GEL-TRABUCO 13 GTX

I started (M/43/UK) running properly when I was 36. I had attempted it for a year or so, thinking 1-3km was a run and I’d be totally done. Started on tarmac and thought it was all about speed. Since moving to fell and trail I absolutely love it. I’ve had many different shoes over the last few years, but my best advice would be to go to a local store like Runners Need/Cotswold Outdoor or similar and try on some shoes. If you find a pair you like, pop online to see what the best price available is on sites like Sportsshoes.com. Or, if money isn’t an issue, and you want to support local independent running store then go for it. I’m using Asics Gel-Trabuco 13 GTX, which I love, but previously I had the Salomon Sense Ride 5’s which covered me for almost 1100km on trails/fells before I retired them. Other shoes have been Hoka Challenger 7 ATR (more trail/road mix) since moving to trail and they were ok. Fells can get pretty wet, with loose ground, so I’m tempted to look at some Nnormal Kjerag 2.0 or Inov8 shoes as my next pair. Something with real grip. Enjoy the trails!

I would go for North Face Vective Enduris 4, or maybe Merrel Mtl Adapt Matryx. I’m 90 kg, have wide feet and run on technical terrain in Norway (it often rains, so a lot of mud, and with periods of snow). I have ran in: • Hoka Speedgoat 5 - not very durable grip. • New Balance Hierro V9 - A bit unstable. • Asics Gel - Trabuco 13 GTX - Caused achilles pain.

Thanks i ended up ordering Salomon Aero Blaze 3 GRVL GTX and it's perfect! A very bouncy GTX running off road hybrid shoe. Would recommend. I also order the Gel Trabuco 13 GTX and this were not so good so they are going back.

It’s a pity, because those who fit it report good results. And it actually feels more energetic than my Cascadia 18 so I liked that. In the end, it wasn’t a good match.

Oh interesting because I read a lot how they’re both good but the Trabuco had better grip in mud and snow. Well, I’ll test them and in any case I can return them and get the Cascadia 19 GTX.

Damn everything. I just came home, tried them for 5 minutes, they felt tight, and started noticing something in the left foot, down right and top left. Also the upper ceiling is too low to fit my orthopedic insoles, although that stretched after a bit. I removed them and switched to the Cascadia and my feet breathed! Same merino socks, same orthopedic insoles. I’ll return them tomorrow and buy the Cascadia 19 GTX.

Do a search in this sub, there’s a lot of data. I remember there’s even a post of a guy who analyzed the frequency of positive answers to questions about shoes for different types trails and distances, and poured all in a spreadsheet ranking them. To your question, I live and die for the Brooks Cascadia 19. I had the 18 and now the 19 GTX because I did a winter race with snow and ice and mud, and it’s a great shoe. I also tried the Asics Trabuco Gel 13 and it’s likely great but my feet found them too narrow. Same with La Sportiva Bushido III. That’s why it’s important to try the shoes and if it’s in a store maybe they have a terrain to run on. Side note: I’m looking forward to try once the NNormal Tomir 2.0 since they seem to be in the same area than the Cascadia.

Trail runners, my pair of ASICS waterproof trail runners is the best gear I purchased it does everything you mentioned, if you get black ones you can go out with them as well