Cloudventure

5 star trail running shoe. I've just completed my 3rd ultra with one pair of cloudventures and it is just as comfortable as out of the box. They have handled really nasty, gnarly trails and I find they keep really good traction (dirt, rock, road) and drain really quickly going through water or mud. I find the shoe tends to loosen a bit near the end of a long run, but I should have stepped down a half size.

Uphill climbs are nice because of the traction you get, and downhills are also comfortable due to the design of the shoe as it handles downhill pressure. I find my knees are still in really good shape after long runs (30k+). The toe guard saved me numerous times over technical trail runs, and I found the overall build of the shoe can handle anything.

Even slogging through mud, I find it can get stuck inside the cloudtec pods, however after a few steps, the mud completely shakes off, and drainage is no problem.

Highly recommend the cloudventure.

So, as a male, I was kinda nervous buying a womans shoe because of the sizing.... That worry was blown over the river, through the woods, and clear past grandmas house as soon as I ripped them from their box, strapped them to my feet, and immediately went for a trail run in the arizona desert. Holy great lord, that was the best runnig experience ive had in all my 22 years of living! These could go for 200$, and i would still get them.

Love my CV's
I did quite a lot of off road and trail training prior to running the Sierre Zinal trail race in the Swiss alps.. In training the shoes were great and did feel like running on clouds including on road..Unfortunately the shoes did not hold up on the tough terrain, and lost my footing on 3 occasions. I will use the CV for training and maybe for a less difficult train in the uk.