Brooks - Catamount Agil

I’ve had multiple pairs of both brands & have a pair of 1st gen Catamounts still. It’s a real hard choice, love my Catamounts. Also love my Triumphs!

I know la sportiva kaptiva and use them for technical terrain. Akasha is a strange shoe for me … only works on forefoot. I also use speedgoat 5 and like it - can’t go wrong with 5 or 6. Mafate Speed also more for technical. I have also experience with catamount 1 and catamount 3. I don‘t have any experience with saucony peregrine. Over all the catamount 3 ist for me the most interesting shoe right now: fast on forefoot, rolling in the center and a softer feel on the heel than the speedgoat. No Vibram but the rubber of the 3 feels pretty sticky. All in all a really great shoe of it‘s not muddy. If la sportiva - I would give the prodigio or jackal boa a try. More modern kind of shoe. But: depending on your weight, fitness level, and your foot …

I've been dealing with insertional Achilles tendonitis recently and similar pain at the back of the heel. The most comfortable shoe in my rotation is Salomon S/lab Pulsar. It has a soft and pliable heel counter. The second most comfortable is probably NNormal Kjerag. Also I have an old pair of Brooks Catamount, which is the 1st version of the shoe. It is pretty comfortable too.

Northeast trail runner here as well, and am all too familiar with the hunt for the perfect shoe. I’m presently in Brooks Calderas. They’re tanks, and I love them because of it. Tons of protection underfoot and toe for all those pointy rocks and roots we deal with. They’re great for eating up high mileage days, and feel light enough for shorter midweek runs. For shorter, 25k or less, races I’m using the Brooks Catamount Agil. Love those as well, they’re like a beefed up XC spike; and just make you want to go fast! Super confident footing and good toe protection as well.

The best ones I had for me were Long Sky 2 Matryx and Catamount 3. I don't do well with too much height or too much cushion.

Catamount 3 are my favorite trail shoe at the moment. On my second pair. Available on Amazon and elsewhere for under $100. Lighter than calderas, much more nimble. Great traction. Plenty of room for my toes to spread out. Great ground feel and plenty of protection. Currently love the Hyperion max for roads as a frame of reference.

I wear the Brooks Catamount and I'm really happy with it!

Im ~85kg and found that i prefer firm and responsive when running (short) races, with a not-too-stretchy upper. I think the brooks catamount could be a good option - they feel fast, stable and sturdy (i have the 2’s). The kjerags works well for me too i must say.

With you. A lot of my running is in Brooks Catamounts, but when it’s muddy and wet the Speedcross come out. They are great shoes. But that is their main use, I wouldn’t use them for anything else.

Brooks Catamount > Lone Peak

I really love my catamounts. I did an extremely technical half marathon w/ 4500ft of gain/loss during the rain and they never slipped a single time and felt nimble all the way

I have a really narrow midfoot and heel. Like a really narrow heel and brooks has the best heel lock down, better than everything else. Even the brands known for having narrow shoes like Salomon and La Sportiva. If brooks road shoes fit you really good I’d try the caldera and catamount. Both last years models can be had for about $100. Caldera for long slow days, catamount for faster. Could be catamount for everything if you like a little bit lower to the ground shoe.

I understand the thinking behind Gore-tex shoes. If water can't get in, it also can't get out. Recipe for blisters and skin damage (in longer distances). I've run in Brooks Catamount for everything from one-hour Sunday runs to 35-milers, including several races that were insanely wet and muddy. Paired with Feetures trail socks, I've never had a single problem. They drain really well.

Your 10k time is pretty fast - you can get more racing style trail shoes built short fast trail races . The brooks catamount is an example of that . ( I know this because I’m racing a trail half in July and looking for something !) However you’ll wear the lugs out more quickly on the road hence if it’s basic trail , dry and not technical - and more road - you might be better off just wearing your normal racing shoes and saving a few quid .

I’m in the rocky/rooty Southeast and primarily run in my Brooks Cascadias, and for smoother/faster stuff switch to the Catamounts. Love them.

001 for the Long Haul, Brooks Catamount for the quick dirt, Salomon S/Lab Genesis when I want some cushion and it’s not wet (for some reason that contragrip doesn’t grip on the VT mountains with even the littlest bit of moisture), 002 sometimes but not often

I’m shocked. I run trails in the Catalinas and Rincons half the year and I tear through my Brooks Catamounts in like 200 miles. I need to try these.

Brooks Catamount or Catamount 2. I haven’t tried the 3s so can’t recommend them. What didn’t work on the SG5’s? For me it was the width. Will have to get wide if I go there again. EDIT: missed the bit about treadmill. Have no idea but a little road and mostly trail is perfect for Catamounts.

I picked up some Gel Trabucos here recently and love them. Other shoes I have been wearing are xodus ultras, mtn racers and brooks catamount. Fit wise I love them, they feel stable and enough cushion while not being clunky like my catamounts.

Big fan of Brooks Catamount. You can usually find last years models at deep discounts. Great all arounder.

Amazing on all types of terrain. Hard rock, mud, hard trail. You name it, Cascadia can do it. It's my big mountain shoe, with Catamount being my daily hard trail lap shoe.