Brooks - Divide 5

Currently working through a pair of Divide 5. I personally love them. They have nice cushion and I didn’t feel the typical need to wear them in feel that most new shoes have. The toe box isn’t large so would consider that depending on your foot size.

I bought a pair of Divide 5 (non-GTX) on sale at around 85€, they are pretty decent trainers, used them on road to trail and even on technical with good results, kinda slippery on wet terrain and wouldn't use them for an ultra but I think they are good all around cheap shoes, the kind OP probably wants for a first pair until they figure out what they need/prefer, the only problem I had is that the upper was tearing already at around 350km (the outsole seems very durable though). I'm currently running with other shoes so cannot comment on the performance after 350km but I think I'll squeeze at least another 300km out of them, so they are worth the price

I use the Brooks Divide 4 on most of my runs because my routes alternate between street surface, gravel, and trail. So far i'm content with them (having run about 450km in them this year).

I would try a pair of Brooks Divide 5 trail runners; it’s a model designed for both running on pavement and easy trails. I bought three pairs for easy hiking (dirt, gravel, grass, rock), and I’ve really liked how they feel as they’ve helped me with my Achilles problems. I’m well over 300 miles on each and they’ve held up quite well. Brooks says they’re a 300-500 mile shoe. But best of all they’re super affordable at around $100 bucks. Recently, I’ve seen them sold for as low as $76. I consider them a great buy. Check ‘em out...!

Brooks divide 5s with superfeet. They can be worn w/o socks and easily dryout so they stink like the Brooks soles do

Brooks Divide would be great.  Non technical means different things to different people. To me, I would use road shoes on a non technical trail. I ran Javelina 100k in Brooks Ghosts 

Brooks Divide is marketed as an all-terrain shoe. The rubber is harder than things like mega-grip and the lugs are shallower than typical trail shoes. I bought a pair to try out since I generally run exclusively in trail shoes, even when logging city miles. My take is they truly are an “all terrain” concept, so when I’m on roads they are fine and when I’m on gross (wet or muddy) trails I do notice the lost traction, but they get by and are much better than a road shoe. On dry trail I cannot tell a noticeable difference with something more aggressive. Would recommend, but if you are OK with more aggressively wearing down some trail shoes, I’d just get a pair of trail shoes. I still prefer my Hoka Speedgoats over anything.

Trail runners - I run my street and treadmill stuff in Hokas but do not like their trail runners, so I use Brooks Divides. I get at least 2 years out of a pair, playing 2x weekly. Fantastic grip and feel. Only problem is they're not waterproof.

Brooks Divide, marketed as a hybrid trail shoe. I used it comfortably during my transition from road to trails. I would wear it for the very rugged trails though.

Check out Brooks Divides. They are a hybrid shoe for trail and road. I find them to be very stable. I also love Brooks Cascadias but they have a rock plate which can be really firm.

Brooks Divide is a good cheap robust entry trail shoe. But look for deals. There are always deals. And every brand has an equivalent version.

The Divide works well for me on the road and is so much better on light trails than a road shoe.

I like Divide, Cascadia, and Caldera and rotate between them, plus have a couple pairs of Glycerins and Ghosts floating around!

I wear Cascadia, Divide, and Caldera daily (one pair of the same shoes on each foot, haha) and rotate between them. I 50f live in rural King County, WA and it’s hilly everywhere except most of the rail trail. I love all three pairs, Caldera being my personal favorite, but my trails aren’t super technical (soil, rocks, pebbles and not really even true foothills or mountains, just big hills). They work well for my use in almost all weather (I add nano or micro spikes for snow and ice)!

I’m super biased, but I vote Brooks based on my own Brooks brand loyalty! I wear Cascadias, Divides, and Calderas and love them all!

Since I’m about to hit the rural road and then trail and then road, I’m literally wearing Brooks Cascadia as I type! I also have Caldera and Divide and rotate between the three!

+1 for Brooks! I especially like Caldera, but Cascadia and Divide (which may be discontinued?) are great, too! I’m from the rural part of the county near Seattle in the convergence zone and I haven’t had luck with the GTX versions because they still have eyelets that actively let rain in! What does help for that is, for me, wool blend socks all year in varying weights!

+1 for Brooks, especially Caldera, but I love Cascadia and Divide (which might be discontinued?!)!

Brooks Cascade, Divide, and Caldera are my go-to shoes and I wear them for road and trail!

What works for me running in rural county near the Cascade foothills and Seattle: Brooks trail shoes! The trails here are too hilly and rocky/rooty to be comfy in road shoes, but the rural roads are rocky/tree debris covered and hilly, so trail shoes are better 3/4 of the year here in the valley towns which I run! I wear Cascadia, Caldera and wore Divide until they weren’t available.