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    Good all round shoe

    Anybody any thoughts on shoes for general bodding around, i.e. trails, road, fell, beach. Most of my running is on a variety of terrain interspersed with road sections to get to the good bits, I’ve noticed a store in town has the Speedcross Vario which looks a decent shoe, anyone had any experience, am I going to scrub the soles off overly quickly on my road sections or are they fairly hard wearing, I notice that they are marketed as a bit of an all rounder, any other suggestions would be good, spent yesterday evening slip/ sliding in a pair of road shoes as my trusty old el cheapo New Balance trail shoes have given up the ghost i.e. I’m sick of stones coming through the holes

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    I use La Sportiva Bushido as my day-to-day shoe for all training.... road/treadmill/track/grass/trail. Although they are billed as a mountain shoe.

    Not much cushioning if you are used to road shoes, but a fantastic shoe. The La Sportiva Akasha is also good and has more cushioning.

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    Salomon speedcross 4 are my general purpose off-road shoes with enough cushioning to make them usable on road sections too. I love them so much, I have 2 pairs on the go at any one time. Some find them a bit narrow though so try before you buy.

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    Saucony Peregrine 7 are great all-rounders - comfortable, reasonably well cushioned, 4mm drop, grippy sole on pretty much everything except mud and can be had for £60.

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    I thought you just wore your old fell shoes for stuff like this

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    Quote Originally Posted by Derby Tup View Post
    I thought you just wore your old fell shoes for stuff like this
    I’m with you DT. Either some well worn Walshies if a bit of grip is needed, or some older road shoes if it’s firm underfoot.

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    Probably the speedcross, as well.

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    Saucony peregrine
    Altra lone peak
    Altra Superior

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    I've been using the NB Vazee Summit trail the last year or so. Great all rounder and good trip on most terrain apart from mud. I find them very like the old La Sportiva Crosslite- my all time favourite all rounder.

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    Cheers for all the suggestions, I’ll have a run out and try a few to see what suits

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