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Trail shoes for Xcountry

  • 19-02-2010 1:12pm
    #1
    gerard65
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    I'm finding spikes are tearing the calfs out off me, especially my left leg which I over-pronate. After my last two XC races and training on a grass track yesterday my achilles and lower calf are fecked. So I need to come up with another option. Are Trail shoes an option? Has anyone used them for xc got a feedback?


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  • #2
    shels4ever
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    gerard65 wrote: »
    I'm finding spikes are tearing the calfs out off me, especially my left leg which I over-pronate. After my last two XC races and training on a grass track yesterday my achilles and lower calf are fecked. So I need to come up with another option. Are Trail shoes an option? Has anyone used them for xc got a feedback?

    Had the ssame problem myself, I think Krusty run the inter XC in a pair and then did ok . I think he might have posted about them with a photo too.


  • #3
    Krusty_Clown
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    What do you mean 'then did ok'? I did fabulous! :)

    I've never worn a pair of spikes, so have no means of comparison, but if you're goal is to do well in an XC race, then I think you're better off with the spikes. Trail running shoes are definitely better than ordinary running shoes on a muddy XC circuit, but definitely not the equivalent of spikes.

    If it's cushioning you want, then I reckon again, the trail shoes come somewhere in the middle. If it's just for running on muddy grass, then they would be ideal. I really like the Inov-8 brand. Wiggle has a good selection here:
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/s/cycle/7/?Wd=inov-8 They also sell them in Amphibian King and Snow and rock (though smaller, more expensive selections).

    Top Tip: you can also use them on trails. :)


  • #4
    shels4ever
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    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    What do you mean 'then did ok'? I did fabulous! :)

    Ah yes you did, but the shoes did well :) , or are they taking all the credit for your good run?


  • #5
    Jip
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    There was a similar question posted recently with regards to Gaelforce. Last time I worse spikes I was a teenager but wear a pair of Adidas trail runners when doing cross running, non competitive, or circuits on muddy fields at this time of the year. Not a whole lot of cushioning but I think that's the nature of trail runners but more comfortable than spikes anway.


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