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As I made my ascent, I was a bit surprised by how heavy they felt. Now "heavy" is all relative but at 8.9 ounces, I felt every one of those ounces. When doing long, steady climbs the last thing I want is to notice the weight of my feet. Also, they felt a bit "foamy" on the sole - noticeably more so than my MT101s or Racer ST5's (my other two favorite trail shoes). On ascents especially, I like to be able to connect with the ground which ironically with their trail version of the "PureConnects" I wish I was able to do more of.
The Pure Grits really shined on the descent however. The padded soles really absorbed the pounding and rocks well and the "grip" of the soles were evident. I was able to rock the downhills (or about as much as I'm able to right now) without really thinking about feet protection and was instead able to focus on footing.
Overall, these are really solid trail shoes and I will definitely include them in my rotation. However, I think they will be better served for the longer stuff (20+ miles) than shorter jaunts in the dirt.
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Good comments - I'm not on the ID program (dude's! return my emails!), but I was able to get my hands on them a little early. I agree with your comments completely, but what you describe is exactly what I was looking for. There needs to be a better understanding of the difference between "minimal" shoes and "low/zero drop" and "lightweight" shoes - while I wouldn't for a second consider these the former, they are fantastic for the latter. My personal preference on short (<12 mile) trail runs is the Minimus or VFFs, depending on the day, but when I need to crank up the miles, my initial impression is that these will be a great option. To me, they feel a lot like an off-road Green Silence, which is a huge complement in my book. I'm looking forward to a bit more trail time in them , and to hearing what other folks have to say.
Try 'em without the insole. You might wish they were a half size smaller, but you'll get the ground feel that you're missing back.
The look reminds me of the Grinch shoe of Nike, the color is just the other way around. It seems like a very solid shoe and I might get one for myself.
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Warren said ... walk 4-5 miles daily in them, and tried them once as a golf shoe, with surprisingly good results (in the Sam Snead barefoot mode) ... good shoe
I love these shoes. I was heading out to buy my second pair and wanted to check reviews again just to be sure
. They are the most comfortable shoe I've ever owned, on or off trail. Funny that someone mentioned playing golf in them because my golf shoes were hurting my feet a bit so I tried these and they were great.
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