Best Road To Trail Running Shoes [SEPT 2024]

[@TomCantu-q2x]

I have a Challenger 7 GTX and I really like them. You are right when you say road and trail. Super comfortable underfoot on either surface.

[@trailandkale]

They’re a special breed

[@TomCantu-q2x]

@ I thought I was being weird for liking them so much because you don’t hear too much about them. They are my wet weather go too’s even if I’m not running.

[@trailandkale]

@TomCantu-q2x not weird at all - they’re damn good shoes

[@madmickomm1885]

Friendly suggestion - not sure you need a 3 min intro before you get into the reviews.

[@trailandkale]

Ok, thank you. I’ll try to reduce it

[@madmickomm1885]

@@trailandkale I do enjoy your videos. Many thanks

[@trailandkale]

Thank you. Always working to improve the output so welcome constructive criticism 👍🏼

[@Pnwrunner]

I appreciate the lead in. I guess you can’t please everyone. 😊

[@trailandkale]

@ALRPNW oh well that’s great to hear too! Thank you! I do like to set the stage and define what I can before sharing my knowledge on things. I’ll try and get something in between for my roundup intros. New video dropping soon all about the best trail racing shoes right now. Filmed before these recommendations

[@suggg]

For me, right now, on dry, hilly, moderately technical trails - the Asics Superblast 2 is getting the job done - climbing, descending, off chamber lengths, comfortable precise fit. Out of the box, the forefoot is a bit stiff, but with some manual flexing from the toe zone to the midfoot zone, the overall forefoot becomes quite flexible. On dry, slightly maintained trails, this shoe is really fun and fast.

[@trailandkale]

I can see how they could be fun on very mild, dry, and non technical trails. The super blast is a very fun road super trainer

[@suggg]

Also, the nice thing about the super blast shoes is the complimentary song from the band lush of the same name. You can hum that song while you're railing away on trails in the Asics shoes

[@trailandkale]

lol what a tune that was! Takes me back!

[@karlosfandango6637]

I'm considering New Balance More v3 trail.

[@trailandkale]

I haven’t tried them yet

[@trailandkale]

Let me know if you have any questions or if you’re just not sure which running shoes you need and need some pointers, just let me know your situation and I’ll get you hooked up with the best running shoes for you. Your loyal running shoe expert, Alastair.

[@trailandkale]

Also to be fair to me, the intro was actually only 2 mins, not 3z

[@jackjude]

Puma Voyage Nitro 3

[@shohibwijaya7904]

Will there be a review of The North Face Altamesa 500/300?

[@trailandkale]

I’ll see if I can get hold of them 👍🏼

[@carlorunning85]

Could u please review the new balance venym...they are awesome 👌...

[@trailandkale]

I’ll try and get hold of them! 👍🏼

[@demirgokturk3140]

Hello, I am looking for shoes for running only on dirt and flat roads. Light terrain, that is. Sometimes I want to use them on very short asphalt roads. Nike Trial 5 or Zegama 2, which one should I buy?

[@trailandkale]

The Nike Pegasus Trail 5 does a better job at doing both. That said the Zegama 2 will perform well for both too and has some more cushioning under the forefoot,

[@stephensolis6824]

Would you consider the Ultraglide 2 to be a Road to Trail shoe? If so, and you've run in it, how would you rank it against the Pegasus 5?

[@trailandkale]

Hey 👋🏼 no the ultraglide 2 is an all mountain trail running shoe and a very good one too ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXnVgpyMo72Fj7csi=_YFVE5KECmZBC9ab )! It’s a very different shoe to the peg trail 5, so tricky to compare the two but if you have a specific thing you want to know about on either or how that specific thing compares, let me know.

[@SumukhDhawade]

Thoughts on Norda’s lineup?

[@trailandkale]

Unfortunately not had a chance to test them yet.

[@Nyelands]

@@trailandkale So how can you say the shoes in the video are the best?

[@trailandkale]

Because they’re the best I’ve reviewed so far

[@sdnalyam]

How about the Brooks Divide as a Road to Trail shoe?.

[@trailandkale]

I need to get hold of a pair of them to review. If they're good enough to make it on the list I'll do an update video.

[@saltydog6241]

I wish the Pegasus Trail did not have such a big drop. I’ve never run in a trail shoe with more than a 5mm drop (most have been zero to 4mm), so not sure how I feel about nearly doubling that with the Pegasus.

[@trailandkale]

I’d recommend trying them as the drop doesn’t feel that high, it feels more like 6mm. I’m one of the biggest high drop haters out there 😄but understand their purpose for some runners.

[@saltydog6241]

@@trailandkale Bunch of colors are 40% on Nike’s website, so maybe I will!

[@trailandkale]

BarGAIN!

[@shashankshekhar3564]

What about caldera 7

[@trailandkale]

That’s not a road to trail shoe - it’s a great trail shoe though!

[@shashankshekhar3564]

@@trailandkale between glycerin 21 and ghost max which is better for light runs. Please suggest.

[@trailandkale]

@shashankshekhar3564 I prefer the ghost max 👍🏼