ASICS - GEL-VENTURE 10 WATERPROOF

Thanks! I’m about to buy my first pair of Venture 10s in a few minutes — just getting started with trail running. Hope you’re still rocking yours!

Hey! Yes, I’ve already used them on 7 different trail runs of up to 8 km. I’m quite new to trail running, so I might not be able to give a full-on expert review, but here are my thoughts: The grip is really good — super solid on all kinds of terrain. That said, they do feel a bit heavy on my feet. From what I understand, most trail running shoes are heavier than road running ones anyway. For example, the weight difference with the Hoka Speedgoat 5 is only about 30 grams (320g vs 292g), so it’s not a huge gap.

I was wondering about starting trail running and began searching for a good pair of shoes that weren't too expensive. The ASICS Venture 10 was the one I chose. I wasn’t on a very technical trail, so I could enjoy the downhills without fear of slipping (and I went quite fast). They’re not too heavy (I would say they’re pretty light for me) and provide great protection against rocks. That’s my contribution as a beginner in trail running. I hope it can be helpful to someone.

With my odd feet these are the only shoes that sub 2 times the price that fit my feet and running style properly (in 12-EEEE) (as a point that's half a size up over my running shoes, I'm an 11.5 US normally). I wanted to get more expensive ones honestly, and tried a lot, but yeah ended up back to these.

ASICS gel venture 10 comes in extra wide. I have somewhat wide feet and mid level arches and they fit pretty well. The gel Trabuco in standard is also on the wide side.

I have Merrell Trail Glove 7s. I think they are usually $120 but I got a sale color at right around $100 at the outlet a few months ago. It looks like right now they only have one women’s color on sale and no men’s colors, but if you keep checking back they may have something. That said my go to hiking shoe is the ASICS Gel Venture. Since it’s a trail runner, it doesn’t last all that long but they are cheap and I’ve gone through so many pairs.

I just wear inexpensive Gel Ventures and they work fine for me. I did a hike today and was struggling over what shoes to wear for it because I knew it would probably be wet and gross and I just wore them and had no real issues. Yeah they got wet, but otherwise no complaints. I’ve run through so many pairs over the years. FWIW I am a heavy supinator so I do better in thinner soles.