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I wore NB 1210 on the Camino Frances last Fall and they lasted the whole trail. I never found boots that worked for me.Just had an e mail from a friend who has just completed the Camino to Frances. He mainly used hiking boots but for the last stages used trail running shoes. His recommendation is to used a combination of hiking boots and hiking sandals and not to use trail running shoes because he met a few people who had gone through 2 pairs of trail running shoes doing the hike and even one that was on his third pair.
? for the forum is: if you used trail running shoes for the camino did the hold up for the whole walk or did you have to replace them.
Keep reading reviews. You'll find that even some expensive shoes don't hold up. But on the other hand, the uppers may last but shoes may not be giving you the support you need after 4 to 5 hundred miles. Imho.I'm a trail runner. I run and walk 100s of km in trail running shoes on paved trails, dirt trails and downright gnarly trails. Unless they are cheap knock offs they should last the entire Camino.
I wore a well-broken-in pair of New Balance Mimumus shoes for the first half and then mixed in Xero Shoes for the second half.Just had an e mail from a friend who has just completed the Camino to Frances. He mainly used hiking boots but for the last stages used trail running shoes. His recommendation is to used a combination of hiking boots and hiking sandals and not to use trail running shoes because he met a few people who had gone through 2 pairs of trail running shoes doing the hike and even one that was on his third pair.
? for the forum is: if you used trail running shoes for the camino did the hold up for the whole walk or did you have to replace them.
I wore a well-broken-in pair of New Balance Mimumus shoes for the first half and then mixed in Xero Shoes for the second half.
My NBs were destroyed by the end, but they were pretty trashed when I started so...
I would absolutely do this again for my next Camino. Maybe start with shoes that are less worn, but the Xero shoes were great. I never had a single blister, either.
Like the idea of the Xero shoes as a companion to trail runners, will need to take some shower shoes and night time shoes in addition to the Trail Runners, the Xero sound as though they will meet this requirement and potentially can be use as a break and cool down from my trail runners on paved stretches. And sounds like they will weigh no more than flip flops.I wore a well-broken-in pair of New Balance Mimumus shoes for the first half and then mixed in Xero Shoes for the second half.
My NBs were destroyed by the end, but they were pretty trashed when I started so...
I would absolutely do this again for my next Camino. Maybe start with shoes that are less worn, but the Xero shoes were great. I never had a single blister, either.
I'm taking 2 pair of Hoka's, 1 Mafate 4 an 1 Bondi 4
I have a lot of foot problems and pain and plan to switch back and forth throughout the day along with changing socks...
Im not so sure a pair of Hoka's will hold up the whole trip from SJPP but I feel pretty good about switching back and forth... I just need the cushion
Is it good idea to have waterproof shoes, ie Gortex lined, for the rainy part of the trail? My hiking boots are waterproof, but my trail runners are not. I am contemplating which pair to bring. I will be walking Camino Frances for the first time, and should be arriving the vicinity of Galicia about late October. With the almost certain heavy rain, I worry about not having waterproof shoes. Thank you in advance.
Thank HuffCane, I will pass on the sales then! They did look flimsy. Cannot wait to see the MTN models.I just finished SJPP to Finisterre in Hoka Stinson ATRs. The traction knobs on the sole wore down to nothing by Leon. By the end, holes were beginning to form in the sole. If there had been rainy conditions, I would have had to buy another pair of shoes in Leon. Be forewarned.
I'm on the Via de la Plata right now wishing I had tried a little longer to get used to the saucony xodus with the vibram soles. Boy are there a lot of rocks! By the end of the day they've given the soles of your feet a good pounding.
This totally depends upon the shoe ... how you walk ...and... how much you weigh!Just had an e mail from a friend who has just completed the Camino to Frances. He mainly used hiking boots but for the last stages used trail running shoes. His recommendation is to used a combination of hiking boots and hiking sandals and not to use trail running shoes because he met a few people who had gone through 2 pairs of trail running shoes doing the hike and even one that was on his third pair.
? for the forum is: if you used trail running shoes for the camino did the hold up for the whole walk or did you have to replace them.
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