FuelCell SuperComp Trail

I had the version one. It was definitely a snug fitting shoe. It felt reasonably fast but mine failed badly at 254 km. The forefoot foam collapsed on both shoes and now appears in a sunken in fashion that looks conformed around the plate. Absolutely no cushion left. Don’t think I’d bother trying the shoe again even in v2

I have the original supercomp trail it felt like a slimmed down half marathon at most race shoe (tight fitting, little cushion). I am probably the last person to talk to about energy return but it never seemed exciting to me and that is confirmed on runrepeat in the energy return section. I got it like 60-70% off but would have felt ripped off at full price. So this better be a major revamp to be worth the money, imho.

The more a shoe is a tight (race) fit the more likely I have this happen. I don’t think sizing up would help those type of shoes. For example I can run in the New Balance Supercomp Trail for 14-15 miles if steep but I couldn’t do that same run the next day because those shoes are very hard on the toes. But I could do any steepness in the New Balance More Trail v3, which has a bit bigger toe box (but not as roomy as an Altra Olympus, which I find too roomy for moving fast).

The FuelCell Supercomp trail I would say is more geared for shorter races. It is so tight fitting I wouldn’t want to run more than 2-2.5 hours in it.

I've only ever used the SuperComp Trail so I don't know either, but looking at them I'd go with Fresh Foam personally. I see some wide's available in your size here (where I buy all my NB for road and trail): [https://www.joesnewbalanceoutlet.com/pd/fresh-foam-x-hierro-v9/MTHIERV9-50176.html](https://www.joesnewbalanceoutlet.com/pd/fresh-foam-x-hierro-v9/MTHIERV9-50176.html)

Kjerag is a good shout. I enjoyed NB SC Trail too.

New Balance Supercomp Trail is this shoe. You can get them discounted these days too.