ASICS METAFUJI TRAIL FIRST THOUGHTS

After a 11km run these are my first thoughts on the new ASICS MetaFuji Trail accompanied with footage of the trails that I ran in The Royal National park in sydney Australia
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[@tacticalcenter8658]

Thank you for the review on these. Subbed and looking for updates

[@andrew_tntfit]

Cheers what shoes do you currently wear

[@palmyarmyswim]

Yo andrew, how would you compare the ability to 'save your legs' compared to the north face you reviewed? Oh and does the higher stack mean you need to be more aware of roots/rocks? Cheers!

[@andrew_tntfit]

@@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

[@TheCurriepower]

Amazing review. Using the Metafuji’s for the Jungfrau Marathon next weekend

[@andrew_tntfit]

How did the shoes go in your race?

[@andyc4827]

Top video mate, good honest review with some grate footage of your run . I've only just started trail running and currently using my road shoes Asics kinsie blast . looking to buy some trail runners. tossing up between the Asics METAFUJI TRAIL and GEL-TRABUCO 12 as they are currently on sale for half the price of the metafuji and look like they have more grip . what would be your thoughts and recommendations for a beginner running 5 to 10 km on a mix of trails from light gravel to some more bush trails like you filmed.

[@andrew_tntfit]

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.

[@andyc4827]

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.

[@George-lz6ue]

Thanks for this Andrew, appreciated the view of the mixed trail and single track you ran on. Could you say what other trail shoes you use, and how these compare to those. I'm currently using the Hoka Mafate Speed 4 and the Saucony Xodus 2 and highly rate both these shoes.

[@andrew_tntfit]

@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

[@George-lz6ue]

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

[@Adamrizaldy91]

Is it good or slippery on rain shadow desert terrain?

[@andrew_tntfit]

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

[@Iyengar7]

hey bro, I have had my fujispeed.. close to 75k.. how do these compare?

[@andrew_tntfit]

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