inov-8 x-talons

[Hanneke]

What is that???

Mr Inov8 Insider, can I have that shoe, sponsored by Inov8, for my Everest Marathon??? It looks like the ideal shoe...

At the moment, I think the current x-talon dfoes not offer enough support for the extreme terrain I will be running on and am planning on racing it in Inov8 Roclite 285's...

[scott baistow 93]

What is that???

Mr Inov8 Insider, can I have that shoe, sponsored by Inov8, for my Everest Marathon??? It looks like the ideal shoe...

At the moment, I think the current x-talon dfoes not offer enough support for the extreme terrain I will be running on and am planning on racing it in Inov8 Roclite 285's...

its the x-talon boot one of the lightest boots around if not the lightest

[Hanneke]

I don't see it on the Inov8 website?

[scott baistow 93]

I don't see it on the Inov8 website?

its due out next year i think the worlds lightest boot

[brett]

are you sponsored???

its due out next year i think the worlds lightest boot

[scott baistow 93]

are you sponsored???

noooo

[Hanneke]

I want to be sponsored... I would be an excellent candidate

[Al Fowler]

Im sorry to hear that the guy from Warringtons plight.

As you will notice the heel on the X-Talon is very soft and flexible, this is a result of feedback from our testers & customers who commented that some of our earlier models had heel counters that were too stiff and unyielding.
Did the guy have socks on?
Did he have the correct size?

Its a difficult one & I dont have a magical answer.


The X-Talon is one of our top selling shoes.
Ian Holmes won the senior race at Burnsall yesterday as did Scott Baistow in the U16 both wearing X-Talons.

I just want to make it clear that i wasnt having a go at you or the talons.....i love my talons!!!

[Inov-8 Insider]

its due out next year i think the worlds lightest boot

Its in our warehouse 1st week of Sept......This year.

[hopey]

A question to Inov-insider.

Yesterday, i took part in the darwen gala fell race.
This is a mostly tracky/gravely terrain race with a few long fast decents.
When i crossed the line, i noticed a lad from Warrington was lying on the floor, at first he looked like he had cramp, but a closer look showed both his heels where hanging off!!!
He had blisters the size of his whole heel on both heels, and they had popped and ripped off showing bare flesh. The poor lad was in horrendous pain and i cant help but thinking how the hell his going to cope with day-to-day life without any flesh on his heels. It was quite destressing for a few people that where around him.

He was wearing x-talons, as was I.

I experienced servere pain in my heels during and after the race but they havent blistered luckily.
I just wondered if you knew why the talons create such immence pain/heat in heels from decending over loose stoney/gravel? and is there anything i can add/do to stop this other than just taping my heels up?

I've had the same problem as this with the Flyrocs a couple of years ago after doing the Rivington Pike fell race. The insole had fallen to bits, on the bottom off the insole there's an oval shaped part and that had fallen out and left a blister that size on the bottom off both feet.