Seasoned runners - can you help

[alisonx]

Hi

its been a while, hope everyone is doing great. Good to see so many of you are still here.

I have a quick question please, regarding running shoes in winter. Most of my route is grassland with some small sections of trial and road. I have been using standard running shoes since i started this and have never had a problem. However as the winter draws in, and grass land is likely to get wetter i am concerned with slipping over. Do you think investing is some trial shoes is the way to go? Are they made to deal with wet grasslands?

Not been able to get much sense anywhere else so any advice is greatly appreciated

thanks x

[Hidden]

Hi Alison,

Sorry I can't give you a definite answer on this, but I was thinking much the same myself. Some of my favourite routes are along towpaths and bridleways, and even through grassy/muddy parkland, so I think trail shoes are very much the way to go. The ones I'm currently stalking are these:

on-running.com/en-gb/produc...

They're a bit expensive but I'm saving up I hated last winter because after graduation I was stuck with very hilly and noisy road routes because everything else was just too wet and muddy.

I'm convinced trail shoes are the way to go Anyone else have thoughts?

[alisonx Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

thanks...time to start shopping! not that i ever need an excuse lol

[Hidden]

Whichever shoes you wear, you are likely to have a combination of road and trail, so you need to accommodate both up to a point. I have three pairs of On running shoes, one trail and two road. The road ones are happy with some off road, and the trails ones can be used on either without wearing the treads. If i'm doing a long run with a lot of fields and other off road, i use the trail shoes. They do give more grip on mud, rocks, wet grass etc without compromising speed and agility on tarmac. The other pair of shoes I had that were happy both on and off road were Asics Fujirado - but i gave them away because they were a size too small and gave me a black toenail. My daughter wears Brooks Ghost for park runs on grass and they seem to cope well.

[alisonx Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

thanks Flick

I know you are a big fan of Ons - will take a look

[Hidden in reply to alisonx]

Alison, the Asics would be cheaper, though they are quite narrow. i only used the Ons as an example. Lots more different brands out there x

[tony_a Graduate10]

I’m definitely not a seasoned runner, but for what it’s worth I was doing C25K back in the bad weather of February and March this year and used trail shoes. It was by accident rather than design (I bought some ASICS trail shoes due to impatience and lack of proper research) but I did manage to get out without difficulty on all but the worst of days - fresh snow fine, but nothing works when it’s compacted to ice).

I now use my roads for most runs as all my longer routes are a mix of tarmac and trails. But I’m definitely planning to bring the trails out as necessary when the weather deteriorates.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

I bought trail shoes for this reason last winter. They can still be a tad slippy on some surfaces but much better than my "road" shoes especially on grass.

Plus I got them on sale, half price. Saucony Everun Peregrine about 50 pounds. 👍😁

They're equally fine on a bit of road/path too.

[alisonx Graduate10 in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

thanks so much

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10 in reply to alisonx]

Check out Start Fitness online. If you're confident with your sizing they have old designs at huge savings both footwear and clothing. I'm an addict now!! 🤣🤣🤣

[alisonx Graduate10 in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

thanks - this could be dangerous lol

[Goforitmama Graduate10]

Great question, thanks for posting this!

[misswobble Graduate10]

I’ve got peregrines and they’re quite grippy. I’ve got some lovely Mizuno hyate 3’s but I’ve not used those in tough conditions yet