Hoka Speedgoat 5 Review By 3 Runners: Best trail shoe of 2022?

[@willbutcher9712]

Did you say 70 marathons in 70 days?! Wow, I’ll take a pair of those. Awesome effort

[@crunchyapplepie4987]

The upper is definite more comfortable and breathable than the 4. However, the new heel implantation on the 5 is a nightmare. For every run, I need to re-lace and pull hard on the lace to get a proper lock down. The 4 has a more noticeable rocker geometry and offers better foot protection from the trail. The 5 feel flat and lower down to the ground because Hoka has swapped out for a thinner insole. I do not favour the minor update on its outsole. It feels as if the speedgoat has lost some of its bite.

[@antoinedaina355]

Thanks for the review. I would love to love the SG5 but the ankle collar is so high that when the terrain becomes steep, off-camber or very technical, it eats my malleolus. The discomfort is so important that I cannot use them for the long mountainous runs I was foreseeing. But if these fit your feet I am convinced they are fantastic to run.

[@chad.haggerty]

Same issue. On heavily off cancer stuff, it is painful. For everything else I love it.

[@alanorcharton8855]

Similar ankle issues at first but now after about 30 miles in the shoe I don’t notice it anymore

[@parkerliang]

I have the same problem with my SG5. I have to tight the lances quite tight to prevent it bump into my malleolus. But because the lances are tight, the top of foot gets eaten up by the lances. I only use them for my 20km trail runs. For longer runs, I would wear my trusty SG4 as the ankle collar is lower and the upper is better at preventing water/rocks getting into the shoe.

[@roustabout4fun]

Darn good shoe and works as well as a Swiss Army Knife. A Fine shoe that has been improved.

[@scottwells4705]

A speedgoat 5 vs tecton x video would be great!

[@thealfgunvald]

Thanks for this review, very useful! Would this be a good shoe if your typical running route is 50-50 road and trail?

[@grantmckay7014]

How does the Speedgoat compare to the Challenger?

[@Meirion658]

How would you compaare these to the Salomon Ultra Gluide

[@LifeInTheLongRun]

Waiting for the wide 2E variant to arrive here 🇵🇭

[@bilaltahir9978]

How did the wide version perform for you?

[@LifeInTheLongRun]

@@bilaltahir9978 no available wide variant here. Been requesting for it since.

[@flankman9385]

@@LifeInTheLongRun yeah they’re lacking in wide, funny enough here in America this is one of two hiking shoes carried in EE.

[@tono1665]

Did any of you suffer heel slippage. I got mine today but the heel slips unless I heel lock that I don’t particularly like as it seems to add more pressure on the top of my foot.

[@38sep]

Any thoughts on this compared to Saucony Xodus Ultra?

[@desidesigning]

Shoe has almost no padding in the tongue. Also, the sole is very frail and designed to break and fray. A truly wonderful design with planned obsolescence.

[@stevros48]

How does this compare to the asics trabuco or trabuco max ?

[@stevros48]

Is this shoe ok for a mild overpronator ?

[@kingy1204]

would this be a good option for a 50km race gents?

[@Runningheartdoc]

This or the tecton x for running on buffed out trails?

[@mikeshaw4610]

From those that have this any input on how well the SG5 drains water. I would be using on on Spartan OCR races and there will be water to go though.

[@colinstewart1432]

You'll be fine. They drain well. 👍

[@breem8257]

I twisted my ankle badly with speedgoat 4. It's lacking in stability in super technical terrain like on uneven rocky surfaces. I wonder about the speedgoat 5. Is the stability better?

[@joneaton3366]

Answer is no. You better on buying torrent or zinal

[@breem8257]

Thank you for your advice. I appreciate it very much.

[@InfoConGafas]

Also, "not twisting your ankle" is far more dependent on the environment and mainly your proprioceptive skills than the shoe. If you blame a shoe for twisting your ankle, you'll never find a shoe that does the job for you

[@ifonly4486]

As a classic Salomon firm ride for technical terrain i've never been a fan of Mushy Hokas. Too soft for my liking and that plain EVA midsole packs up way too quickly....

[@bikeinmotion]

I've ran over 800km in both the EVO Mafate 1 as well as the EVO Speedgoat. The S/Lab Ultra 1 I had to throw away after 550km (and lots of hills) because it was just a a hard brick and my knees started to hurt ... And the Hokas might be soft but they are also springy...

[@RowOfMushyTiT]

@@bikeinmotion To be fair the S/Lab Ultra 1 was the worst Salomon shoe ever made IMHO.

[@joneaton3366]

Yes a very good shoe, but for me to be a avoided if running routes have contoured landscape and your running on a slant.

[@AGC828]

IF HOKA could offer a GORE-TEX version of htis shoe....and "winter tire tread".....as there are runners who run during the winter months ...or through the wet...as well..

[@chad.haggerty]

Th SG4 Goretex was a little disappointing. Heavier, upper felt very inflexible.

[@flankman9385]

Hello non native speaker here why say “kinda of” “sort of” so much. With what meaning? I am learning sorry for that.

[@jonathanmayer9271]

So disappointed with this shoe. It gives zero grip on surfaces that are even slightly wet or sandy. If you running on technical trails like me, please avoid the speedgoat 5.

[@stevros48]

Jeez really ? And I thought it was meant to be one of the best traction shoes out there