Adidas - Terrex Agravic 3

mejo mabigat yan pero comfortable

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.

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.

I agree with this advice! The right shoe is most often the one that fits you the best. You ask more of your shoes on trail than on road so a good fit is important. By the looks of it, the Terrex has a slightly more accommodating fit, especially in the toebox. Speedgoats are great but tend to be very narrow and pointy in the toebox, but actually not crazy narrow on the rest of the shoe.

I tried the SG on in a local REI and thought it was too narrow. Instead, I bought some Agravic 3s on deep sale on the Adidas app and have been really enjoying them. Outsole is grippy and doesn’t have any holes to collect dirt or rocks. Toe box is a roomy enough. Ran them on dry and wet park trails, roots/light rocks- Nothing crazy technical. I’m a true US9.5 but typically buy 10 in most brands of road shoes. Adidas doesn’t fit me great because of their typical narrowness but 9.5s typically fit me better in their road shoes. With the Agravics- 10 worked great.