Kiger Series

Nike Terra Kiger 10 is a pretty solid upgrade. Cheaper than many on this list as well. 

Long trail runs- Zegama 2 Short trails 5k or less - Kiger 10 Wet trail & Raining- Puma Voyage Nitro 3 Seasons Disc Trail short races(10k or less)- don't have anything with carbon plate and have been thinking about getting Puma Deviate Elite Trail or Adidas Agravic speed Ultra. Not sure which one to get🤷🏼‍♂️

Wildhorse10 is a pretty cushioned shoe as well. Of course you can go fast in it but I bought my Wildhorse with the longer slow days. If you are thinking more of a responsive fast shoe and like Nike then I would recommend looking at the Kiger10. Kiger is a light and responsive shoe, shorter stack and gets good grip. They switched to Vibram on the Kiger10

Idk where your prices are at but I see Kiger at $120-170 (color dependent) on Nikes website and Ultrafly “on sale” for $230. The Zegama is $160-$190 depending on color

I love my Nike Kiger 10s. Kigers have been a favorite of mine for awhile as it fits me very well and it’s a light shoe with lower stack and good feel. They been very durable for me as well and on the Kiger 9s I was getting over 500 miles out the shoe easily

I really love the Nike Kiger. It’s a light lower stack, really great ground feel but pretty responsive (for a trail shoe). I also really like Nike wildhorse 10 for a higher cushion when desired. For reference on the road I also run in the Adidas Evo SL and been loving that shoe. I’ll say what I look for in a road shoe and what I look for in a trail shoe can be different characteristics though.

I ran my first 50k in Kiger 9s and they worked out great. Those and the Zegama 2s are solid trail shoes IMHO.

Altra Timp 5 - daily training Salomon S/Lab Genesis - also daily Nike Terra Kieger 10 - shorter races Altra Olympus 275 - long races and long training runs. A couple 50ks in these

They feel good at speed except when it is wet. I did slip a bit on some wet/muddy sections. The lugs are not all that deep as you know, but if it’s really wet nobody is headed for a PR anyway. Trails around me are almost all technical.

Peregrines were my first trail shoe and are a good place to start. The new models are not getting as good of reviews though. Olympus have a moderately high stack. Might look at the Altra Timp or even Lone Peak. I really like the Nike Terra Kiegers and they are on sale I think.