Trail shoes on the road?

[BJH]

must buy new shoes part way through the tour.

Paradise Lake, Albion Hills, Run for the Toad; you'll be wearing those new Montrails most of September!

So my Asics are scheduled to be replaced part way through the Fall Tour. Not a big deal. But I was wondering ... how much do you guys use your trail shoes on the road?

[Size5]

I really think it depends on the trail shoes you choose. Some trail shoes are more "forgiving".

I personally criss-cross from trail to road to trail a lot so I tend to wear my trail shoes in the city. I'll wear road shoes when I run on the TM or during speed sessions and the likes. I even wear my trail shoes in the winter - better grip!

S5

[BaldGuy]

So the corollary to this would be: if I'm braving a couple of trail races this fall (just for fun), should I be investing in a pair of trail shoes in, say, the next couple of weeks? Or should I risk running in my roadies?

BG (Quaking with Trepidation)

[BJH]

So the corollary to this would be: if I'm braving a couple of trail races this fall (just for fun), should I be investing in a pair of trail shoes in, say, the next couple of weeks? Or should I risk running in my roadies?

BG (Quaking with Trepidation)

Look for the picture of dirty road running shoes in the rotation. Those were my brand new shoes after Sulphur Springs.

I think it depends on the course. Sulphur Springs was okay to do in road runners. Rattlesnake Point was tricky to do in road runners.

[MINITEE]

I got trail shoes last winter... for the better footing only. I do find mine to "sturdy" for running on bare pavement though. I figure that's what happened to my shin back in January.

It looks like they will be getting put to use this fall though!

I have the Saucony Grid Trail (or something like that ) I got them at the RR & that was all they had.

[dwayne_runs_far]

It all depends on the rigidity of the trail shoe. Some have a more solid rock plate that runs the whole length of the shoe, others are just a beefed up road shoe.

I have the Adidas Response Trail that tend to fall in the middle of the spectrum. I will actually run on the grass boulevard rather than the road on my way to the trailhead.

Dwayne

[runjanerun]

I find my trail shoes don't have enough cushioning to be running on the asphalt, so I don't use them on the roads. If we have to run along a road, as we do sometimes when we are changing from one part of the trail to another, I will run on the gravel. Otherwise, my knees don't like it.

[garth]

Don't really have an opinion, I just wear road shoes but I had thought that trail shoes have a bit softer sole and would wear out quicker with pavement use.

[runjanerun]

I find mine are harder, actually, than my road shoes. There isn't as much give in them as my road shoes.

[Double Bellybuster]

Trail shoes can be great on the road if you are out ahead of the snow plows.

[erinmcd]

I generally run to my local trails- 1 of them is 3km by road, the other is 6km by road, so I have a couple of prs of trail shoes that I will wear for those runs, but at least 1 other pair that I wear only on trails.

Altra Lone Peak- only on trails- I don't want to wear down the knobbies too much by wearing them on the road.
Altra Superior- I use these for going back and forth- they aren't very knobby, and they feel pretty good on the road, but give a bit more grip on the trails than my road shoes do.
Salomon X Scream- these are from their City Trail Line- they feel like road shoes, but have a bit more grip so they're good for mixed use.