Hoka - Rocket X Trail

Thank you for the review! I bought these for Kodiak after my speedgoats needed to be replaced. I've seen mixed reviews but the rockets seem like they, at least, wont be a mitigating factor.

Second pair of Hoka Rocket X Trail.

A really fun shoe. Actually won a race back in August in version 1.

Look at the width of the base of the shoe. That thing is going to be perfectly stable for anyone that has an ounce of skill. Looks like a pretty damn good 50/100mile shoe for everything except hella muddy terrain.

It's not for technical trails at all, but pops at fast paces on packed dirt and gravel. Lugs are small so they can't handle mud that well. A solid shoe for a non technical half marathon or shorter race.

You also need to be on the lighter side. I'm 180 and bottomed out the plate at faster paces. I need a stiffer plate for this to work for me. Side note I test shoes for Hoka..so I had a fair amount of miles on them.

Yeah I really miss the era of profly dual foam (Mach 4, mafate 4). I did just get a pair of rocket X trail in the mail today, very excited to test them out. Loved the tecton X 3 too. Their premium shoes are phenomenal, their “standard” stuff has been “eh” lately. My main gripe is the cheap midsole foam. Starts out so plush but dies so quickly.

If it's light trail, and some road, then for Hoka the Rocket X Trail would be ideal, better than the Speedgoat and better than the Tecton X3

I also have the Rocket X Trail on my usual size and it is ok. I can see some people preferring to go up a half size, but for me they are TTS.

Hoka Rocket X Trail , tried and tested here and goes the distance for 8+ hours on feet.

Can't speak to the width 'cause I have narrow feet and have to heel lock these, but wanted to chime in that the Rocket X trails rip, a road race shoe with lugs. 3 runs so far (5,10,10) at 9:15 to 8:08 averages. They feel ok at 7:30 on the road too. You can comfortably go fast in a straight line. The lace holes allow you to dial in tension, as opposed to the goofy loop things on lots of trail shoes. Faster than the Tecton X3 within its limitations. Purchased for road-to-gravel marathon training long runs with some singletrack lite, only dislike is that the tongue is too short. Thought the ultrafly was a harsh shoe with a really wide toebox but average sloppy midfoot width, didn't keep them, can't imagine a long blister-free run.

The Rocket X Trail also has a carbon plate, higher stack and it most likely is the faster shoe, however a stiff carbon plated shoe can be quite uncomfortable the hike in steeper sections.