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Topo Athletic - Runventure 2
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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."
"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"
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"My Topos have lasted forever."
"much more durable"
"I do wear the trail runner (Pursuit) as an everyday shoe and it has held up really well even on concrete."
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"I can’t do zero drop. ... I don’t like the lack of push off ... I’ve had plantar fasciitis in the past which is not suited for zero drop. ... I use Topo and Altra low heal to toe drop but not zero."
"low drop with a wide toe box ... Altras and Topos have less to zero drop and they don’t have this occur for me."
"They're low drop but not zero drop, not hard to get used to especially for trail."
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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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"a bit more supportive ... Turns out padding and isolation from scorching hot jagged/sloped black basalt surfaces is important."
"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"
"topo really starts narrowing the upper from the midfoot to the heel."
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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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"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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"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 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"
"They also had a hole in the side that I had to sew up for him ... had a hole in one shoe"
"Both my Topos ripped open in under 400-miles this year. ... One of the Topos didn’t even last 200"
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"Not as padded ... less padding ... not as comfortable"
"Not as padded ... less padding ... not as comfortable"
G_Grizzy 0.3Congrats on the race!! I personally felt just as crappy and broken on my first trail half as I did on my first 50k. Flirting with new distances can sometimes just do that. When training volume is high or after a race, I just try to prioritize recovery as much as possible (Normatecs, Theragun, Mobility, Pizza) It looks like you’re doing everything right so the only thing I can think of is to keep trying different shoes. I’m also a low/zero drop runner, and I personally found that Topo’s are a lot more comfortable on my feet and hold up MUCH better than Altras (Topo Runventures have been plush enough for really long runs but with great ground contact) Are you sizing up your shoes? “Standard” is 1/2 size up from your daily shoes and some people suggest a whole size up for trail running.
Scuttling-Claws 0.3I did it in Altra Superiors, and have done hundreds more miles in King Mountains. Then I got mad at Altra for discontinuing those, and I switched to Topo Runventures. You'll be fine
DepartmentWaste566 0.1I currently have about 7 pairs in rotation but four of those are road shoes and they’re getting minimal use as I’ve been doing trail almost exclusively lately. Saucony exodus ultras do well road to trail, I’m only warming up about 1K to get to the trail though. nnormal tomir 2 on the trails/racing are amazballs…especially in mud and snow and some zero drop topo for a strength change. Mostly new balance plateless road shoes and a pair of mizuno neo vistas for training over 25K on the road.
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
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