I have heard great things about Inov8 shoes. Specifically from the world of OCR. Not only are they supposed to be great trail shoes, they say the tread on these shoes is excellent for obstacles - climbing walls, ropes, getting through mud, etc. I am a minimal shoe girl, but my last pair of trail shoes was way too barefoot for me. What I mean by that is I felt EVERY single rock I stepped on. My old shoes were also very "floppy" and not great for gripping on obstacles. So for my next shoe I wanted something minimal, yet less BAREfoot than my old shoes. This shoe is minimal yet it should offer me more protection from rocks. It's still zero drop but it has a bit more cushion to it. Should be right up my alley. Plus I'm very excited to see how the tread will perform in obstacle races.
I got them from Running Warehouse for 85 bucks! Not bad for the pricier than most Inov8 brand - they retail around $130. The colors are not my thing, but it's the only color they offer in the Trailroc 226. Oh well, I have seen worse colors for running shoes!
Sadly I don't think they will get here before my next trail run... but I only have to get through 1 more run in my old shoes - which literally have holes in the sides. Can't wait to see this box on my doorstep!
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Let us know how you like them because I have been looking for a trail running shoes and don't even know where to start!
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