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Posted On: December 10th 2022, 07:27 pm
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Trails Of The Off-Season
Hitting the trails and doing other activities that I normally would veer away from during a training block is what I look most forward to in the off-season.
Out of fear of injury or just doing something stupid, I'll even keep my shoe rotation pretty tight depending on the distance I'm training for. This means I don't really get to try new shoes/gear until afterwards and the @hoka Tecton-X was one of shoes I had sitting in my closet, just itching to come out.
The problem with a lot of trail shoes I've had before is that they've always been heavy and clunky and my legs are always pretty beat up afterwards. Looking for a light shoe but also curious to the benefits of carbon fibre while off-road seemed to be what I needed.
Scroll through the carousel to see the initial impressions but spoiler alert, these are the best trail shoes I've tried especially when you need to transition through multiple surfaces like road/gravel. The carbon doesn't feel the same as in a road super shoe but also Hoka's current carbon line-up isn't very propulsive to begin with - more so effecting stability and efficiency.
For winter running, they would be great if you needed to do some speed work when the snow covers the sidewalks but, the thin upper and lack of weather-proof materials (esp where the porous tongue extends into the toebox) means that this would be for shorter sessions in less-sloppy conditions.
Having your legs feel great after a 18k trail run is a bonus but the real treat to the off-season is the other indulgences I usually avoid after runs. Also, hitting that much-needed reset button in both training and in life is my key to keeping this novelty alive.
Hitting the trails and doing other activities that I normally would veer away from during a training block is what I look most forward to in the off-season.
Out of fear of injury or just doing something stupid, I'll even keep my shoe rotation pretty tight depending on the distance I'm training for. This means I don't really get to try new shoes/gear until afterwards and the @hoka Tecton-X was one of shoes I had sitting in my closet, just itching to come out.
The problem with a lot of trail shoes I've had before is that they've always been heavy and clunky and my legs are always pretty beat up afterwards. Looking for a light shoe but also curious to the benefits of carbon fibre while off-road seemed to be what I needed.
Scroll through the carousel to see the initial impressions but spoiler alert, these are the best trail shoes I've tried especially when you need to transition through multiple surfaces like road/gravel. The carbon doesn't feel the same as in a road super shoe but also Hoka's current carbon line-up isn't very propulsive to begin with - more so effecting stability and efficiency.
For winter running, they would be great if you needed to do some speed work when the snow covers the sidewalks but, the thin upper and lack of weather-proof materials (esp where the porous tongue extends into the toebox) means that this would be for shorter sessions in less-sloppy conditions.
Having your legs feel great after a 18k trail run is a bonus but the real treat to the off-season is the other indulgences I usually avoid after runs. Also, hitting that much-needed reset button in both training and in life is my key to keeping this novelty alive.
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