La Sportiva Anaconda, $125 Mammut MTR 201 Dyneema, $159 Dynafit Feline Ghost, $130 Brooks PureGrit 2, $110 Karhu Flow Trail, $120 Skechers GObionic Trail, $80 Inov-8 Roclite 243, $120 New Balance MT 910 v1, $110 Pearl Izumi EM Trail N1, $115 The North Face Ultra Guide, $110 Salomon S-Lab Sense Ultra, $180 Saucony Kinvara TR2, $100 New Balance Minimus 10v2 Trail, $110 Altra Lone Peak 1.5, $115 Check out these great Trail Running Shoes for going off-roading this summer! Innovative materials and weight-saving design elements — standard fare in your favorite road runners — are now being used to make lighter trail running shoes with long wearing uppers, sticky soles and energetic rides. Whether you’re seeking full flexibility for cruising on smooth trails or maximum proprioception as you channel your inner mountain goat, these 12 new trail fiends will inspire you to hit the dirt and crank out some miles. Weights listed per shoe are for men’s size 9.0 and women’s size 7.0.

warmup Quote of the Day, motivation, and inspiration — every morning rundown Advice on training, nutrition, shoes, and more — every evening Keep this field blank Enter your email address You may unsubscribe at any time. To read reviews and specifications for the shoes featured in these videos, visit the complete Summer 2013 Running Shoe Guide.Each August, shoes companies debut many of their next year’s trail running models at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah. While these are are dubbed “spring/summer” releases, almost all hit retailer shelves during the following “winter/spring.” Below are some of our favorite models from this year’s summer OR. You should be able to get your feet in them and onto the trails in the coming months! If you’re interested in a particular brand or model, you can jump ahead to the following models. (Full paragraph previews are bolded in the list.) New Balance Vazee Summit ($100 – April 1, 2016)

The New Balance Vazee Summit is the closest NB has yet gotten to a trail version of its beloved (at least by me) 1400 road shoe. To start, the Vazee Summit uses the 1400’s performance last, so the shoe has a narrow, locked-down feeling. puma cricket shoes discountThe Summit also includes the 1400’s 10.5 mm of heel-to-toe drop and a similar amount of midsole (actually 1 mm less), but with a change from the lighter RevLite midsole compound to more durable Acteva Lite. womens asics shoes on saleThe biggest and most-visible difference between the 1400 and the Vazee Summit is the latter’s 4.5 mm lugs in a full-coverage outsole. cheap nike shoes in the usaNot surprisingly, there’s also a 1 mm rockplate in the forefoot. nike shoes in 2009

The one-piece upper includes a thin mesh with wide application of a thin film overlay. Weights are in the low-to-mid 9-ounce range for U.S. men’s 9s. Also from New Balance: SCOTT Kinabalu RC ($130 – January 2016)running shoe store queen west Not long ago, SCOTT introduced a trail-racing shoe in the Trail Rocket. what is the average cost of nike shoesThat push has evolved into the SCOTT Kinabalu RC with input from Joe Gray. The Kinabalu RC weighs in at 8.3 ounces (235 grams) with a new seamless upper with a little more lateral support in the midsole. There’s a small rockplate in the forefoot. La Sportiva Akasha ($140 – February 1, 2016) The La Sportiva Akasha is built for comfort. It’ll be the most-cushioned shoe in La Sportiva’s line, have a wide, stable heel, and a wide toe box.

It should also be quite protective with a significant rubber toe cap, gusseted tongue, and overlasted upper. This may have you thinking of an overbuilt, overly heavy shoe, but that’s not the case with the 11.35-ounce Akasha, which includes a decoupled heel and considerable thought in the “path of balance” midsole/outsole package. Also from La Sportiva: Altra Olympus 2.0 ($150 – December 2015) The Altra Olympus is the brand’s maximum-cushioning trail shoe. While some loved the previous versions, there was a glaring issue: traction. Well, with the Altra Olympus 2.0 , the company looks to have solved that issue by adding toothier lugs (from an average of 2.5 mm deep to 4.5 mm) as well as Vibram Megagrip. They also removed a layer of mesh from the upper to make it more breathable… which also helped in making the shoe an ounce lighter with it now weighing in at 11 ounces (311 grams). Salomon Wings Pro 2 ($140 – February 2016) With the evolving marketplace, Salomon’s line of XT Wings shoes increasingly became seen as hiking shoes.

Next spring, the Salomon Wings Pro 2 look to transform the non-S-Lab Wings line back into trail running shoes. The biggest change here is the removal of the entire plastic “chassis” ahead of the heel. That and other tweaks should give a more natural feel including allowing some moderate pronation. The Wings Pro 2 also picks up ProFeel Film for rock protection. They’ve got a 10 mm drop and weigh in at 11.8 ounces (335 grams). Hoka One One Challenger ATR 2 ($130 – January 1, 2016) The Hoka One One Challenger ATR created a bit of a stir upon release. It was Hoka’s lightest-weight and most-affordable trail shoe. For next year, they’ve tweaked the upper to make it hardier/more trail worthy. Specifically, the toe bumper is beefed up, the mesh closed up, and TPU overlays as well as an external heel counter added. Also from Hoka One One: Saucony Peregrine 6 ($120 – January 1, 2016) Not messing (too much) with a good thing seems to be Saucony’s take with the Peregrine.

For the Saucony Peregrine 6 , the company’s added a bit more ground contact for a better ride and swapped in its Everun midsole, included 3 mm of cushioning above the strobel (that cardboard bit below the insole) in the heel for a softer ride. This version will weigh in at 9.4 ounces and maintain a 4 mm drop. Brooks Cascadia 11 ($120 – December 1, 2015) The Brooks Cascadia 11 is largely the Cascadia 10 with improvements to minimize the upper-tearing issues found in its predecessor. More specifically, Brooks generally improved durability in the forefoot and added of a mesh layer over the medial midfoot support webbing to prevent debris from getting between the webbing and underlying mesh. Montrail Trans Alps ($130 – February 1, 2016) If a style of running shoe has been neglected since, well, as long as I’ve been publishing iRunFar, it’s been the shitkicker trail running shoe in the vein of the old Montrail Hardrock. Well, the Montrail Trans Alps looks like a pretty solid shitkicker of the shoe.

It’s got 6 mm lugs, a full-foot rockplate, a substantial guidance system engineered from blended-softness midsole foam, a real toe bumper, significant overlays on the upper, and a gusseted tongue. Sure, it weighs 12.5 ounces and that sounds like a lot with today’s options, but it’s a lot lighter than what this sort of shoe weighed five or six years ago. The North Face Ultra Endurance ($125 – January 25, 2016) Whereas the recently introduced TNF Ultra MT is a specialized “top-of-the-mountain” shoe, the The North Face Ultra Endurance brings some of those features to all-around, everyday trail running. First, the Ultra Endurance brings over the awesome grippiness of the Ultra MT’s Vibram Megagrip outsole, but lowers the 5 mm lug height to a more multipurpose 3 mm. The shoe’s footprint also appears to take a less-tapered, more-traditional shape for everyday comfort. There’s also a bit more length in a given size shoe in the Ultra Endurance than the Ultra MT. As you’d expect, there’s also TNF’s cradle, an ESS forefoot rockplate, and a breathable mesh with ultrasuede and TPU overlays on the upper.

Mammut MTR 201-II Boa Low ($129 – Spring 2016) Finally, a running shoe with two-directional BOA lacing–not only do you dial the knob to tighten the laces, but you can incrementally loosen the laces by turning the dial in the opposite direction. The Mammut MTR 201-II Boa Low is based on an upgraded version of the MTR 201, which has a 6-mm drop. It’ll weigh in at 10.7 ounces (305 grams). Dynafit Feline Vertical Pro ($159 – February 2016) The Dynafit Feline Vertical Pro looks like a pretty badass shoes. It’s an 8.8-ounce (250 gram) shoe that’s heavily lugged with Vibram Megagrip. It also features a carbon plate running through the forefoot and midfoot for protection and quick rebound as well as a quicklace system. It’s got 4 mm of drop and a racing fit. Looks like it’ll be a fun ride. ECCO Terratrail ($130 – January 2016) The ECCO Terratrail is an interesting mix. The top 80% of the upper is an ultra-airy mesh with minimal overlays, while the lower 20% is heavily reinforced.