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[oldschool]

Anyone out there training or racing in Inov8s? I have been training in the Flyroc 310 and Terroc 330 for a while now. I love the shoes. Can really feel the trail and they are good in mud and on wet rock. My longest run in them has been a 30K. I just don’t feel like they have enough cushioning to go any longer. Especially for the hard-pack that is common here in the Northeast. Has anyone been using one of the newer or different models that have better cushioning?

[RMC]

I used the Innov8 Roclite 305 at 6 foot track this year, no problems at all and certainly could have done lots more than the 45k's in them given their comfort. One thing I did notice was that the shoe felt more like a slipper due to it's lightness and soft outer but like most trail shoes good grip and drainage. Previously I've used montrail's and asic trail sensors but wasn't happy with either of them mainly due to their stiffness for runs over 30k.

[Fats]

I've run in both the Mudroc 290s and the Roclite 285s. I love the Roclite 285 for short mountain races (<20km) but find they lack the cushioning for anything longer. The Mudrocs don't seem to work with my feet so I rarely use them.

In general I find the lightweight mountain/fell running shoes are great for short & steep races, but for longer events regular road shoes leave my feet in better shape. Bear in mind most of the Inov-8 range is designed for British fell-running conditions i.e. wet grass, mud and slippery rocks so they may not be ideally suited to the dry trails of Australia.

By the way does anyone know if Inov-8 have an Australian distributor yet?

[Spud]

Running in InoV8 Terrocs. Good shoe, ran 6FT in them, 60kms last week on mostly hard packed trail, didn't feel too beat up and 46km this morning. I doubt I would use them for 100kms or above though as they do offer very little cushioning. The grip on wet rock is excellent, better than any trail shoe I have worn before.
Reseller in Oz would be cool Fats.

[alec]

RMC, on Mar 29 2008, 09:23 AM, said:

I used the Innov8 Roclite 305 at 6 foot track this year, no problems at all and certainly could have done lots more than the 45k's in them given their comfort. One thing I did notice was that the shoe felt more like a slipper due to it's lightness and soft outer but like most trail shoes good grip and drainage. Previously I've used montrail's and asic trail sensors but wasn't happy with either of them mainly due to their stiffness for runs over 30k.

RMC

I've been thinking about ording a pair of these on-line. How does the sizing compare with other running shoes? One website I looked at suggested you size up a half-size from your normal running shoe size for Roclites. (I usually run in Brooks shoes.)

Thanks

[RMC]

Alec. As a comparison my asic kayano's are 10.5 u.s. and innov8 roclite also 10.5 u.s. I could probably get away with a kayano of 10.0 u.s. but I like to have a bit of room for feet swelling when doing 100k+ ultras.

[Stalky]

Fats, on Mar 28 2008, 07:29 PM, said:

I've run in both the Mudroc 290s and the Roclite 285s. I love the Roclite 285 for short mountain races (<20km) but find they lack the cushioning for anything longer. The Mudrocs don't seem to work with my feet so I rarely use them.

In general I find the lightweight mountain/fell running shoes are great for short & steep races, but for longer events regular road shoes leave my feet in better shape. Bear in mind most of the Inov-8 range is designed for British fell-running conditions i.e. wet grass, mud and slippery rocks so they may not be ideally suited to the dry trails of Australia.

By the way does anyone know if Inov-8 have an Australian distributor yet?

As far as I know fats not yet.

[Simmo]

There is a distributor and several retailers across the ditch - see http://www.inov-8.com/Find-Retailers.asp?C...D=%25&P=%25

Don't know why there are none in Oz yet.

Maybe a good excuse for a NZ holiday, Fats?

[ksl]

alec, on Apr 1 2008, 06:16 PM, said:

RMC

I've been thinking about ording a pair of these on-line. How does the sizing compare with other running shoes? One website I looked at suggested you size up a half-size from your normal running shoe size for Roclites. (I usually run in Brooks shoes.)

Thanks

Just posted on the trail shoes thread, but same info again.

Just got some Terroc 330s online, made a bit of a guess as to sizing and was luckily spot on.

As a comparison I run in:

Brooks Adrenalines euro 42.5 US 9.0
Asics 2130s euro 42.5 US 9.0
and got the Terrocs also in a euro 42.5 but US 9.5

Hope this helps