
Mount to Coast
H1
Versatile road-to-trail, but struggles on wet, technical downhills.
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Topo for life. I switched from LPs in a wide to normal Pursuits (though a half size larger) and will never go back. You lose a tiny bit of responsiveness Ill admit, but the tradeoff is a substantially more durable shoe that performs far better on rocky terrain.
Weird, ive been through 4 pairs of pursuit/pursuit II and have gotten around 900km from each. When I retire them its just because the tread is a bit thin but theyre still runnable.
Sadly the Timp is too narrow for me. The Topo Pursuit 2 is on the list and I will try it as soon as I get my hands on a pair. I tried several Altras (Timp 6, Olympus 6, Mont Blanc, Olympus 275), but none was a match.
Is on the list already, but very good point.
I wear the Topo athletic pursuit 2. Low/mid stack and zero drop
I’ll second Topos, extremely durable trail runners. I trail run in Pursuit 2s (zero drop).
I’m about 600 miles into a pair of Topos also- Pursuits. I’ve had a few pairs of Topos now, run some pretty rocky trails and am always amazed how much life Topos have in them.
I’ll second Topos, extremely durable trail runners. I trail run in Pursuit 2s (zero drop).
I loved the pursuits but the pursuit 2's have an issue with the plastic heel cup wearing through and causing Achilles issues. Hoping the 3's fix the issue. A dude on IG/YT has had them a couple weeks for review, so I hope they become available soon
Topo Athletic Pursuit 2 trail runners (in non-winter; probably Merrels in winter).

Mount to Coast
H1
Versatile road-to-trail, but struggles on wet, technical downhills.

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