Cloudracer

I LOVE this shoe, the construction material for the body is the best ON has, sad to see it go. The CloudFlash replaces this shoe and is better in most ways but the CloudRacer breathes much better and is a lot cooler, which was key when I was running in the hot Iraq summer.

I switched to these race shoes from a pair of Scott Race Rockets. After having a pair of Cloudsurfers, I wanted something lighter for racing in. As these were my first pair, I've also been doing most of my training in them, and while they are excellent for speed work, the soles are wearing out pretty fast. I'm doing around 45km a week in them training for a half marathon, as I wanted to make sure I was comfortable with them for the race. I've just done 230km total distance, and the outside edge "clouds" are pretty worn. The rest of the shoe is still in really good condition. Race is next Sunday, and hoping for a PB in them! Will replace with another pair once they are fully worn out.

I just completed a 100km trail race in Australia using these shoes. In the last 7 months I've logged over 2,500km's in training + the race and only now have they died.

I worked towards a more minimalistic, neutral shoe over the last couple of years and struggled to consistently find a solution from the other main stream brands. I love that Ons don't follow the same model off other manufacturers where they design obsolescence into their business model i.e. their models don't change every 6 months which is frustrating when you find a shoe that works for you only to find that its no longer available when you need to replace them.

NOw. These are not a trail running shoe as I discovered a week ago. My feet have forgiven me and, ultimately, they got me through what was a technical and rugged trail. I've just ordered a replacement pair + a pair of the Ons trail shoe :-)

Lightweight, comfy, durable and well priced. Thank you!