“good off road shoe”

“I purchased the shoes in august of 08, I ran on the trails in boston. When I first got them they were hard to get used to, rather rigid shoe without lots of squish and a tough glove to shove your foot into. I used to always run in salamon XA's but they started out squishy and got to soft too fast, difficult for off road running. So I decide to try a firmer shoe - very firm. The shoe has great traction in wet, muddy, grass, offroad, and that is what they are made for. Now I do not feel all the little pebbles I used to feel with the XA's, my feet do not get as sore while running. I perfer a thick wool sock to run with - that is the icing on the cake for these shoes, I bougth a second pair last week... now in colorado - more snow and wet, really enjoy the shoes. I run 10-15 a week at a 7min mile pace....”