Went out to the JRP for a test run on the new kicks. My current trail shoe is the La Sportiva Wildcat. It's been a good shoe for me, but it's not quite wide enough and it's a bit on the heavy side so I'm looking for something wider and lighter to move into in the offseason. I went to Wasatch Running to check out several shoes I'd had my eye on for awhile. However, of all the shoes I'd researched, I didn't love a single one of them. Actually, I take that back... I do love the Altra's, but they don't make half sizes and a 12 is too small, and I slide around too much in a 13. Go figure.
So what happened? Well, I ended up getting a pair of Montrail Rogue Racers. They shave 4 ounces off my current shoe, have 3mm less drop and they're wider. Pretty good tradeoff if you ask me. I'm definitely going to have to work into the shoe though. After my 4 miler today, my calves were a little tight. Of course that could be a product of my weekend pacing duties as well, but I'm glad I didn't go any further.
Averaged 6:53 pace on the way out, 8:32 on the way back.
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