Weight 415gEvaluation This is a good shoe from a non-running brand. The North Face has been building up a small collection of trail-running models, and the Ultra 100 is the most serious in the range. As its name suggests, its made for distance
This model may still be available on clearance. But we've reviewed a newer version since we published this.Weight 393gEvaluation On the surface, the updated Hurricane looks a lot like its predecessor, but when you look deeper you see that an already
This model may still be available on clearance. But we've reviewed a newer version since we published this. Weight 346gEvaluation Last year, New Balance showed that it could make good trail shoes after all, with the low-profile, top of the range 904
shoe-style midsole means that while the cushioning is good, off-road stability is compromised. When the running surface gets awkward, a low profile midsole proves far more effective than those on shoes like the Alta.In short A nice shoe for occasional
direct lift from the old GRID Kyotee. That makes it a decent off-road shoe for all surfaces except thick mud, as its small triangular lugs give a decent grip in both the forefoot and rearfoot.The only change is to the upper, which now has more durable
outsole doesn't offer enough traction when the going becomes steep, wet or muddy, but it's still a good choice if you venture off-road only occasionally and are after a good-value cross-surface second shoe. Contact www.hi-tec.com; 01702 541 771Inov-8
There’s no single 'best shoe' – everyone has different needs. All sorts of things - your biomechanics, your weight, the surfaces you run on, and obviously, the shape of your feet - mean that one person's ideal shoe can be terrible
is good on a wide range of surfaces, although it's best suited to mixing road with light trail.Wet stuff Underneath the traditional mesh upper is Gore-Tex XCR laminate.Sink or swim? All of the Gore-Tex XCR shoes are pretty much water-tight during
