Quote Originally Posted by Travs View Post
As much as a decent pair of shoes is important (I've spent enough time on the Irock thread below, and spent plenty of time trying to find the correct shoes for day-to-day training), i think the main reason people get so hyped up is they always want a shortcut to "success"...... whether that be a magic shoe, gps, food, etc... anything to avoid the hard fact that you need to get out and put the effort in.

I found the perfect shoes some years ago in the shape of the mizuno wave harrier. Grippy enough for most races, robust enough to do for training too, comfy on road and off-road, and cheap at circa £50 a pop. Shame they discontinued them really