So basically , i don't have much money to throw into some nice trail shoes.
I found a really old nike asail trail but these suck,feel heavy and im not use to them.
Has anyone raced a trail race in road shoes? How did it go?
(16k 700m+ 700- race)
Or should i just stick with these 90's nike assail trail shoes?
I was planning on using my adidas adios boost 2.
Depending on the state of the trails you should be fine.
If it's super muddy or incredibly loose dirt/gravel/scree you might need extra traction but I doubt it.
Certainly not worth spending a bunch of cash on new ones for one race.
If its not muddy or too steep you can easily run a lot of trails with road shoes as long as the heel is not too high
For longer races they are often more comfortable as well
I asked the 3 times winner of the Beachy head Marathon (off road) about footwear and he'd worn his road shoes every time
In uk you need fell running shoes for steep fell races, spikes for xc and trail shoes are largely a rip off!
Yes Stuart Mills. Favours (or used too) regular Mizuno Wave Riders and has won many trail ultras and marathons in them. So yeah no problem. Though he has worn some Trailrocs from time to time, more from sponsorship i imagine though.
Most trail shoes iv worn are pretty useless and just add weight.
I run in my road shoes all the time. Since winter is over and the mud is gone (at least out here in Calif), I've put the Salomon Speedcross 4s back in the garage and laced up the road shoes--better ride over the long run.
Depends. I once fell a dozen or two dozen times in one wet and muddy mountain/trail race running in road shoes. That sucked.
If it's dry, road shoes are fine. Some trail shoes are not good in some trail conditions too... there have been some with poorly chosen outsole compounds that are slippery when wet (read reviews of the shoes you might be interested in, so you won't be surprised).
Some road shoes have traction as good as some trail shoes. The road Nikes that I used as a kid had waffle soles that look like current trail shoes. Other road shoes with low profile, blown rubber outsoles have terrible traction in mud. Many trail shoes are totally fine on asphalt.
Shoes are shoes, and as long as they aren't super specialized, I wouldn't consider it a waste of money to get a trail shoe as an additional trainer. It will get used up just the same.
Thank you all! makes sense , seems like i have been braiwashed by all the marketing trail/road/train blah blah thingy of big companies, this clears a lot of things for me.
I've done 8 hundred milers, including Leadville, Western States, Bighorn and Grindstone. Not to mention lots of 50 milers. All wearing road shoes, Asics.
I've run about 20 trail marathons and thousands of training miles on trails in road shoes without a problem. I don't like the stiffness and clunkiness of trail shoes. I've been running for 40 years and have never had a pair of trail shoes. I've tried them on in the store, but never bought a pair.
If it's rocky trail, those adios won't give you much protection.