good eye! Yes. they did well during the race. when I switched to the Speedgoats at mile 50 is when my feat started to hurt. maybe that was the speed goats, maybe it would have happened anyway. I don't know. but my feeet were feeling pretty good for the first 50 in the Mafate X.
Just took my first spin in my new North Face Vectiv Enduris 4 and they are SCHWEEET. Nice bounce, decent low profile tread, medium drop. Only a tiny bit narrow in the toebox so be aware of that.
My other favorite "daily" trail shoe is Hoka Mafate Speed 4, if that helps.
I'm amazed that most people here aren't getting more distance out of theirs. Doing some quick math, my last pair of Mafate Speed 4s got over 1,500 miles, and that's because the backs wore out (usually where mine fail).
The only pair of Hokas I've had break apart like OP's are my Arahis, and I put just about as many miles on those. Even those only failed after I rolled my ankle and put a ton of force on the sidewall on a single track trail. Still finished my 50k that day.
Nordas. Dyneema construction, designed for durability. May/May not be a good shoe for your needs. Designed to give double the mileage than Altras/Hokas.
That said, I've found my Hoka Mafates routinely give me 500+ drama-free miles, whereas all my Altras would usually explode at ~300miles.
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