Speedland: GS: TMT for long trail runs (50 miles)
Speedland: GL: PDX, medium distance trail runs (150 miles, 2nd pair)
Lone Peak 8s: Daily runner, mixed road & trail (225 miles, probably owned like 30+ LPs)
I need to add a dedicated road shoe for days that I don't make it to one of the local parks.
Speedlands are a bit pricey but I've really been enjoying them so far. I rarely ever changed the tension on my laces midrun with traditional laces but being able to quickly tighten them up for technical downhills or loosen them for climbs has been nice.
I got on the Lone Peak band wagon around version 3 and have always been happy enough with them although I generally get some pain in the sole of my foot if going 20+ miles in them.
This is such an interesting contrast to my experience. I tried the Cascadia Elites out on a few miles of the Gorge course (I’m a local) and had a terrible experience, just constantly felt like they wanted to tip and didn’t handle cornering or the winding trail all that well. Felt like I almost rolled my ankle half a dozen times in that short demo section. This is terrain I’m very comfortable to running on as well. I also have wide feet and I felt they were too narrow compared to the other Brooks shoe I run in (Hyperion Max 2) with my foot going numb after not much time. Perhaps it’s because I went TTS, and maybe would have had a better time with a half or full size up? Regardless I did not race in them and have been hesitant to consider them as an option again.
I raced in the Speedland GL:PDX, used it last year as well. Went much better this year, shaved 50 minutes off. Yeah it takes a lot of concentration but I love it. Sounds like you had a good race shoe-wise, hope everything else went well!
So in love with my speedlands. I have a very wide forefoot and have had to run in wide versions of trail shoes for years but they all suck. Normal speedland pdx’s fit amazing! I love trail running again with these shoes, now on second pair
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