Adidas - Terrex Agravic 3

Rocky 50k in Huntsville, TX on Saturday. I was planning to run in MtC H1. Now it looks like it's going to rain and I'm considering the Adidas Terrex Agravic 3, my only other trail shoe and the only one with real lugs (4mm inner, 5mm outer). The H1's have little 2mm lugs. I have a couple hundred miles in the latter, but only one 15mi run in the Adidas (Pentland Hills in Scotland). They've been sitting unused since. I'm wondering if I should go with the longer lugs for potentially wet ground on those piney woods trails.

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Try on some Terrex Agravic 3s. Pretty affordable, lightweight, good tech and I find them stable

I had the SG5, which seems to be very similar to the 6, and run in the Agravic 3 right now. For me they are very similar. Both do well on fire roads, single trails, more technical stuff, and both can take road segments too. Both very good grip. The Agravic fits me better for my wide feet. So I'd try on both and decide purely by comfort/fit, the rest is more or less the same (level of 'great').

Damn! Just bought some Terrex Agravic 3 for my autumn/winter park runs. This would've solve my concerns.

Adidas Agravic 3's tend to go no sale quite often. That's a solid trail shoe. Brooks Divide is also a solid budget option - cheap to begin with and they also go on sale. Keep an eye out for Merrell sales too - Long Sky 2 Matryx is great, but the regular non-Matryx version is also good, and cheaper.

How technical is the trail? I have the Agravic Speed and the energy return feels great to me, but they are not super stable for technical terrain and I hear the Ultra is even less so. I recently did a 28km trail race and used the Agravic 3 and they felt perfect for that terrain. Between the two you're looking at I think the Speed is a better bet but you're ideally going to be running fast and on the forefoot since that's where it feels best.

I bought the Agravic 3 to replace the SG5. Both are solid all rounders so I don’t think you can go far wrong with either. I felt that the Agravic 3 was more fun to run in, and the outsole is holding up better. It’s quite a firm shoe particularly on road. I expect this is the slightly more breathable shoe as it has a thin plastic upper and some padding around the heel, but neither are bad for breathability. The SG5 was softer (think 6 might be firmer). It is a very stable shoe due to how wide the sole is which is quite useful as a beginner shoe. The upper has more stretch to it, so might accommodate more foot shapes.

The answer for me has been trail shoes, I live at about 800m and sometimes get a lot of snow. Just try and dress accordingly but not excessively, if it’s 0 degrees I have a long sleeve and put a t shirt on top (yeah I know it’s weird but I like it), tights from decathlon(just regular, not the warm kind), some longer socks, gloves, a light bonnet and a something around the neck. If it’s below-5 then I get a warmer running jacket, I got one from asics a while ago that’s been great, only bought it because it was wayyy cheaper, you can unzip it if it gets to hot, even has 2 zippers in the back that you can open for air circulation. But there are many brands. If it’s raining heavily but not as cold just take a cap and a water proof jacket. Oh and I’m running in trail shoes when there’s snow, be it in the pavement or forest, I use some Nike Pegasus trail versions, and adidas Agravic 3, or even the mafate 5 if it’s really bad. Your feet will get wet, but just consider it to be part of your training, you never know how the weather is going to be like when a race arrives.

The adidas terrex agravic 3 might be a good option. Perfect for everyday trail running and offer grip. Perfect for a beginner. Some sizes and colour ways are as low as £60 at the minute. It's worth noting that a lot of adidas footwear run narrow and small and maybe worth sizing up.