Summit Vectiv Pro 2

They are to narrow for my feet. I have tried the Vective pro 2 and 3

Narrow in the toe box. On the 2 the winglet bit into my foot and the 3 seemed narrower than the two. I run a lot in the Hoka Tecton x3 so my foot is not that wide but it just didn’t fit in Vective. To bad as I had hopes for that shoe - especially the 3 seems well thought out.

Prodigo Pro destroyed my big toenails on long technical descents. Don’t know why, but the hard toe box just shattered them. They were great until I took them to a race in the Pyrenees with 1hr+ descents. For me, North Face Vectiv Pro 2 or 3, it Sky 2 are better shoes.

About 13 years ago, I had some NF trail shoes that I really liked, so I got the Vectiv Pro 2. I enjoy that model and raced a 100k in it where it performed really well. So I got the Vectiv Pro 3, but that model doesn’t work for me. It‘s uncomfortable on the ball of my foot, especially uphill. I have been curious about the Enduris but because the Pro 3 was expensive and didn’t work out, I have been reluctant to invest more money in NF shoes.

Hey! I did it in 2024 when it was dry and I used the North Face vectiv pro elite 2 (or some combination of these words!) but I'd also recommend the North Face Enduris 4 (no, I'm not sponsored by North Face!). They have an insanely good range of light trail shoes that are often overlooked by people used to running in road shoes (my road shoes are Megablast and Superblast and 1080s) so I'm used to having bounce and cushion for sure). I did it in 12 hours and 7 mins and had zero foot pain at any point. At the time I was 34F. Good luck! It's the most fun race and actually I'm considering a revisit to RTTK because Threshold are so fab!

I’ve had a pair of Vective Pro 2’s for a couple years that I’ve liked. I did a good chunk of Bighorn in them and wore them for all of Heartland 100. I like em, but not sure I’d pay retail for them. I had some case from Xmas and used that to temper their price… they are about due for retirement at this point. Gripes? Rubber is VERY soft. The medial carbon “wing” can get annoying. I’ve read the reviews of people cutting them out. Might try it before their last miles.

Heat and humidity are your friend. Build that blood volume. Shoes wise, it is not technical and a lot of mining roads. I used some older TNF vectiv pros and they did well. Comfy and cushioned is what I wanted. Gaters are not a bad idea, lots of gravel to get into your shoes.