@@George-lz6ue hopefully but when I spoke to ASICS they mentioned they weren't planned in the Australian line

Not a problem as I said I find the belt a little bouncy I much prefer my old Ultimate direction belt and am trying to hunt one down. If you can go a size smaller the salomon belt may not be quite as bouncy, however the belt seems to be made to carry the water at the front which isn't my preference

@@andrew_tntfit I’m looking to get the XS. Was it annoying even with the bottle at the back? I don’t usually carry bottles but will be running longer distances. Do you think a 50ml bottle will be okay to hold at the back?

​@@vlalaha I found it tough to get a 500ml bottle in and out at the back but think a 250ml would be easy enough to get in and out

That review will be coming shortly however I will be posting a review on one of my favourite daily trainers next 👍

@@George-lz6ue I wore my Norda 001 definitely a good shoe choice for this race enough cushion and great grip especially for the back part of the race that I ended up missing part of as it is super technical and scrambly

@@andrew_tntfit Thanks for the speedy reply! Hope you do a best of 2024 trail shoe review covering the shoes you have used this year, or even over the past 18 months. It would be good to get an Aussie perspective.

@@George-lz6ue definitely something I can look at doing I have worn a fair few different shoes this year

@@palmyarmyswim they definitely save your legs similar to the vectiv pro, and yes with the slightly higher stack height you do need to be a little more careful of some rocks and tree roots

How did the shoes go in your race?

For a beginner I would lean towards the trabuco or the Fuji lite depending on how much cushion you want they both have a slightly more aggressive grip than the metafuji trail. Trabuco will give you more cushion where the fufi lite will give you some cushion but also more ground feel.

Thanks heaps for your advice. I got a pair of tarbuco 12, got them for a good price and they seem to get top reviews as a trail runner.

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With all seriousness I had anxiety watching you run down the stairs

@george-lz6ue I have a lot of shoes I have run in the mafate speed they are a great shoe! In my current rotation I am wearing norda 001 nice soft nimble shoe lower stack but feels very cushioned I am also wearing north face vectiv enduris 3amother nice soft shoe these however have a tough plate instead of a carbon plate to be a more everyday runner. I have also run in the north face vectiv pro which were soft cushioned and felt fast but in my opinion poor grip durability. The ASICS metafuji have a cushioned feel I would say similar to the mafate but feels faster due to the plate. However the mafate would definitely excel over these on your technical trails

@@andrew_tntfit Thanks very much for the detailed reply Andrew. All makes sense.

@@Adamrizaldy91 I did a run on some wet muddy fire trailsnthe other day and they handled pretty well

I don't have the fuji speed I would say looking at specs these would definitely be more cushioned. I'm currently.looking at picking up the speed 3 but theybare tough to get in Australia

Cheers what shoes do you currently wear