imo trail supershoes are still vastly inferior to road supershoes, so if you can & you have no technical terrain, just go for a road shoe.
Shoes like the Puma deviate nitro elite 3 have atleast some kind of supershoe character, whilst still beeing grippy, but not as heavy as alot of the trailshoes.
Puma R3 - competition
Puma DNE3 - speedwork (comp. before R3)
2 x Puma DN3 - Tempo up to 10k-ish pace (got 2 pairs 'cuz double threshold days)
Puma velocity - easy <- wouldnt buy again, DN3 - better fast dailytrainer, magmax -better easy shoe IMO
Puma Magmax - easy & recovery
i use the DN3 / DNE3 as trailshoe, IMO somewhat casual-competative trailrunning gets too fast for normal trailshoes if trails are not technical.
Puma R3 - competition
Puma DNE3 - speedwork (comp. before R3)
2 x Puma DN3 - Tempo up to 10k-ish pace (got 2 pairs 'cuz double threshold days)
Puma velocity - easy <- wouldnt buy again, DN3 - better fast dailytrainer, magmax -better easy shoe IMO
Puma Magmax - easy & recovery
i use the DN3 / DNE3 as trailshoe, IMO somewhat casual-competative trailrunning gets too fast for normal trailshoes if trails are not technical.
I've run forest paths in Puma Velocity Nitro and Deviate Nitro shoes. The Puma grip was more than enough for handling the wet leaves and mud (in the UK here, so its very damp at the moment).
I have both. (50, male, 80kg, sub-20 5k, 1:32 half)
Have used the Nitro Elite 3 for everything from 5k to marathon - and absolutely love them.
A lot of my training runs are around Rutland Water paths, which are combination of pavement, light gravel, packed-trail, but can get a little muddy if it rains a lot. The Trail are perfect for this. They feel similar to the road shoe - not quite as "bouncy", but you certainly feel the foam doing its work. Very comfortable and stable. Good on pavement too.
I also ran in woodland on more technical trail (in the dry), and they coped admirably with tut grip on loose terrain and I didn't feel unstable on the technical or steep downhill sections.
If you like the Elite 3s, and do a bit of hard trail on your runs, then these got the purpose. Also, after 300k, they are wearing really well - the sole looks good, the upper is fine, and they feel great still.
Mafate 4 & Slab ultra glide for training
Then hoka tecton x3, brooks catamount 3 & agil, puma nitro elite trail for racing, depending on distance and terrain.
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