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Topo Athletic - MT-4
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"They’re my go to for road and trail now"
"great for most trails and fine on pavement, so plenty versatile."
"I use them for all of my running now, road and trail."
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"the wide toe box concept was a life altering discovery for me. ... Topo makes durable shoes with wide toe box"
"I have wide feet and they are fantastic. ... roomy toe box."
"It’s really great as the toe box is wide anyway but then you can get a better fit for the heel/body of the foot"
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"All 4 pairs i’ve had lasted for about 1000km. ... Well, I’m about 800k into the last pair"
"My Topos have lasted forever."
"much more durable"
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"I have wide feet and they are fantastic. ... roomy toe box."
"I have short but wide feet (I call them my hobbit feet) to the point where a pair of On Clouds once made my feet bleed on an easy 10-mile jog by compressing them so severely, and Topos are the only shoes I'll wear"
"LOVE the toe box - most comfortable I’ve ever tried in my life"
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"I definitely rolled my ankles more in Speedgoats than I do in my topos or lone peaks. ... Just having a wider base helps a lot for the stability, for me at least"
"topos....stable"
"a bit more supportive ... Turns out padding and isolation from scorching hot jagged/sloped black basalt surfaces is important."
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"hate that the highest drop shoe they offer is 5mm. Not everyone is into the low drop trend. ... So basically for me it’s either a shoe that’s not quite wide enough but has a higher drop or a shoe that is wide enough but lower drop."
"hate that the highest drop shoe they offer is 5mm. ... Not everyone is into the low drop trend. ... So basically for me it’s either a shoe that’s not quite wide enough but has a higher drop or a shoe that is wide enough but lower drop."
"Neither make shoes with a drop larger than 5mm ... wish they had an 8mm drop shoe with a rock plate"
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"They also had a hole in the side that I had to sew up for him ... had a hole in one shoe"
"the top of the shoes by the tongue was completely worn through, so that the plastic-y interior material was coming through ... both were split next to the tongue"
"Both my Topos ripped open in under 400-miles this year. ... One of the Topos didn’t even last 200"
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"I also got PF from dabbling in topos after being an Altra user for years. ... the arch just doesn't work for me."
"For flat feet, stay away from Topo - they have super high arch support that caused me major issues even with just low arches."
"I tried Topos but found there to be too much support and got blisters under my arch."
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"the midfoot was way too narrow ... The worst part was the awful midfoot. ... Some "normal" shoes have a wider midfoot."
"the midfoot was way too narrow ... The worst part was the awful midfoot. ... Some "normal" shoes have a wider midfoot."
"But the mid foot is too narrow for me. ... my foot always spills over the outside of the sole"
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"Topo shoes gave me tendinitis in both Achilles on my first hike. ... They felt perfect in store and then mid hike it became a real issue. ... I honestly should have walked down barefoot because it lead to me not being able to hike for months. ... The backs of their shoes are very stiff."
"For flat feet, stay away from Topo - they have super high arch support that caused me major issues even with just low arches."
"I got plantar fasciitis during the time period I mainly wore topos and it's all but cleared up now that I run mostly in saucony."
urj3 1.0Topo MT-4. Fits me well, great for most trails and fine on pavement, so plenty versatile. All 4 pairs i’ve had lasted for about 1000km. Well, I’m about 800k into the last pair, and then i suppose it’s time to try the MT-5. I also loved the og MT to bits, but 2 and 3 weren’t as nice as 4.
Topo MT-4. Fits me well, great for most trails and fine on pavement, so plenty versatile. All 4 pairs i’ve had lasted for about 1000km. Well, I’m about 800k into the last pair, and then i suppose it’s time to try the MT-5. I also loved the og MT to bits, but 2 and 3 weren’t as nice as 4.
Topo MT-4. Fits me well, great for most trails and fine on pavement, so plenty versatile. All 4 pairs i’ve had lasted for about 1000km. Well, I’m about 800k into the last pair, and then i suppose it’s time to try the MT-5. I also loved the og MT to bits, but 2 and 3 weren’t as nice as 4.
Spiritual-Eye506 0.0Altra LP, Saucony Perigrine, Topo MT or Terraventures, Brooks Cascadia, and the list goes on. I am biased for Altra Lone Peaks for its ultimate comfort. The Olympus are a bit chunky for trails in my opinion but it is up to you to try them on and decide. Altra LP are comfortable out of the box. The outsole is durable and work well for most conditions. If you run on wet trails, find a shoe with Vibram outsole (Olympus for Altra). IMO, on trails the lower the drop the better. The zero drop is very unnoticeable. Most moderate and harder trails are constantly changing under foot, having a drop of greater than 4mm for me is detrimental for stability. If you are running easy trails or gravel paths a regular road shoe will be fine. The advantages of a trail shoe are foot protection, water drainage and grip. Otherwise a pair of road shoe can handle flat paths of gravel or packed dirt just fine. Go to a specialty store and try try, try. Remember sales associates can give good advice......but they can also be misinformed or biased. They can recommend but you need to make the decision based on your preferences.
AotKT 0.0I second the Topos. I can run perfectly fine while barefoot but the second you give me padding, I need at least a small amount of drop or my Achilles acts up. I use Topos for road and trail running as well as backpacking on very rocky/rooty terrain, up to 20 miles a day. The Vibram soles are wonderfully grippy and outlast the rest of the shoe which has a solid lifespan. I use the Terraventure model for trails and backpacking. Trail runners are the standard now for most hiking as opposed to boots, and quite a lot of AT thru hikers, etc use Topos (or Altras if they can do zero drop).
C-duu 0.0I recently switched to Topos after similar issues with the newer lone peak models. They have some more bounce, which took some adjustment, but now I like them lot!
Cirque14505 0.0Topos never did it for me, they have a really high arch. Outside of Altra, I prefer inov8 for a more snug fit and wider toe box.
CliffDog02 0.0Coming from Altras to Topos I have noticed that the toe box on the Topos seem narrower and there is this slight arch support. I would call it true arch support, but it's less flat than the Altras were. This is my first pair of Topos and I'm only a week in so we'll see how they perform long term.
dirtrunn 0.0Only my Altras have done this even the same spot. I’ve written off Altra until i don’t hear another story about this for a while. I can’t believe they’ve let this issue persist for years. They’ve got to know. My Topos have lasted forever. My TNF shoes and Salomons are well built as well, typically I retire a pair after the foam goes flat (loses its bounce) for me after 500 miles. Uppers should outlast the foam IMHO.
montechie 0.0I do the same with my Topos for my flat feet, many of the Topos are neutral support so work well with inserts in my experience. I love the MTN Racers (used 3 versions) and the Phantom 4 road runners.
No-Celebration8690 0.0Topos are excellent, check out the ultraventure or terraventure for something closest to the LPs
Rockytop00 0.0Topos or Altras would be my go to. I have a double EE size foot
Actually for me Topos are the only shoe ive never had to cut holes in for my width... I use to cut every new shoe I got when I ran in Altras... Hokas were never wide enough
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