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!
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!
Can’t beat the rubber on the mutants, but I’ve never ran in bushidos as they didn’t fit my feet. I also have the original Prodigio and the Pro’s. Mutants are more cushioned than the original Prodigios and the original Prodigios aren’t bad, but the stiff outer on the ankle brim would sometimes jab into my ankles on the downhills. The Pro’s are fun to run in, but not sure how they would be scrambling anything harder than 4th class.
Here's my video where I go through all the Prodigio's
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPTkQUDUmJ0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPTkQUDUmJ0)
OG Prodigio is going to be a bit less cush, less softer, and narrower.
If you look at the new Prodigio 2, it's a lot more like the Prodigio Pro, just not as racy.
I wear my Prodigios (original version) as my primary road to trail shoe. They seem to do a great job at this, but admittedly they see a lot more trail than road. I use a newer pair for the long trail runs and an older pair when I’ll be mostly on the road. Have a few pairs because was training for some long (for me) races last year.
My techy running shoe is the La Sportiva Bushido. They feel very stable and built like a tank. I use the La Sportiva Prodigios for longer runs and they do fine on technical terrain but the Bushido feels more stable due to the less cushioning. I feel cushioning is the tradeoff for longer runs run comfort at the expense of some stability, but either seem to work in technical terrain.
I’m looking for a versatile trail shoe for general forest running. Nothing too technical, mostly 60–90 minute trail runs.
I’d also want to use it for 2–3 shorter trail races a year (5–15 km) and the occasional easy hike with my kids.
I’m 82 kg, run a 40-minute 10K on the road, and MTB is my main sport. I mostly run in the off-season, so I’m after one do-it-all pair that’s comfortable for regular trail runs but still won’t feel sluggish in shorter races.
From reviews, these are the ones I’m considering:
• Saucony Peregrine 16
• ASICS Fuji Lite 6
• Brooks Catamount 4
Are these similar enough that I should just go with whichever fits best?
Or would something like the Trabuco or Cascadia make more sense?
For road running I use the Superblast 2, so for trails I’d prefer something lower and more natural-feeling.
Not sure how helpful this is but I did most of my training block for my upcoming 50k in T1s. They’ve largely been great and I’ve been happy with how nimble they are on moderately technical terrain, which is my favorite running. I’ve been rehabbing a hamstring injury so it’s only in the last 3-ish weeks that I’ve been running downhills aggressively. I got some pretty serious heel slippage and bite in my Achilles over the course of ~40 miles in two weekends. You can’t do a heel lock because of the lacing system. Other than that I’ve been super happy with them and I think they’d be great if I didn’t need to do 4000’ of downhill. Drainage on them was ok, not as great as my Bushidos but those have basically no foam.
I just got a pair of Prodigio pros for the race (in 10 days, gulp). I ran my first run in them yesterday. They did great, less heel bite, but not as obviously cushy as the T1s. It’s a little hard to compare since I’m in the throes of taper tantrums and my legs just feel a little dead. Haven’t tried them on a river crossing yet.
They’re both shoes with a lot to love. Jusg depends on how much nimble squish you like and whether you need a heel lock.
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