La Sportiva - Prodigio

They were much too narrow for my slightly larger than average width foot.

Just getting ready to ship mine back. My normal size is 13 w and ordered a 14 (47). My big toe hit the front and it felt narrow. Not sure I’ll try a 15 as I don’t know if that would solve the narrowness.

Reg prodigios and pros are the same size for me. If anything, there's more room in the Pros.

The ogs were soooo good and grippy and fast but the pros def for like 50 mile and up are sooo light fast and responsive… def the best released shoes for a few years imo

Bought a pair a month ago, my first La Sportivas.  Tried them in the store and fell in love.  Had them for 2 weeks and liked them so much I ran Chuckanut 50k in them after only a few short runs.  It was a muddy shit show and the shoes were great. No idea how they perform in the desert, and no idea about longevity, but so far I love this shoe.  I come from topos and altras, and usually have trouble with fit.  Everyone says half size up, but I tried both and stayed true to size.  YMMV.

I ran in the Pro's today, just an easy 5k to test them out and I did get the same size as my reg Prodigos annnnd I need to exchange them for half a size up. They seemed fine when I put them on but once I started running they def squeeze my toes in a bit too much and I felt sore on the base of my foot afterwards. That is just my personal experience, you may have a different experience due to foot shape, etc.

Damn. I wished these worked for me, I love the OG Prodigios and still run in them and love them. Tried these in multiple sizes and they made my feet ache like hell even just walking in them and I have never had that experience in any shoe before. So very strange, esp considering all of my climbing and trail running shoes have always been Sportiva and never had any issues like that!

I did a techy 50k in Ontario in the La Sportiva Prodigio. Only downside is they’re not amaaaazingly secure on wet rock but they’re not bad 

I've had the Jackal II, the Prodigio, and now the Prod Pros. Loved them all. Really excellent, rugged shoes with good hiking mileage left after they're done as runners.

Trying to remember and I don't think so no. I just found that while it was nice and nimble it wasn't quite enough cushion for efforts longer than about 50k

I’ve owned both the Prodigio and the prod pros! Prefer the pros for ultras but now that I’ve retired my regular prods from running, I love them as a hiking shoe 

I feel the 'new' range is just uninspiring and feels old fashioned. I tried the Trailfly Speed which was heavy with a dull foam. Standard Trailfly was heavier with more dull foam! They just aren't competitive with other shoes out there. La Sportiva Prodigio shows how a modern all round trail shoe should be (and it's been a massive success). It's a shameas they used to be one of my favourite shoe brands, I went through 4 pairs of the G270's loved that shoe. Numerous Roclite, Mudclaw, X-Talon. I just don't consider them as an option any more. I live in the Lake District and not many of my friends wear them either any more. Mudclaws used to be the go to. See a lot of VJ, Terrex, Nnormal, La Sportiva and Hoka now.

La Sportiva Prodigio, I like the Pro, but REI sells them. so...

yes, REI sells them. They have a Pro(my preferred) and a max. I heard the max is good for hiking.

It‘s a different concept. Prodigious for La Sportiva a more runningshoe like „Jackal“. The prodigio pro is another Level in the Trailrunning industry regarding supershoes. For normal runners, the normal prodigio is a cool shoe you can go everywhere over every distance. The pro is more the Über-Shoe right now especially for alpine and rocky trails with long distance where other plated models have their issues regarding groundfeel. Pro Testers write: The prodigio pro is there where a Speedgoat 6 should be. If you‘re looking for a well priced shoe line Speedgoat - Brooks Cascadia?

For uphill: Scarpa Spin Race - superlight, fast, Vibram outsole. Verry direct and less toe protection for downhills or when you get a bit tired. Scott Supertrac RC 3 - for technical up and downs, mudd, wet blocks wet roots … slim, light and awesome grip and deep lugs. Top upper - a beast! For more runnable terrain i like the la sportiva prodigio. It‘s like a rockershaped running shoe with great cushion under heel and midfoot - great grip! Brooks catamount 3 - great fit and cool in uphill through their plate, fast, agile but I use them just when conditions are dry. Fast shoe.

Colorado trail/mountain runner here. I would prioritize what you think would be most suitable for your running and backpacking adventures. The truth is most trail running outsoles will perform adequately on class 3 scrambling. Some outsoles are better than others (Vibram, VJ shoes, La Sportiva). I would avoid really max cushion shoes if you’re really worried about scrambling performance. If you like La Sportiva, def give their Prodigio a look, that’s more of their mountain running shoe some cushion for backpacking