Hoka Tecton X 3 | First Thoughts

Reporting live from the Rocky Mountains, our lead trail reviewer Taylor Bodin gives his first thoughts on the Hoka Tecton X 3, one of the most anticipated trail shoes of 2024, developed and tested by Jim Walmsley during his UTMB and Western States wins.

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[sunnlands]

More trail shoe videos with Taylor, please!

[fitzthegreat]

Taylor is the best! Need more vids from the dude in the Rockies!

[inkysteve]

Definitely more trail views from Taylor 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[joegraves]

Taylor smashing it! Excited for a full review!

[ChristianHampshire]

Yes! I’m looking forward to this shoe. I’m running the Wasatch 100 in September and I’m leaning towards this shoe. More trail shoe reviews!

[tommilam]

Yes, more reviews in my part of the mtns. How’s the midsole compare to Zg2? This is prob lighter which might be the tipping point for me. More reviews with Taylor please!

[robin]

Very exciting shoe. Love how the tech from the Road Supershoes is spilling over to the trails now.

[Manuel-]

Like from 🇪🇸 Spain. Good job, Taylor. Cheers.

[ralphdelposo]

Really exciting competition cause Asics gonna release also the metaspeed trail. Hoping there will be a review on that also.

[brittonknaphus]

I’ll join the review team and catch all the shoes!

[MrTCFIRE]

Delaminated the big toe side of the outsole in the first 5 miles of my first run near Boulder. Pretty sweet for a $300 shoe 🎉🎉🎉

[scottwiggans]

Would you pick this or metafuji trail on light trails which are runnable

[SeeChadRun]

Ha! Great feedback on a promising shoe! Would love to get my feet in a pair.

[TheManolastra]

Great video! Didnt the Ravens QB catch his own pass last playoffs??

[that-lux-runner]

Can't wait to receive the email announcing that these are available 😍 Could you confirm whether or not the sizing is comparable to the Mafate Speed 4?

[colinkimbrell]

Between 2 Shoes: Tecton X3 vs. Speedland (whichever GS model).

[tazione]

What about the weight? It seems to be an issue to me...

[guhvnah]

If you don't stay for the "self-throw" can you really call yourself a BitR fan?

[runningscents]

More trail shoe reviews! BUT thwt thing looks warm as fu€%😂

[robertlynn]

are you saying the loose material of the bootie is making the shoe less stable? Or is it the peba?