Terrex Agravic Speed 2 Trail Running Shoes

I run in evo sl’s on the road and would not recommend the atr version - which I also have - for trail running. It’s still too unstable. It fits in my rotation as a winter/bad weather road shoe.

That clarifies why the Ultra was 50% off on the Adidas website… Anyway, just bought the Speed. It feels amazing. :) But there was indeed not a big difference between the previous models. So, all these changes make sense.

I have the Speed and it is awesome already. Now they open that window for you to run on top of the lightstrike pro... I can definitely see the appeal. It makes me wonder if that's what the 2026 adizeros, like the Boston 14, will become.

Vectiv Sky 2 I imagine can go longer and are more protective. The Speeds feel quite minimal despite the stack as there is no rock protection, and you need to be up on your toes for them to work. It's more a tempo trail shoe. I can't run slowly in them.

Agravic Speeds are also good hybrids - only they are very narrow and suck if you pronate.

Have to hard disagree on this. I find the Agravic Speed more of a tempo trail shoe good for short and fast runs with nice bounce and rocker, but it's limited in grip (2.5 mm lugs!), protection (no rockplate, thin soft foam), and fit (unpadded upper). My feet get seriously beat up in these shoes with stone hits. Are you sure you don't mean the Agravic Speed Ultra or the Agravic 3? More versatile in this case would mean an all-mountain shoe - one that can handle a variety of distances and terrain in comfort. So Prodigio Pro is probably a spot-on recommendation.

Not sure I trust the official specs - I measure them at 2mm at the center and 3mm for the outside lugs, but whatever, in practice I find the actual traction pretty good. Protection is only bad under the big toe for me actually. I think the main problem for long distances is it's not a shoe you can relax in. It needs concentration and it also wants to go fast all the time. Version 2 of this shoe has the potential to be amazing if they tweak it a bit.

Serious problems with that floppy heel. It just doesn't contain my foot on downhills. I would wait and see if the Speed 2 has fixed this.

>I want a fast, stable shoe with a nice bouncy foam. Agravic Speeds are not stable at all. Also very narrow fit, and my big toe get's pushed inward affecting stability more. Upper is quite flimsy and doesn't hold your foot well on technical downhills - you can feel your foot fighting the upper. Also no heel counter. I had the Rift too, also a poor upper and lockdown, but the shoe is more stable although I don't like how the outsole is curved upwards on the sides. But underfoot experience - bounce and rocker is nicer than the Agravic Speeds. A shoe I recommend checking out is the Prodigio Pro, as it somehow has excellent lockdown, bounce, stability all at once. It's probably overkill/costly as a training shoe though and I would pair it with something cheaper like Kigers or Peregrines or regular Prodigio.

I just gave the Agravic Speeds another run to test them again. Definitely feels very minimal compared to the Rift on step in. There is just not enough foam here to be considered bouncy overall. My feet get quite beat up in these shoes. Also you need to run fast for this shoe to work. When you slow down and you strike further back they just don't work. So for that reason they are definitely not a daily trainer not a long distance shoe. I needed to be on my toes and constantly using my posterior chain to make these shoes work. So they are more a tempo trail shoe and more comparable to shoes like the Salomon Pulsar than the Rifts.

Aero Glide/Blaze 3 GRVL perfect for this. I would lean towards the Blaze since they are firmer and you can find them super cheap right now. Take the Glide if you want to use them for >50% road vs. trail. Adidas Terrex Speed would also work for this, but it's a faster tempo type shoe and works best at speed with a mid to forefoot strike. All 3 of these shoes I would go 1/2 size down as they run long. Sizing down also helps makes them narrower.

I'm definitely not a skilled trail runner but I really love my Terrex Aggravic Speed (bonus: buy from UE!)

Puma DN2 would be the answer all day long some time ago. Today, I'd probably pack the nimble and fun Adidas Terrex Agravic Speeds (non-ultra version) - one of the things scarce reviews never mentioned is that they're great even for longer paved sections, as the lugs don't really get in the way somehow.

Non ultra version is my shorter race trail shoe