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I am looking for a good trail running shoe that also provides some degree of motion control. I am not able to provide an expert opinion, but the new issue of Trail Runner that just hit the stands has a good overview of both trail running shoes and adventure racing shoes.  Lots of reviews, though they are not very detailed individually.  As I say, a good "overview."

That issue is one of the few duds I’ve seen from TrailRunner (as was last year’s gear review issue). Their "gear" issue is largely a list of some things on the market and a few general comments from elites. For instance with hydration bladders, I think they list 3 from camelbak and   20 from Liquid Solutions – which I’d never heard of before (and web page doesn’t have picture of the larger models). I think I "read" it in less than 1 hr. But the issue does have a list of shoes, although no info on whether shoe is motion control or whatever. I notice the newer Brooks Trespass 2 – the one I walk to work in because the toe box is too narrow – is listed as an "adventure racing" shoe Ahh, marketing ploys. Their monthly gear reviews are a little more substantial and actually useful for some things. Dot — "Success is different things to different people" -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

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I am looking for a good trail running shoe that also provides some degree of motion control. Any recommendations?

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I am looking for a good trail running shoe that also provides some degree of

motion control. I am not able to provide an expert opinion, but the new issue of Trail Runner that just hit the stands has a good overview of both trail running shoes and adventure racing shoes.  Lots of reviews, though they are not very detailed individually.  As I say, a good "overview."

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I am looking for a good trail running shoe that also provides some degree of motion control.

What type of trails are you running that you need a trail shoe? Are you sure you need a motion control shoe? or would stability work? Is this just your feeling or a recommendation from a running shoe store or PT or some other medical professional? Just asking – and not sure I can provide any recommendations if you do actually need a motion control trail shoe. Just wanted to be sure that’s what you intended to ask. My stability trail shoes (original Brooks Trespass) work fine for me, but I don’t think they’d work well on a pointy-side up rocky trail (Trespass 2 would work here, but they’ve changed the toe box so I can’t use the newer version), and there might be better shoes for deep, clay mud. Or a road shoe may work well for what you’re running on. I used a road shoe for years. Doug and many others run trail ultras in road shoes. Do you run in hot conditions where breathability would ba paramount issue? or is dust coming in open mesh an issue? or stream crossings? snow? Dot — "Success is different things to different people" -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

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