I do most of my training and racing in the Brooks Green Silence. I bought four pair when I heard Brooks was discontinuing them. Anyway, I'm racing a marathon on a crushed limestone trail and was wondering if anyone has a suggestion for a trail shoe that was be similarly light and responsive but offer better traction. I might just use the Green Silence anyway, cause it's not a technical trail, but am thinking that something with better traction might help me be faster. Thoughts?
Sorry, I can't offer you much help, but have you found a road shoe to compare to the Green Silence? I did the same a bought extra pairs when I heard they were discontinued, but I'm running out...
Nb mt110 although it is 4mm more flat.
GreenSilence wrote:
As for a road shoe comparable to the Green Silence, no I haven't found a good substitute. After doing some research, I decided to give the Pearl Izumi Road N1 a try, but it's a very different shoe and though I still rotate it in, I don't find it responsive at all.
Sorry, I can't offer you much help, but have you found a road shoe to compare to the Green Silence? I did the same a bought extra pairs when I heard they were discontinued, but I'm running out...
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How_Fast? wrote:
I do most of my training and racing in the Brooks Green Silence. I bought four pair when I heard Brooks was discontinuing them. Anyway, I'm racing a marathon on a crushed limestone trail and was wondering if anyone has a suggestion for a trail shoe that was be similarly light and responsive but offer better traction. I might just use the Green Silence anyway, cause it's not a technical trail, but am thinking that something with better traction might help me be faster. Thoughts?
GreenSilence wrote:
Sorry, I can't offer you much help, but have you found a road shoe to compare to the Green Silence? I did the same a bought extra pairs when I heard they were discontinued, but I'm running out...
Going through the same problem, but I work at a running store so I can try a lot of stuff on. So far my favorite is the Mizuno Wave Ronin. I also like the new Brooks pure series but they aren't very responsive (still bought a pair of puredrifts though).
OP - Check out the Montrail FluidFlex and Rouge Fly. They might not be super hardcore trail shoes but might be perfect for you. I have only tried the FluidFlex and think it feels pretty good. Fluidflex only has a 5mm offset and is a shade lighter. Rouge Fly is 10mm I think so more like the green silence.
Pure Grit would be your strict answer to the posted question.
I used those a bit but prefer Saucony Peregrines overall -- a tiny bit more rugged and more trailworthy -- for actual trailrunning.
Crushed limestone, though, it might be overkill: have you tried Saucony Kinvaras? I switched to them from the Green Silence on the roads, but I've also taken the Kinvaras on non-tech trails: they definitely grip better than Green Silence.
Try out a pair of Nike Zoom Terra Kigers. They are a bit heavier and the offset is a bit less but they have a similar unstructured burrito upper. They have a pretty similar feel to the Green Silence.
If you are looking for even lighter, responsive and with good traction, try the New Balance MT110. The 110 is my favorite trail shoe of all time but I banged up my foot in a race and tried the Terra Kigers to wear for a while for something a bit more protective until my foot started feeling better. For a marathon, I might also go with the Terra Kigers for the additional protection over that much distance.
Pearl Izumi Emotion N1 Trail
A lot of people dont think the puregrit is great as an actual "trail" shoe, so tread carefully there.
Also, the kinvara comes in a trail version with an integrated upper (the tounge is stitched to the upper) and more grip as well
They cost a fortune, but the Salomon S-Lab Sense's are ridiculously sweet. Just a little beefier tread that works really well on crushed limestone. But weighs less than 7 oz's.
greenstone wrote:
They cost a fortune, but the Salomon S-Lab Sense's are ridiculously sweet. Just a little beefier tread that works really well on crushed limestone. But weighs less than 7 oz's.
Yeah, I have eyed the Salomon S-Lab Sense, but just can't bring myself to pop $200. They do look like they would be a nice alternative, though...
now listen here wrote:
A lot of people dont think the puregrit is great as an actual "trail" shoe, so tread carefully there.
Also, the kinvara comes in a trail version with an integrated upper (the tounge is stitched to the upper) and more grip as well
I have run in Kinvaras on and off for years. Ultimately, I find them a little too soft. I have wanted to try the train version, though I have heard that they are a lot more narrow and the fit is totally different. Any truth to this?
Thanks for the input, guys. Let's face it, it warms the cockles of one's heart to see Letsrunners coming out of the woodwork to help a guy with his shoes.
How_Fast? wrote:
now listen here wrote:A lot of people dont think the puregrit is great as an actual "trail" shoe, so tread carefully there.
Also, the kinvara comes in a trail version with an integrated upper (the tounge is stitched to the upper) and more grip as well
I have run in Kinvaras on and off for years. Ultimately, I find them a little too soft. I have wanted to try the train version, though I have heard that they are a lot more narrow and the fit is totally different. Any truth to this?
I like the road Kinvaras, but for some reason (can't remember) I didn't like the fit of the trail ones. It's likely that they feel a bit narrower, because I have wide/2E feet and would have ruled them out for that reason. They might actually be close to the same fit, but the softer road version lets feet squish out more and is thus more forgiving to wider feet. Anyway, I noticed a difference in fit between road and trail.