Nike - Zoom Terra Kiger 5
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"My go to shoe for races and medium distance ... the kiger for races and most training days"
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"they have support in the toes for when you smash your foot in a root."
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"durable"
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"The only problem I ever have with them is it seems their toe box is too narrow compared to other brands. Hard on the feet with long runs."
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"A slight bit of mud and you're sliding about all over the place."
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"1. Old Nike Terra kiger"
"A slight bit of mud and you're sliding about all over the place."
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"some lugs ripped off and they were pretty thrashed generally ... I had to retire a pair of Nike Terra Kigers after ZG 50"
"I’ve just gone through 3-4 pairs of those."
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"some Nike trail runners I had in the past were very bad and unstable."
"some Nike trail runners I had in the past were very bad and unstable."
zygimanas 1.0Nike Kiger 5, Nike Kiger 6, Nike WildHorse 8 (everyday shoes), Nike Zegama, and now Nike Zegama 2.
7sport 0.2Here’s my contribution. I haven’t done controlled tests like you did, but I run a lot of rocky vertical terrain and have put lots of miles in all these shoes. Trying to focus here on wet rock grip from the outsole and ignore other shoe attributes (fit, lock down, flexibility/stiffness, weight, cushion, etc) that also come into play with their overall ability to do the job on wet rock 5: VJ Maxx 1&2 VJ Spark Arcteryx Norvan VT (limited mileage) 4. Arcteryx Norvan SL 1, 2, &3 Salomon s/Lab Sense 7&8 Nnormal Kjeraq 3. La Sportiva Helios SR La Sportiva Vertical K & VK INOV-8 F-Lite 195 2. Whole bunch of older inov-8 x-talon and RocLite models NB minimus Salomon s/lab ultra 3 Salomon s/lab sense 7SG 1. Old Nike Terra kiger Salomon s/lab sense 1, 2, 3 For spiked shoes, I actually think they suffer quite a bit on rock because they don’t stick instantly like pure rubber soles. 4. VJ Devil 4 3. VJ bold race, VJ ice hero, INOV-8 ORoc 280
climbinguy 0.2Peg trails and the wild horses are my favorites right now. Terra Kigers are good too but I’ve just gone through 3-4 pairs of those.
Head_Improvement5317 0.2I mostly wear Topos but got the Terra Kigers on sale recently. They are awesome shoes
ITeachYourKidz 0.2Neutral shoes are fine because the terrain is so varied when trail running. Stability shoes on trails are a recipe for rolled ankles (have flat feet, run in Nike Peg Trails, Nike Terra Kigers, and Saucony Peregrines just fine)
joshuber 0.2I live in Corvallis, but I wear Nike Terra Kiger and Altra Lone peak
I’ve only worn various generations of Altra Lone Peaks and Nike Terra Kigers and won races in both pairs, so they’re my favorite fast trail shoe.
New-Opportunity-1087 0.2Terra kiger , thank me later
Ok_Fortune_9149 0.2Nike terra kiger, light weight, ultra breatheable, durable, dries fast, If it gets cold wear thick socks. I wear other shoes in the cold. But this is the best hot climate shoe I had
prototofu 0.2I have haglunds, but it's rarely an issue for my trail shoes (apart from the heel being the main point of wear!). I've almost exclusively run in the Nike trail lineup (terra kiger, pegasus trail) which have softer heel counters, and have also tried Hoka SG 5s with no issues. Having said that, while they have always been fine for my use cases, I don't know if these would be quite aggressive enough for you.
run_trails 0.2That is truly impressive. I had to retire a pair of Nike Terra Kigers after ZG 50, some lugs ripped off and they were pretty thrashed generally. I am usually not hard on my gear.
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