between Inov8 and NewBalance Minimus roa...

Your goals sound great to me, even though flat country is horror for me :D I'm living in Germany close to the Schwarzwald. If I'm looking out of the window I only see hills and forrest and most of my runs include a lot of hill running. I've been r...

I've been using the Asics gel target GTX for almost a year now, they provide you with good grip and even work in deep snow. I've never had any problems with them but I think they are not produced anymore and I don't know the name of the folowing m...

I have also been reading a book on running technique and gait analysis, and found that I was touching down too far ahead of my body, which lead to a bit of a heel strike. I've brought it back a bit and run with a fairly neutral strike now and have...

LOL. That happens ofent when poeple change ot a forefoot strike: Many think that "forefoot strike" actualy means running as if you were dancing ballet XD  And this can be quite painful after a while (and uneficcient). 

I have 2 pairs, stocked up. Love them. I use them for almost all my training runs. On road they are a bit hard to the legs... but well, it always happens on road if you are used to trail. O trail they are just awesome. I would however have wa...

Hey all.

I just noticed that I was in no trail running tribe... I am currently doing only road competitions... while my training is in a great part trail. Unfortunately in my little and flat country (Holland) it is a bit difficult to find places...

 Run a short and a long run each week for a month

Glad you found some shoes... I know recently Merrell started offering the Trail Glove in a wide width, for the reasons you mentioned.  I certainly noticed the snugness of them.  As for making the transition, do take it slow! most folks that mo...

Well in the end I wasn't quite game to buy online without trying them, so I eventually found the Merrell Trail Gloves in a local shop. They did seem very narrow and squeezed the centre of my foot fairly tight. It took a bit of pulling to get the w...

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One word: winter. Okay, they...

Solomon XTR are my shoes of choice for trail running. Other shoes I find have a tendency to not hold up as well to the daily challenges I take my foot wear through. I find them sturdy and fairly lightweight as well. T...

I run trails in my Vibram Five Finger