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It’s all down to personal preference when it comes to actual performance. I was recommended Altras by everyone until I bought them, and they don’t offer enough support for hiking, and aren’t gorp enough for gorp purposes. I enjoy a big drop, so NB Heirros are great. I think that nothing beats my Nike Pegasus II for overall hiking. I racked up 1,1000 miles of trail running and hiking in 2021 in those bad boys. I’d suggest trying on something with a rock plate, if you haven’t already.
I get the worse foot camps in my Wild Horses. I love the Speedlands but their current color scheme on the website is terrible. I need a shoe that has good width for the inner part of my arch. I was thinking Norda but reviews have me scared.
It depends on how much mud and slippery stuff you are going to encounter. If it's 10 mins of mud in a 3 hour race then you can loose 3 mins by wearing your Pegasus trail if not then get 6mm+ lugs on your shoes. If it's ice then any trail shoes plus decent ice grippers/studs will work well. I did a race at the weekend with roal to trail shoes plus grippers and it would have worked brilliantly had I bought decent grippers rather than use my wife's 5 year old £3 a pair rubber grippers with metal coils on. I do a triathlon in Scotland and wear my Inov8 mudtalons with 8mm lugs and they work really well. Half the run is mud or bog and I do not slip or slide. I've tried it in Nike Ultrafly and I was a lot slower! The most efficient trail shoes on runrepeat seem to be the Saucony Endorphin Edge and the Xodus Ultra 3. So if one of those has enough grip I would maybe give that a try. The best shoe is the one you already own, so if you have the Pegasus trail just wear it... But it is a very middling trail shoe. It does every pretty badly. It's not massively comfy, it's relatively slow and it's good poor grip... But you can look up your own metric see what you might like then try on a couple of them 🤞.
I've used Adidas Terrex, Vans, and now Nike Pegasus Trail. The Nike's have been my favorite thus far in terms of comfort and keeping my feet dry.
I swear by Nike Pegasus for trail shoes. I have the Nathan Pinnacle vest and love it, but it’s >$100
I had the peagus too, genuinely the worst trail shoes I’ve ever had, zegamas are better but I feel your pain
The Pegasus Trail is great for non-technical trails
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.
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