Saucony Mens Peregrine 12 Trail Running Shoe 8.5 Black/Charcoal

Tested these babies out at a Spartan Super (10k) on a ski slope in Pennsylvania. I have to say, I was very happy with how they performed. They provided grip on the steep dirt inclines and declines. There were several areas of the course that was very rocky and full of roots, the ridged but forgiving steel bottom of the shoe protected my feet from the sharp edges with ease as well as providing cushion to keep going for miles. The spacious toebox kept my toes from ramming into one another while running down the mountain, no black toenails for this runner. Last but not least, the water obstacles. These shoes did very well keeping the water out of them. After the several feet of in and out mudslogging pits and trudging through the center of a shallow pond...these bad boys sluffed off the water, no problem. Not once did my shoes make a wet farting noise from retained water or mud. The only negative i can draw from these awesome trail shoes is that the area around the ankle is a little too loose. Some small stones were found in them when i finally took them off for the day. I never felt them during the race! All in all, these are great shoes for any type of trail race in the Northeast. They can handle all the terrain a spartan race can throw at them, and do it with style.

Loved the shoes! I bought them for a hike up Guadalupe Peak and they performed as I hoped they would. They handled the rocky trail very well with excellent traction and more importantly, no foot pain at the end of a long day.