ASICS - FUJISPEED 4

I personally prefer Xodus. It has Saucony's racing foam that's surrounded by a firmer foam. People have completed UTMB wearing that shoe so should be OK for Sahyadri trails. Fujispeed is good as well, but since it's plated, it's a little aggressive. It's designed for speed - it's even in the name. It's less than ideal for casual use. Depends entirely on your use case.

S-tier: Asicsgrip. Tested it on mossy wet rocks by the waterfall. Beats megagrip

I use Asics fujispeed 4 for interval days and short races up to 25k or so. Cushioned enough, lightweight, good grip and nice to run in.

Asicsgrip is amazing. I have a pair of old Fujilyte 2 to walk the dog and these MFs still stick to the ground as fairly new. I've done super fast series on technical terrain where at first I would've swear I was about to kill myself but nope. On the other hand I have always Found LaSportiva Akasha awesome, I guess the rest of the lineup will be similar regarding the proper sole/terrains intended. Once you've run a few miles to get rid of that "new sole coating" they move incredible. Less over wet rock/soils but very nice anyways, slipped just two or three times in a +1000kms distance span.

I brought these as a dressier option for a 3-week UK trip, intending to wear some newish Asics trail runners as an outdoorsy shoe. Asics is usually my go-to comfortable shoe brand, but that pair wrecked my feet within the first week. The Mizzles took on full duty and were a godsend.

For me in wet terrain with rocks, the best is Asicsgrip (6). After that, probably Vibram (tried in Hoka and Nike shoes), Contagrip in Salomon Speedcross 4 and Continental in various Adidas models. Here, some variation between them (for example, Continental in Adidas Terrex Two Flow is better than in Adidas Terrex Agravic Flow 2.0 (so a 4 for them). After those, probably the outsole by La Sportiva (in Jackal model) and various Nike outsoles (Kiger 8, Wildhorse 6, Pegasus 4 TR) in wet terrain (btw, in mid Spring to mid Autumn, Nike are pretty nice shoes here)

I have this shoe and I assumed the hard insole was because of the pebax plate, now I’m going to try swapping it out. I do like them despite the rough ride.

I’ve seen not so much reviews of this shoe so I thought that I’ll give it a shot. (Also this is my first review) **Total distance ran:** 160 km **Type of runs:** Easy 8-16km (pavement, trail), Intervals 800m (track) **Weather ran in:** Autum vibes, without heavy rain. **My profile:** I’ve been running around two years. Height: 180cm Weight: 80kg PBs: half - 1:23h, 10k - 38:55, 5k - 18:30 Strike Type: Forefoot/Midfoot Average runs a week 60/70km (rails, park roads, paved roads and track). **Range of average pace with this shoe:** 4:50/km - 3:30/km **Positives:** * Light, Great feel of propulsion, Superb traction **Negatives:** * Not so much cushion, Insole hard as rock **Overview:** Upper - Mesh, something out of race shoes, but with reinforcement bits in some places, heel padded, comfy. Good lockdown, tongue is slim, but didn’t bother me that much. EU 46 size is regular for me in Asics and it fits great as usual. Insole - weird, stiff as hell, hard as rock, I changed  it for the ones from Novablast 4, and the feeling is 200% better .  Midsole - A sandwich of FFblast+ with Pebax plate in the middle. It's hard, but kinda responsive. The plate might give it a little bit of liveliness, because the foam is nither bouncy, nor squishy. Its there, and that’s all to it. Outsole - Asics grip in its best form. 3,5mm Lugs with some cutouts for foam to expand. Great traction on wet pavement, even damp track. Great on packed and regular trails. If you are familiar with it, you won’t be disappointed. My thoughts - I wanted something that would be a child of Novablast and Trabuco. I wanted something that can handle terrain, wet pavement but at faster paces. In road shoes I would have a headache from amount of options but if you want something with thread, there is pretty much nothing. I found them on sale and thought I give them a go since I have some Asics shoes and they are good. This shoe is hard and not so bouncy. The hard insole amplifies that feeling, so I highly recommend swapping it out for something more comfortable. But don’t get me wrong, its not a bad shoe. It goes places, and it goes fast. For me it really shines when I pick up the pace, especially in terrain. It gives great traction, and amazing feel of what are you stepping on. It inspires confidence to push it a little bit more. What really surprised me was its performance on track, It grips the red stuff great and gives amazing feedback. The plate gives a little bit of push forward.  Thinking about it, I think my feet got spoiled with running in bigger stacks, because this is the only issue of this shoe, the rest is great.  **Worth buying?:** If you can handle less bounce, more to the ground feel and are looking for shoe for faster training days and 5k/10k starts that are on trail or park roads, this is great shoe to consider.

Appreciate the Altra Olympus 6 rec! And I definitely plan to try any of these on, just trying to start with a long list -- haven't hiked enough in trail runners yet to know my preferences. I know that Asics trail running shoes feel great even on 20+ mile days for me, but I find that they wear out quite quickly and imagine this might be why I see them recommended less on here.

I'm a brand new trail runner but I'm enjoying the Asics Fujispeed 3's, they're not that much under 9oz, but they are under. Also I loved the weight of the Adidas Agravic speed, but the ankle hold was too stiff and cut into my Achilles so bad I couldn't use them.