Nike - Air Zoom Pegasus 36 Trail

The earlier range of Nike Trail shoes were not good. I had a pair of Nike Peg Trail 36s and while light and snappy, were brutal on technical terrain. I've got three different models of Nike's now, and IMO are some of the most underrated trail lines currently out there. \- Peg Trails - Are the best Door-to-Trail shoe out there. Somehow light and snappy enough for road while being rugged enough for trail terrain. \- Wildhorse 8s - When it gets muddy here in the PNW, I switch to these. Chunky lugs, and great grip for wet days on the trail. They're pretty damn heavy, but are very comfortable. \- Zegama 2s: I've heard them compared to the HOKA Mafate's and I tend to agree. All day trail eaters. \*Big caveat being that I have a very narrow foot and tend to like more aggressive trail running shoes.

Happy to see I own three shoes featured on this list. \- Nike Peg Trail: A perfect door to trail shoe. Light, snappy, and can easily log long miles. Advised only for light trail terrain, think California carpet. \- HOKA Mafate Speed: Will just eat any type of terrain. Ran a 50k and never once bothered my feet. \- Nike Zegama 2: Have a pair stashed in the closet, ready for use.

The earlier range of Nike Trail shoes were not good. I had a pair of Nike Peg Trail 36s and while light and snappy, were brutal on technical terrain. I've got three different models of Nike's now, and IMO are some of the most underrated trail lines currently out there. \- Peg Trails - Are the best Door-to-Trail shoe out there. Somehow light and snappy enough for road while being rugged enough for trail terrain. \- Wildhorse 8s - When it gets muddy here in the PNW, I switch to these. Chunky lugs, and great grip for wet days on the trail. They're pretty damn heavy, but are very comfortable. \- Zegama 2s: I've heard them compared to the HOKA Mafate's and I tend to agree. All day trail eaters. \*Big caveat being that I have a very narrow foot and tend to like more aggressive trail running shoes.

I had the Goretex ones before, but switched to the non-goretex this year. They’re more breathable but IMO aesthetically they look cheaper. The goretex material has a kind of matte finish that looks nicer. But you can’t completely customise the colours of the goretex shoes which sucks because the default colour schemes are a bit meh

I hate that trail runners always seem to come in the most garish god awful colour schemes. No I don’t want burgundy and sky blue, or swamp green and blistering star orange. I want fucking black and white. Is that too much to ask for? Some places offer all black, but personally I think all black shoes are pretty ugly. Reminds me of school or working in a restaurant. I like Nike Pegasus trail runners because Nike let you completely customise the colour scheme, like you can choose the colour of _every single component_. It’s a really cool idea, but I literally just use it to make a colour scheme that should exist by default. Black and fucking white!!

This is just my opinion but I wear Mammut hiking boots and various Nike Trail runners. The Mammut boots are extremely comfortable, durable and waterproof. Offers great ankle support and are still very light boots. Nikes are just personally my favourite shoe to wear. I have a few of their trail runners. Gortex and non goetex types. Pegasus and Wildhorse. I really like the Pegasus versions. For what I put them through each pair last me about a year. But I do find them very comfortable and appreciate the weatherproofing for certain conditions. Some people may disagree as some are not fans of Nike, but this is just for my personal experience. Like many others have said it’s all about preference and the shape of your foot. One one shoe may fit great for one person, but may not fit great for somebody else. I’d suggest finding some outdoor store that has a good selection and trying on different brands to see what suits you.

Juniper trail was my all around shoes when i started my trail running and my japan shoes. Pegasus trail is the better version.

There's no problem with her wearing the same model almost exclusively, especially for a daily trainer like the Pegasus and Peg Trail. As versions of models can change significantly, and often not for the better, she may want to buy several pairs as they go on sale, before they disappear. I previously had five pairs of the Nike Alphafly 1 that I used for racing road marathons and half marathons. The later versions of that shoe didn't have the same magic for me.

Great options! Pegasus Trail for road to trail and back.

For a trail running shoe the atc rubber outsole on the Nike peg trail is particularly un “luggy“. In fact that is the biggest complaint I hear against it in the store I work.

I could be wrong but it looks like you’re choosing trail shoes; are you running off road/track? I’ve had okay results doing shorter runs in the snow/slush in trail shoes (they’re given me decent traction) but on any longer runs they really beat up my legs. I attribute that to running on road/sidewalk and not dirt trails. I had a pair of Pegusus “shield” shoes I liked quite a bit but I retired them before this winter and have been trying the Vomero 18 GTX. Traction has been great on everything except true sheets of ice and they’re easier on my legs so far but I haven’t gone on a run longer than 5K in them yet.

Surprisingly the Nike peg trail fits great. Nike has the best foam too imo

Controversial take, but I really like the Nike peg trails. Big toe box, great foam, stable, decent traction

Nike peg trail had a surprisingly wide toe box. I had a massive bunion that required cutting open many of my running shoes and had surgery last year.

I love the Nike peg trail for running and agree they are some of the best looking trail shoes available. However I hate walking in them. Far too soft.