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I only wear silk these days, I find they are best for my feet. They are thin, dry very quickly, and being thin, I can double pair in extremely cold weather if I need to, without them making my shoes much tighter.
On our latest Camino, I wore my preferred ASICS road runners, while my friend chose trail runners.
Overall, they performed similarly for us - depending on the trail & the weather. On wet, muddy trails he had a slight advantage in the trail runners, but there was not enough of this type of...
I just walked the Portuguese Central from Lisbon in my ASICS Gel Kayano 29s. All up, they have done over 1200km (1000 of those on the Camino & associated travel).
I'm still wearing them for road running & they are holding up well. I've swapped out the standard insole for a more cushioned one.
I had a Mi band 5 which was great for my Camino in 2019. I've now upgraded to Mi 7, as I need to be able to track my blood oxygen levels. But for training, I use the Sportractive app. It gives me a much better range of information & history so I can track improvement.
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