24 in Trail Running Shoes
New Balance - Fresh Foam X Hierro v8 Gore-Tex®
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"I used mine for mixed road trail running all week and for walks around town."
"love them for hiking and throwing"
"New Balance Hierro is what i use for trail running and / or hiking."
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"I love the slightly wider fit of my New Balance Hierros."
"New Balance Hierro, wide"
"New Balace Hierro V7 and V8 (I think) come in wide fit ... I’ve had a few pairs and they’re great."
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"I put them through bearings and have had pairs hold up nearly to 1000 miles."
"Hierro v8 have been one of my favourite shoes, I managed to bring them to 850 km"
"I’ve put probably ~25 miles on them already and they show almost no wear."
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"My longest day in them was 32 miles with 10k gain and not a hotspot to write about. And this was over East Coast muddy rooty rocky wet."
"to not need breaking in"
"Of all the trail runners I tried on it was the most comfortable"
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"the Hierro which is pretty much a lifestyle shoe with a tread and sucks for running."
"the Hierro which is pretty much a lifestyle shoe with a tread and sucks for running."
"pretty heavy"
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"I find the higher the stack leads to more rolling ankles. ... Shoes that have not worked for me: Brooks Cascadia, New Balance Hierro ... they have been directly correlated to rolled ankles for me"
"The Hierro was a great fit, but too soft and unstable in the heel on technical terrain"
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"High stack does mean they're not the most stable shoes. Not for unstable terrain."
"I find the higher the stack leads to more rolling ankles. ... Shoes that have not worked for me: Brooks Cascadia, New Balance Hierro ... they have been directly correlated to rolled ankles for me"
"The Hierro was a great fit, but too soft and unstable in the heel on technical terrain"
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"the bottoms are too thin to protect my feet"
"the upper had a really big tear on the side by then though."
LeagueAggravating595 0.5I own 3 pairs: New Balance Mid Hiero GTX, Adidas Mid Terrex Free Hiker 2 GTX and Salomon Low Cut X Ultra 4 GTX. All great choices.
saakit 0.5I’ve got both the asics trabuco gtx 12 and the new balance hierro goretex. Both are great shoes I bought on discount. The asics are a bit more sturdy, harder grip and less breathable whereas the new balance I would wear to work on a rainy day
Specific-Pear-3763 0.5New Balance Hierro x Fresh Foam goretex trail shoes. Feet are warm and dry! I just use my regular running socks with them.
Asianthunder17 0.55'10 and 210 and I dig the New Balance Hierro series, my 8s are going strong at 250 miles and 9s are quite nice in the rotation as well.
BillyBobGTS 0.5Altra Olympus are great shoes, but it's worth noting that theyre zero drop, which if you're not used to it will feel really strange and likely give you pain in your calves due to them putting more pressure on your lower legs. If you want that Altra feel but aren't used to zero drop it's worth looking at the Altra Experience Wild which have a 4mm drop Personally, I love my New Balance Hierro v8 and my Nike Pegasus Trail 5, which are very do everything shoes and are really comfortable
Fine_Accountant_8093 0.5Thank you! I’ve tried topo terra venture wide, way too narrow at the mid foot for me. I’ve also tried nb hierro in 4E and the toe box was too cramped, going to try the altra lone peak next, hopefully on wide version. Thanks for your suggestions.
IgorOldfalcan 0.5Trabuco (12) have great durability as road to trail shoes, can definitely recommend them. Hierro v8 have been one of my favourite shoes, I managed to bring them to 850 km, the upper had a really big tear on the side by then though. V9 weren't as good, had problems with the laces and less durable overall
nicolexavier 0.5New Balace Hierro V7 and V8 (I think) come in wide fit, I’ve had a few pairs and they’re great. ON running also do trail shoes and generally have a wide toe box. i have wide feet and really rate their road shoes
PersonalityPrize3492 0.5I like hierro 8 but depends on when fits your feet best
Prudent_Candidate566 0.5I’m tried the speedgoat wide and it’s not very wide at all. The Topo Mtn Racer 4 wide is wider. (Narrowest) Speedgoat wide <<< Mtn Racer 4 wide <= Altra LP normal < Ultraventure wide <= Altra LP wide (widest) Somewhere in there is the Hierro 4E, but that is so high volume without being all that wide in the forefoot.
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