Does anyone with experience of this race have any advice on how technical it really is underfoot and choice of footware?

I'm fairly small and light on my feet and have done a number of 50 milers, all using Nike Terra Kigers which have served me well, but I recently broke my foot and the combination of that and the additional distance and time on my feet in this race was making me wonder if I should go for a slightly more robust shoe.

I tried on some Hoka Evo Mafates which felt great on the treadmill (I was quite surprised as I've been a bit skeptical about maximal shoes) but I was concerned about how unweildy they'd be on more technical terrain.

Thoughts from those who've done the race?