I love how these evolve. I've only had mine for around 6 months but there's already a load of character in them. Didn't really expect that.

The race I'm doing is around 65k but I don't think the terrain will be too bad at any point. I reckon running long sections on road in trail shoes won't be pleasant so I'll take your advice. Saying that, I don't think anything after a certain point is going to be pleasant!

Been doing more looking this afternoon and Salomon do a couple of shoes specifically designed for long distances. They also look quite nice too, as far as running shoes go - which of course is the most important thing.

@Chris:

@llvlaglne:

i wish i had discovered the trails sooner in life.

Same here.  Completely changed my perspective on running, especially anything longer than 5k.

Quite a few people have said this to me. I've just done distance running on roads over the past few years but got an ultra coming up in July that has some trail sections.

Looking for some new shoes that will be versatile enough for the trails but comfortable enough for hours on the road too. Seems to be a tough one.

@Megatron1505 Look on the bright side, we've got the derby to look forward to this weekend. They usually go well…

@Megatron1505 At this point I could go on a rant about the sad state of my beloved team, but I'll leave that for another time!

About to add these to my IH collection. Can't wait to get started with them!

Hi All,

Newcastle UK here.

Owner of a IHSH-99 and a pair of IH-666D - about to add a pair of IH-666S to the collection.

Hello! I read the forum pretty much every day and since I'm about to add a pair of IH-666S to my Iron Heart collection I thought it was about time I registered.

I recognise quite a few names from Instagram (I'm leebolton over there). Looking forward to getting involved!