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.
I have raced both MS4 and Prodigio Pro in mountain races. Prodigio Pro is a liability in technical terrains, its bouncier foam, narrower platform, softer collar/heel (all relative to MS4) will cause stability issues when \*running\* in rocky and steep surfaces unless you're a pro. My legs get tired faster in Prodigio Pro than in MS4 despite the former is 30 grams lighter per shoe. The regular Prodigio is a better in that regard but range limited.
It looks cool, was one of the only ones using Vibram Megagrip as standard early on before Covid made trail running more popular. As more companies either use Vibram exclusively or have a version with it, it’ll lose its edge.
My main beef with hoka is that they just seem to keep adding foam (thereby increasing weight) instead of just innovating. They also messed up the mafete series so badly. People loved the mafete speed 4, should’ve just ruggedized it instead of axing it.
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