The Best Trail Running Shoes (Tips for Selecting the Right Pair)

In this episode, Taylor Bodin of Believe in the Run joins me to help him find the right shoe.

I honestly don't enjoy buying gear. I want to have great gear, but I loathe the process of finding it which usually leads to poor gear choices.

Tips on finding the right shoe
Tips on finding cheaper shoes?
What's the best shoe for a beginner?
Thoughts on how a shoe should fit
Expertise on how several shoe brands actually fit.
Brands mentioned:

Topo Athletic, Nike, Speedland, Norda, North Face, and more.
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[DavidRPerreault]

If I may, I would suggest that you also try the Nike Zegama 2 if this brand have your attention. I prefer this shoe to the Ultrafly and you will be able to do all your training in it. This is my opinion though, each foot have is trail shoe.

[BilboTrailSlug]

Designer Brands, Inc. (DBI) owns Topo Athletic:
Designer Brands
An American company that sells designer and name brand shoes and accessories. DBI is the parent company of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse.

[jeffmadiro]

Think they were bought by DSW not Deckers that Hoka is under.