Norda 005

Yeah, Megagrip will likely be pretty worn down after a couple/few hundred road miles. The Megagrip Elite on those shoes is softer and would probably wear even faster. I’m not surprised about reports of noticeable wear at 100 miles. That being said, you can still run on shoes with worn down treads, especially on roads.

Norda 005 is very light weight and comfortable. They are expensive though. La Sportiva Prodigio Pro is comfortable, handles technical terrain well and on the lighter end.

Worth it to spend the couple extra bucks to go from the 001s to 005s in my opinion!

001s are worth it if you can find them for $150 (I got mine for $100). I was able to stack over 500 miles on them before I retired them to be my golf shoes. I went a full size up and the fit was ok. Not overly spacious but accommodating. They also run very warm but made for a great winter running shoe since they don't let water in (or out). A very boring and firm shoe that just kept going. 005s not worth it. They are light and the upper is more generous than the 001 but the lace bite through the tongue is miserable and the heel cup jabbed into my achilles like a dagger. The midsole was smoked after about 200 miles for me. I'm not big by any means at 5'9" and 170lbs, so the midsole flattening this early left me pretty disappointed. I only got 260 out of them before tossing them in the trash. I logged 100 training miles in them before running a full 100 miler in them. After those 200 miles I tried logging runs as little as 5 miles and rock hits were piercing through the shoe and my feet would kill me afterwards. So it's hard for me to recommend or justify them at their insane price tag of $325. For half the cost, the Mount to Coast H1 seems like a superior buy in almost every aspect. Heck I ran my latest 100 miler in a pair of cheap ($80) Merrell Nova 4s and they were an excellent shoe. A brand that gets slept on in the trail running space.

Mine never felt the same after running a 100 miler in them. I retired mine at 250 miles as I could feel every little rock hit underfoot. Never enjoyed the heel cup fit either and the tongue design created a nasty lace bite situation. I say this as someone who got 500+ miles out of a pair of 001s that now serve me as golf shoes.

I agree. I have both and the outsole of the H1 feels like it will hold up longer for hybrid use. I've used a pair of 001s as a commute and do-it-all shoe and would highly recommend it for that use case. That outsole is fine after 600km with maybe half of that on road. With that said, the 005 is a phenomenal and unique shoe and if it was a little less expensive I would use it for everything despite the outsole not lasting very long on road.

That's very true. I have not tried the 001a, but the 001 is a brick compared to the 005 haha.