Gel-Trabuco 12

asics trabuco 12 - best trail running shoe imo, super comfy, long lasting and great grip. Check the reviews on these 10/10

I would go with something that’s less squishy, I tried the AP5s and I felt I would roll my ankle. I went with asics trabuco 12s, did a couple of races in them. they’re pretty stable, and I over pronate a lot. my road shoes are. asics gel kayanos

I’ve ran shorter trail races in asics trabuco 12, and I do my runs in a nimbus 27. I would actually recommend a trabuco max 4 if you can try it in a store. I tried it recently and still debating if I should get it for my race next year(half marathon tho not a 50k, i’m not that brave like you lol)

I have flat feet and overpronate. My road to trail shoes are the north face altamesa 500s. I highly recommend it, wide forefoot too. I have a wide fore foot🥲okay they do not do that well on mud. for technical and some mud I recommend asics trabuco, I have the 12 and I run trail races in them

yeah go to a good local running store, they will get a proper fit for you. I have the same problem, I went to a local place they let me try a bunch of different shoes. I ended up with asics trabuco 12 from the store. I hike and run in them. Great traction, but the padding could be better. Decent ground feel though. I also run lighter trails with gravel in northface altamesa 500, it’s higher stack but it’s more comfortable as I am pretty heavy.

I run in Gel Trabuco 12 and would say it doesn’t sound like what you’re looking for. It’s got a bit of cushion, but definitely not a lot. Maybe the Trabuco Max? I haven’t tried that version though.

Asics trabucos work for me in highly technical terrain. Enough cushion but still quite stiff, not very high and wide fit. Trabuco 13s upper is not good, it breaks really easy, I'm in my second pair and I won't get more than 400km from any of them (second one is a replacement sent by Asics). 11 and 12 work better for this kind of skyrunning. I was getting around 700/800km put of them.

I went from trabuco 11, to 12 and now 13. They feel wide and roomy, and too squishy what I like when power hiking a lot. The outsole and the shoe itself is more running oriented than in 12 and 11, but still confortable. Haven't try the 14s, but they keep doing it less and less technical and more running oriented. With this fit I also liked agility peak 5, zegama 2s (they are very soft), Sportiva akasha 2. Topos MTN racer 3 if the arch fits you looks nice, too narrow for me. I know, but haven't tried myself, Inov8 fit is quite wide and confortable.

Asics trabucos work for me in highly technical terrain. Enough cushion but still quite stiff, not very high and wide fit. Trabuco 13s upper is not good, it breaks really easy, I'm in my second pair and I won't get more than 400km from any of them (second one is a replacement sent by Asics). 11 and 12 work better for this kind of skyrunning. I was getting around 700/800km put of them.

Asics trabuco is quite wide. Topo MTN racer 3 is too narrow for me too, mostly due to the midfoot

Asics trabucos are wide and roomy. The speedgoats 2E are actually very narrow and low volume. Even the mafate speed 4 in normal width are roomier. I tried topo MTN racer 3. They are wide in the forefoot, but narrow in the arch/midfoot. Can't wear them Agility peak 5 is also wide and high volume.

Have a look at Asics line up. Trabuco and trabuco max. They are plenty wide. I tried speedgoats 2E, they are not any wide. Mafate 4s are actually wider, but still not enough for me if I'm going long.

The ones that fit me well. I really enjoyed the old NB hierro V5 and V6, then they made them narrower and not using them anymore. Asics shoes fit me really well, used lots of pairs of trabuco and some Fuji lite for speedwork and short racing. Deciding between mount to coast T1 and Sportiva prodigio pro for this year's long objetive in high mountain technical terrain, 10 hours or so. If anyone has both, will appreciate an insight.

I don't have experience with the Trabuco 13, but the Trabuco 12 has been a good durable shoe for me, and well suited to mountain races. The outsole works well on wet or dry rock as well.

Asics Trabuco have worked well for me.