Endurance | Adventure | Chill
If you’ve been following the page for a while, you’ll have noticed a high proportion of shoes in the review section. It’s the product I get sent the most and the headline grabber, along with packs and watches. But what piece of gear do I use the most across all terrains, in the gym and…
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Scott have been on my radar for a while, but hadn’t come to the forefront, until now. In the past 18 months, a distinctive line of product has stood at top of many podiums in the Ultra Trail World Tour and Sky Running World Series. The RC or Race Concept. One product has stood far…
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Saucony’s Xodus 6 is designed to be tough, seriously tough. With an aggressive Vibram outsole and forefoot rock plate it’s built for chewing up trails and spitting them out of its high rise lugs. With a relatively soft sole it’s particularly suited to soft ground but still transitions well to harder surfaces. A wide heel…
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Hoka One One’s Speedgoat is a light, lively, all terrain shoe that puts comfort centre stage. Superb cushioning with a substantial outsole and good flexibility combine with a sticky vibram sole and full 4mm lugs to provide a shoe that comfort well beyond its low weight. Suitable for road use along with trails it’s a…
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Last year I reviewed the Speedgoat and I was undecided whether the maximal new age was for me. The midsole was a little soft for my liking for technical descents, but on the flats and climbs, I could see the benefit and they also worked wonders after I injured myself on a running trip to Chamonix. So,…
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When I took delivery of the Sense Mantra 3 last year I ended up using them on the road more than the trail. Living in a city and having to run to the trails, more often then not, my trail shoes share 20-30% of their time spent running on man made surfaces. What I noticed…
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I have a little thing for Saucony road shoes. I switched to the Kinvara 5 a few years ago, and truth be told, wouldn’t put anything else on my feet for a couple of years. Yes, the blown EVA outsoles wore down like a soft cheese being grated over 150 miles, but they ran fast,…
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Life in a Day, is Billy Yang’s latest full length feature film, following four female runners throughout the Western States 100 course. This isn’t the first time we have seen Billy capture the action of this icon of ultra running, if you haven’t watched it already, Western Time follows Nike Trail Athlete Sally McRae on her 2014…
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Unlike the vast majority of the running shoes I’ve reviewed over the past few years, I own the pair of Salomon S-LAB Sonic’s your eyes have set upon opening up this review. They came my way via Run Coed Y Brenin and it’s something I’d been looking to try out for a while. I remember when…
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Enduro. It conjures many thoughts of off road motorbikes and stage mountain bike races, testing the rider against a variety of terrain. The tools at their disposal need to be versatile, able to take on a variety of challenges and ultimately come out on top of the podium. So where does that leave us with…
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James Mackeddie 