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Of course your Goretex ones aren't so good in the wet as they fill up with water! My feet may get wet in mine but at least the water can squeeze out again If the weather stays like this though yours will be great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martyn P
Just run 52 miles over the weekend in my Kanadia TR4s. I love them! Comfy, grippy and no foot issues at all despite hard trails.
I am a great fan of these as cheap and cheerfully coloured shoes and am on my 5th pair now after running several other pairs into the ground. I've run lots of summer fell races in them (sticking to La Sportiva crosslites or inov8 mudclaw272 for really muddy stuff).
They were superb on saturday when I ran the Excalibur Marathon in them on the Clwydian Hills and are cushioned enough to cope with hard ground or the occasional bit of road between fells and trails. They have pretty good grip, I agree and before I discovered the delights of inov8 I had used them for reccying a couple of legs of a summer BG and they were ideal.
I've recently started doing some very long training sessions for a couple of Ultra events and did a 30 mile event in them last summer with no hint of any blisters or plantar problems which i'v had with other shoes in the past.
I just wish they'd stop doing the womens version in blummin pink - I ask you!
I got some TR4's recently and I'm very pleased with them. Great for trails and runs with roady sections, good for walking too. Nice and comfy, good grip.
Had to go for size 10's even though I am a 8.5 in inov-8's.
Yep, my usual size 9 turns into size 10 with Adidas. I think they're a good value training shoe, if a little rigid in the sole.
yes my usual size 5 are a size 6.5 in these TR4 - they do come up small
I too ran the Excalibur in pink Kanadia, went for one size bigger, was worried even then that they were too tight, but with a thin pair of socks were OK. Entered the Coed Brenin Marathon in June, I'll save them for then, back to the old Innov8 for training on the fells
managed to get a bright turquoise and yellow pair a few months ago that I ran Excalibur in - except they're not so bright any more ha ha. The pink pair to the left of my avatar pic on the top of Skiddaw have long since bitten the dust!
Actually, I think that rigidity is an asset. Compared to running in my innov8s, my feet felt better protected from the rocky trails I was on at the weekend. I've tried Hokas but I really didn't like the spongy "insulated" feel (or rather lack of it). I never really had to worry too much about foot placement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brotherton Lad
Still wearing my Kanadia 2s on dry fell and road. Great all rounder for me and no rubbing, although I have to deliberate lace mine looser than other shoes as they pinch a lot on top of the ankle otherwise.
Just thought I'd ask what other folks experiences have been regarding durability. I've put about 300 miles on mine (about 190 of those have been ultra races) and while they've been comfy and grippy, the uppers are beginning to fall apart.
Yes, they have had a hard(ish) life but they seem to be faring worse than my normal trail shoes. Perhaps no big surprised considering the price but I usually get at least 500 miles out of trial shoes.
I've got about 300 on mine and they are holding up really well. However, I never got on with them in muddy conditions so they only got an airing on dry runs. Tread is going though.
Got about 12 hours out of mine before the uppers started falling in bits, you get what you pay for IMHO.
Just a updateQuote:
Originally Posted by DaveSwift
I bought these for some cross country races i had planned to be doing and at first they felt quite light compared to my normal road shoes, go figue i guess, but still felt good.
They dont offer as much support but they offer more than most XC shoes.....
Training with them was pretty fine, though they werent very breathable so tend to get hot feet when doing intervals.
Biggest problem i found was they are useless for any sort of racing, mainly their grip or lack of.
For dry ground they are fine, but any sort of wet, muddy ground they have litttle or no grip, i mean ice skates is the nearest i can come to describing them.
One race i was doing was only about 5.5 mile and after 200 odd people have ran the course once the second lap was pretty muddy and slippy, going uphill i nearly had to run "off the course" to get some sort of grip, very scary running full pelt downhill knowing the shoes wont stop you :thumbup:
Anyhow, bought some proper XC shoes(X-talons 212s) and the differance is huge, never again will be racing in those kanadia shoes,
Ow yer, on a plus side, they are VERY GOOD snow shoes, helps you get found if you fall over in the snow with their bright colours.
I use them as a Trail shoe, not surprisingly, and they have lasted nearly 1500 miles with little sign of wear and tear.
All I can think is they must have changed the construction as I have the opposite experience. My and my daughters original mk 1 Kanadias have done so much mileage as to be worn out completely on the sole but the uppers are fine. I really liked them as they felt neat on the foot and were a good overall shoe brilliant at nothing but good enough for everything. I have held the newer models which seem more clumpy in the mode of trail shoes, so was put off buying.
That's a lot of trails Swoop!Quote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
Sorry to drag this thread back up from the depths, but at least I made the effort to search for it!
Looks like Adidas have changed the tread pattern on the new TR5. It looks like a step backwards to me, as it resembles the sole from the first two versions, which weren't very grippy. The more studded sole on versions 3 and 4 made it a decent shoe.
Time to get some version 4's cheap while you can!
Like Swoop my two pairs, one Kanadia 3 (bought 2010/2011) and the other Kanadia 4 (bought 2011/2012) are both going strong up top (obviously the mini-studs are wearing out gradually). I dont know how many miles I've done in them but tend i tend to use one or other of them for 30%-50% of training runs to they are a staple in my quiver-bag.
On Jimmy's advice I am looking (sharpish) to buy another couple of pairs of K4 at circa £35 each for use over the next 12-24 months.
I've only seen photos of the 5's, but you can tell that they've changed the sole design.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyBoy
Has anyone actually seen them in real life? it's hard to judge from the photos whether they've spoiled them or not...
Mine will be consigned to summer work only after discovering cheviot 2's. And yes, my uppers failed first.