Beginner Fell Shoes

[Headbanger26]

Anyone have a recommendation for a fell/ trail shoe for beginners? Preferably relatively inexpensive, and I needn't ave anything too elaborate as most of my off-roading will be done on small hills or slightly bumpy fields.

Any ideas would be much appreciated

[jodg]

Mizuno Wave Harriers. Material upper, medium studs. I switched to these recently after 3 years of Inov8s and they're really comfy. They stay wet though but that's neither here nor there in the grand scheme of things....

[pete]

I agree. Bought Wave Harriers recently to replace some Inov 8's and find them excellent for trails, and easy hills. Bit lethal on slippery rocks though.

[jodg]

Good man! Then again, there's not that much that will adhere to smooth, wet rock.

Also found that the Mizuno's are a bit limited on steep grassy descents. The studs aren't big enough!

[dan]

Originally i didn't train in specific off road shoes, and don't remember sliding around or falling over very often when training on the fells or in very boggy and muddy orienteering courses. I think perhaps my running style adapted to the lack of grip.

Now I'm using Inov8 mudclaw 270s and mudroc 280s. If I ever go running in mud without them, I slide all over the place! On really muddy well trodden mud hills, even the in mudrocs I seem to be going 1 step forward 2 steps back.

But I have never slipped over in the mudclaws and find the grip superb. Sadly, most runs I do include a little bit of harder rock or tarmac for which their grip is useless and just gets worn down.

So normally I would say get the most extreme grip you can find to achieve the most efficient running on hills and awful mud! But in reality a happy medium such as the mudrocs are good as they take more wear and tear from hard tracks.

So I bought both!

[Headbanger26]

thanks very much fellas, i'll keep all that in mind.... do you think running bear in alderley edge will sell these?