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5.0 out of 5 starsThey're minimal and light enough with excellent priopreception (both for road and trail) and responsive for ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016
Not sure what's up with all the negative reviews. I've 3 pairs, and have put around 800 miles on one of them, and plan to put a couple hundred more before moving to the next pair. I've run in snow, rain, on and off road (but mostly hilly road). They're minimal and light enough with excellent priopreception (both for road and trail) and responsive for natural, injury free, efficient, and agile gate, and supportive and protective enough for sprinting and speed. The zero drop keeps the achilles tendon limber and tendonitis-free. I alternate between these and my Newton Distance s 3 (though prefer more cushioned shoes such as my izumas, brooks pure line, and altras for longer distances). Perfect for short to medium distances. And of course, as with all minimal shoes, be cautious if these are your first (as the tendons in the foot take a while to stretch out). What I love particularly about them is that they stable and responsive both on road and trail, durable, yet both for training and as racing flat. They look deceptively small, but offer plenty of room in the toe box for the toes to splay, and are snug like a glove through the rest of the foot. People with low arches might find the rockered in sole to be intrusive, but I have high arches. The shoe only gets better with time. I'm a fore-foot/toe striker, and aside from lateral wear on the forefoot of the outsole, the shoe remains responsive and stable, with even more ground feel after hundreds of miles. I'm glad I got 3 pairs of them, when they were on sale. I wish I got a couple more.
