Personally, I just took the opportunity to pick up two pairs of Puregrit 1's for $65. That's a pretty sweet deal to me. I can't imagine the 2's are worth $40 more. :-)
3/8 Way Too Cool 50k WNS
4/19 Tehama Wildflowers 50k
I'd rather have the PG2s at full price, but if you like the PG1 then you got yourself a good deal.
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I'm personally getting sick of the lavish freakin colors on the latest trail shoes, whatever happen to the days of muted gray!!
I'm personally getting sick of the lavish freakin colors on the latest trail shoes, whatever
happen to the days of muted gray!!
Same here. I'm hoping these garish colorways run their course soon. I like bold colors but not when it looks like someone ran over a circus clown.
Red shoe = yes.
Yellow shoe = yes.
Black shoe = yes.
Red, yellow, black = WTF is happening?
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too early to tell, but my 6.5 miler they felt great- light, but cushy- this is probably the least technical loop I run- chose that one for the initial run on purpose, there is about a mile stretch of broken up asphalt (abandoned stretch of road) which I'm never fond on running- they actually felt pretty good on that stretch
as these are a 4mm drop (vs my 10mm drop Montrails)- I'm going to slowly roll them into my running- I'll alternate between the two for awhile on my shorter runs and continue my long runs w/ the Montrails until I get enough mileage w/ the Grits where I feel I'm not going to screw something up
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well w/ ~ 150 miles on them I feel I can make a few comments
first I should mention I was very careful in rotating them into my lineup due to the fact the heel drop was double from what I was used to- ran w/ them a couple of times a week, then three times a week and eventually every run
the puregrits feel very light on the feet, while still providing adequate protection (minus prickly pear cactus ); the feel very nimble on technical stuff- I'm guessing some of this is due to the lower heel; the dry easily, but also let a lot of dirt/dust through- I can live w/ that compromise
the most important aspect for me is that the toe box is roomy enough for my longish toes, while still hugging the heel and midfoot nicely- my Montrail Sabino Trails have a roomy toe box, but are a little loose in the heel and midfoot
the grip while nothing overly great has proved to be decent, even on wet- a complaint that the Puregrit 1's suffered
I think these will do nicely for most of my running, the exception is probably going to be tougher runs in the mountains with a lot of rock/talus- I have 2-3 races that are in this category, so I'm going to have to find a little stouter shoe- that still fits well