Craft  Pure Trail Trail-Running Shoes - Men's

I've been running in these shoes for about a month, running about 170 miles Arizona mountain and desert miles in them. I've been very impressed and will likely buy another pair. The outsole is very durable, with no exposed EVA to speak of. Even over miles and miles of sharp rocks it appears to be holding up extremely well. I usually try to get 300 miles out of a shoe, and both the out and mid soles seem to indicate this won't be an issue. No issues with the rock plate, foot pain, or ground feel running chossy trails and rock gardens. Long runs are about 16 miles right now, they are comfortable the whole time. The upper is interesting, but I have to say I really like it. It is made if an extremely thin plastic mesh with the rand and lower coated in TPE. It is a little "slippery" around the foot, which for me has meant no blisters and a shoe that actually winds up being quite supple. No issues with durability at all. Overall I think this is a great functioning show with some thoughtful design choices. I have a 50 mile event after this training block and would not hesitate to bring this shoe.

Foot shifts side-to-side too much, even when laced up tight and sized correctly. Not sure if it is the upper material or a sole that doesn’t quite hold the foot in. In an 11 mile run I almost rolled my ankles about 10 times and that is not usual. May ask for a return after one more test.

I had high hopes for these shoes, but they sorely disappointed me. I am a natural size 11, but I only run trail and I almost always get an 11.5 for extra toe space for hill bombing. These shoes in an 11.5 were probably the weirdest feeling things I have ever put on my feet. Way too short, the toebox weirdly flat - It was actually squeezing my toes at the tip of them, and the shoes have a comically aggressive rocker (for only being 6mm drop, they felt like Aladdin shoes), and the end result was I felt like I was wearing some weird petrified banana shoes that were a full size too small. To me this is absolutely crazy! Craft makes some of the best gear out there, especially cold weather gear, but maybe - I don't know. I have no idea who designed these unless it was an angry footless shoe designer, who maybe just needs the appearance of footwear so they can go out in public but is not constrained by the shape, feel, form, of functional footwear you actually run in. This is clearly the most likely option for how these monstrosities occurred to begin with. But I wouldn't wear their shoes if you paid me to do it. My recommendation on these is to stay away from them unless you want to use them as a self-defense weapon, like a boomerang or something. 0/10.

Cool concept but it's a little too lightweight for my taste and the soles are more slippery than normal. I went on a morning run after the rain and felt like I was almost slipping with every step.

the upper holds you vertically. but lots of stretch side-to-side and front-to-back.

I decided to take one for the team and try this brand i had not heard of before. I was pleasantly pleased as i have put many trail miles on them. The have great cushioning, fantastic traction in the mud and are super lightweight. The fabric is ultra thin on the top and i can actually see my socks through them. I sas concerned about how thin this fabric is, but it breathes well and has not worn through.

Used these for a 20 mile hike. No blisters, no rubbing, fit well kept my feet cool and felt very mobile. Wore wool socks with low cushion.