Posts Categorized: Trail Shoes

The BOA® Fit System is scientifically proven to increase workwear footwear performance

The following release from ATRA steep and rocky member BOA® Fit System is published with permission. Denver, CO (February 15, 2024) – BOA® Technology, creators of high-performance dial-based fit solutions, announces new scientific findings proving the BOA® Fit System and its PerformFit™ Wrap improves stability, energy efficiency, and endurance for workers over traditional laces. The… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: INOV8 Mudtalon Speed

The following review was written by trail runner Sarah Barber and features the INVO8 Mudtalon Speed. The footwear was provided by ATRA corporate member INOV8 at no charge for the review. It’s unusual to see the words “mud” and “speed” in the same sentence, let alone in the title of one product that claims to… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Review: Ace from VJ Shoes

The following review was written by trail runner Sarah Barber and features Ace from VJ Shoes. The footwear was provided by corporate member VJ Shoes at no cost for the review. Barber lives and trains on the trails near her home in Boise, Idaho. Ah, winter. Here we are in the thick of it, and… Read more »

ATRA Member INOV8 Launches Shoe 20 Years in the Making

Announcement from longtime American Trail Running Association (ATRA) member INOV8. Photos: INOV8. Pioneering sports brand INOV8 have poured 20 years of expertise into creating the ultimate running shoe for muddy hills and trails. The MUDTALON SPEED is the first shoe to launch from a radical new 2024 footwear collection that headlines INOV8’s first-ever rebrand. The… Read more »

Reflections on The Running Event 2023

The Running Event – known by its acronym “TRE” by industry insiders – took place in Austin, Texas at the end of November. The exhibitors and speakers sought to educate, dazzle, and present all the new, improved, or tried-and-true running products, trends, and services to running retailers and industry professionals alike. The Running Event always… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: BOA® Fit System

Sarah Barber reviews BOA® Fit System La Sportiva Jackal II Trail Shoes, taking them out for test runs near her home in Boise, Idaho. The shoes were provided at no charge for the review by ATRA corporate member BOA® Fit System. All shoes should be designed with the BOA® Fit System. Period. The end. I… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: Salomon Glide Max TR

Trail runner Sarah Barber reviews Salomon’s Glide Max TR. Shoes were provided by ATRA corporate member Salomon at no cost for the review. According to Merriam-Webster, the word “glide” means “to move continuously, smoothly, and effortlessly.” Knowing this, would it be correct to say that any ultra-runner would be ecstatic if given the opportunity to… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: VJ Shoes XTRM 2

Trail runner Sarah Barber reviews the XTRM2 from VJ Shoes. The shoes were provided at no charge for the review and VJ Shoes is an ATRA corporate member. Finding my glass slipper I’ve spent the past two decades believing that I’m terrible at running on technical trails, but I was recently struck by epiphany. I’m… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: VJ Shoes Ultra 2

VJ Shoes Ultra 2 as reviewed by trail runner Sarah Barber. Product was provided by American Trail Running Association corporate member VJ Shoes at no cost for the test. A quick scroll of the results from the recent 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (held in Austria) informs us that apart from a handful… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: DYNAFIT Ultra 100

Trail runner Sarah Barber reviews the DYNAFIT Ultra 100 trail running shoes, which were provided at no cost by DYNAFIT, a corporate member of American Trail Running Association. Those who made it past high school physics know that a dyne is a derived unit of force—specifically the amount of force required to accelerate a one-gram… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: inov-8 Roclite G275 V2

inov-8 Roclite G275 V2 reviewed by Sarah Barber. inov-8 is an American Trail Running Association corporate member and provided the footwear to review at no charge. Sometimes you’re the windshield, and sometimes you’re the bug. As much as it’s true in life, the old cliché also applies to trail running: it can beat you up…. Read more »

Trail Runner’s Review: adidas TERREX Soulstride Flow

Trail runner Sarah Barber reviews the adidas TERREX Soulstride Flow. Product was provided at no cost for the test and review. Quick: what’s the first brand that comes to mind when someone says, “trail shoes?” No one said “adidas,” did they? Despite being one of the more dominant forces in the shoe business since its… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: Vimazi Z50 and Z40

This review was written by Sarah Barber. A lifetime resident of Boise, Idaho, Barber has been a Life Flight Paramedic for seventeen years and currently works in a dual capacity as a clinician and a Quality Manager. When she’s not flying in helicopters or collecting data for continuous quality improvement, she can be found trail… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review – Saucony Peregrine 13

Trail running shoe review by Sarah Barber, a lifetime resident of Boise, Idaho, Barber has been a Life Flight Paramedic for seventeen years, and currently works in a dual capacity as a clinician and a Quality Manager. When she’s not flying in helicopters or collecting data for continuous quality improvement, she can be found trail running with… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review – inov-8 Trailfly G270 V2

Trail running shoe review by Sarah Barber, a lifetime resident of Boise, Idaho, Barber has been a Life Flight Paramedic for seventeen years, and currently works in a dual capacity as a clinician and a Quality Manager. When she’s not flying in helicopters or collecting data for continuous quality improvement, she can be found trail running with… Read more »

Saucony® Launches All-New Peregrine 13 Collection

The following is a press release from ATRA Steep and Rocky member Saucony®. WALTHAM, MA – Global performance-running lifestyle brand Saucony announces the launch of the all-new Peregrine 13 Collection, the latest version of the brand’s renowned trail-blazing franchise. Named for the fastest bird on earth, the Peregrine 13 Collection soars above all with a… Read more »

Our Top Takeaways From The Running Event 2022

The Running Event (TRE), the largest running industry trade show in North America, was held November 29 to December 1, 2022, in Austin, TX. Established in 2006, TRE has become the “go-to” event for footwear, apparel, accessory, and service brands to display their newest technologies, products, and gadgets. The event is also a great place… Read more »

Craft Sportswear Pushes the Envelope With New Carbon Plate Trail Shoe

ATRA member Craft Sportswear has recently joined a small, but growing number of brands who are manufacturing carbon plated trail running shoes. As of October 2022, Hoka One One, Nike, Saucony, Adidas Terrex, Speedland, The North Face and Craft Sportswear offer shoes with carbon plate technology. In recent years, carbon plates have become a necessary… Read more »

Altra Mont Blanc BOA® – A Trail Shoe Review for Every Body

Trail running shoe review by American Trail Running Association advisory board vice-president Susan Kendrick. “Trail Running is for Every Body” is an ongoing touchstone at the American Trail Running Association (ATRA) as we look for ways to welcome people of all abilities, ages, shapes, sizes, genders, and colors into trail running. This and future ”Every… Read more »

Trail Shoe Review – inov-8 PARKCLAW G 280 First Impressions

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Back in April, long-time ATRA member inov-8 launched the PARKCLAW G 280, its first road-to-trail running shoe featuring graphene, the world’s strongest material. Inov-8, founded in 2003 in the U.K’s Lake District, has been pushing limits in shoe technology and earned a reputation in the shoe industry for incorporating some of the high performing and… Read more »