Three Peaks Fell Race

[andygib1982]

fell shoes

[Martyn]

Don't listen to anyone who says trainers - fell shoes are needed. Its not a road run

[jtinnion]

Not so sure - I've run round it all recently in wet conditions and I reckon (for me) my Kanadia 3s are a better bet than my Mudclaws. Reason - it's a long race, and that shifts the comfort v grip equation strongly towards the comfort end. If your fell shoes don't hurt your feet, you're lucky, wear them. If, like me, you get blisters off the fell shoes on anything more than a few miles, wear something a bit more comfortable. The Kanadias have a pretty aggressive tread pattern anyway (noticably more so on the 3s than my previous 2s).

Jim

[Johnny Foreigner]

no brainer
road shoes if its dry

if its good enough for the top runners
its good enough for us mere mortals

[Will.Race]

Not so sure - I've run round it all recently in wet conditions and I reckon (for me) my Kanadia 3s are a better bet than my Mudclaws. Reason - it's a long race, and that shifts the comfort v grip equation strongly towards the comfort end. If your fell shoes don't hurt your feet, you're lucky, wear them. If, like me, you get blisters off the fell shoes on anything more than a few miles, wear something a bit more comfortable. The Kanadias have a pretty aggressive tread pattern anyway (noticably more so on the 3s than my previous 2s).

Jim

Comfort was what I was thinking of Jim and the Kanadia are certainly comfortable. Slightly concerned on the grip though. I wore them in Snowdonia ( different from Yorks I know ) on Monday and they were terrible on wet rock but absolutely fine on steep grassy descents

Interesting variety of opinions so far.

I think a reccie with part in Kanadia part fell shoes is the answer

[Ginge Whinge]

.....what a relief to see again the annual PPP discussion point re footwear. Now I know that all is well with the world.

Slightly off topic but I know that this is a subject keen to the hearts of some and I can't find the "Julia Bradbury on TV" thread. She was filming in our village last night for that help the aged Countryfile show.

Oh....Trail shoes......

[Jez Hellewell]

It all depends on the weather conditions on the day. It's like asking Jenson Button what tyres he's going to be using for the Australian Grand Prix two months from the race ! It could be as dry as a bone, like last year. Or boggy as hell ! Take 2 pairs, decide on the day. Last year, on hard, dry ground, I wore Inov-8 Roclite 312's straight from the box & had not a single blister.

[Derby Tup]

Roclite 285 / 315, Highlanders, Mizuno Wave Harriers, Kanadia perfect imho

It'd have to be very dry for me to wear roadshoes and I don't see need for fell shoes

What Jebby wears is immaterial. He'd win it in Crocs

[Mountain Goatess]

What Jebby wears is immaterial. He'd win it in Crocs

:thumbup: *like* :thumbup:

[stevefoster]

What Jebby wears is immaterial. He'd win it in Crocs

Or Doc's (Martens)