New Kicks

I've been needing new trail running shoes for several months. I have been squeezing the last few miles I can get out of one of my pairs of Cascadia 3's. Both pairs have over 500 miles on them, and really are shot. If you remember, I tested a pair of Cascadia 5 last year. They just didn't hold up. I procrastinated buying a new pair for so long, that in the meantime, I wore out my road shoes too. Part of the reason I hadn't bought new trail shoes was that I didn't know what to buy. I decided to try a pair of Mizuno Cabrakan 2's. I had almost bought a pair of the original Cabrakan's a couple of years ago. I had had good luck with their road runners until they narrowed the toe box. For road shoes I went with my old standby. Brooks Glycerin 8. I had been running in the 6's, and had intentionally avoided the 7's. Brooks decided to put a gel pad right under the ball of the runners foot. It made it feel like my foot had to cam over the pad to toe off. Fortunately they changed that for the 8. I've only got a few runs in each, but I am liking both pairs very much. Both are a little taller than I like, but the cushioning is great. I recommend both shoes if you are looking for new runners. I would just plan it so you don't have to pony up $236 (with coupon and free shipping) for both pairs at once.