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I do more or less everything in a pair of Adidas Terrex trail runners (the Rain.Rdy ones). Well except actually run, because I don’t do that, and I’d avoid anything where I’m actively expecting my feet to get absolutely *saturated*. Although that said, they stood up really well on a couple of recent forest walks where there was a couple of inches of fresh snow laid. Absolutely no soak-through to my socks, across about 6-7 miles each time. And just yesterday I got them absolutely caked in wet mud in the same forest across the same time/distance - and again they held up perfectly. They wash really well. Only thing I wouldn’t attempt in them is where I’m expecting really slippy conditions (beyond a bit of mud trampling), such as hard ice, or always-wet rock. But I’m a very cautious winter walker anyway, and unlikely to go out of my way to encounter packed ice in *any* shoes, full stop.
I have a pair of Adidas ColdReady waterproof trail runners for winter use. They do well for the wet, windy, cold weather for me in Northern Poland. I used to have some from ON running that were terrible in cold weather, the soles can’t handle it and turn into bricks for cushion and ice skates for traction. That’s been my issue with most trail runners in below freezing and why I switched to the Adidas ones. Nike has some decent waterproof running shoes that are supposed to handle the cold well to now in the ACG line. But I haven’t tried them myself. Columbia would be my other recommendation for some tennis shoe like waterproof and insulated options that you can use for walking and city use.
I've used Adidas Terrex, Vans, and now Nike Pegasus Trail. The Nike's have been my favorite thus far in terms of comfort and keeping my feet dry.
Trail Runners are my favorite, I particularly enjoy Adidas Terrex I always have a waterproof and non-waterproof pair and use whichever is more suitable for conditions that day. I play a couple times a week and my shoes typically last 1.5-2 years that way
Adidas Terrex is the answer.
They start off still and feel like sneakers once walked-in. Used them for 1 year of daily wearing from Mexico to Colombia. Some models also look enough to pass for actual sneakers instead of hiking shoes
I used to be a trail runner convert but I just got a pair of Adidas Terrex and am currently travelling in them and I won't go back.
I’d say don’t fix whats not broken. I like the terrex personally. I’ve only tried some Pegasus trails besides the terrex but I ruined em pretty quickly. I tend to drag my back foot when I fore hand. I have a buddy who raves about the Saucony endorphins as well.
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