Topo Athletic Specter – A Review after 352.5 kilometres

After 350 km, my Topo Athletic Specter review: fast, fun, but not my ideal marathon shoe.
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Close-up of a Mount-to-Coast R1 running shoe outsole after 393 km, highlighting heel wear on an ultra-distance road shoe

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Mount-to-Coast R1 review after 393 km. Great fit and ride, but outsole wear questions its ultra-running durability.
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Take, for example, the Altra Olympus 5. The best ultra trail running shoe I've tested so far.

Altra has killed the perfect trail running shoe

The Altra Olympus 5 is the best trail running shoe I've tested so far. The Olympus 6 the worst. How Altra killed a shoe.
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They look fun, with their open-air pocket holes. They look soft. Snuggly. Yet, they run nicely as well. ON has made a very comfortable everyday trainer with the ON Cloudsurfer.

On Cloudsurfer; a soft everyday trainer

ON has made a very comfortable everyday trainer with the ON Cloudsurfer.
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Let’s talk shoes. Trail running shoes. Let’s talk about the Brooks Caldera 6, Brooks’ long-distance trail-running shoe. My number 1 trail running shoe. Why? Because it’s soft, comfy and I didn’t get injured running in them for the 650 kilometers I've used them up until now.

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Let’s talk shoes. Trail running shoes. Let’s talk about the Brooks Caldera 6, Brooks’ long-distance trail-running shoe.
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Topo Athletic Specter are perfect shoes for everything up to a half marathon

Topo Athletic Specter – A Review after 352.5 kilometres

After 350 km, my Topo Athletic Specter review: fast, fun, but not my ideal marathon shoe.
April 9, 2026By John Kraijenbrink

Gear, Shoes

Close-up of a Mount-to-Coast R1 running shoe outsole after 393 km, highlighting heel wear on an ultra-distance road shoe

Mount-to-Coast R1 After 393 km: Is it an Ultra Running shoe?

Mount-to-Coast R1 review after 393 km. Great fit and ride, but outsole wear questions its ultra-running durability.
December 17, 2025By John Kraijenbrink

Gear, Shoes

Take, for example, the Altra Olympus 5. The best ultra trail running shoe I've tested so far.

Altra has killed the perfect trail running shoe

The Altra Olympus 5 is the best trail running shoe I've tested so far. The Olympus 6 the worst. How Altra killed a shoe.
August 19, 2025By John Kraijenbrink

Gear, Shoes

They look fun, with their open-air pocket holes. They look soft. Snuggly. Yet, they run nicely as well. ON has made a very comfortable everyday trainer with the ON Cloudsurfer.

On Cloudsurfer; a soft everyday trainer

ON has made a very comfortable everyday trainer with the ON Cloudsurfer.
June 21, 2025By John Kraijenbrink

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