Montrail Shoes Men's Mountain Masochist GTX Trail Running Shoe

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Altrec Description: Inspired by the renowned Mountain Masochist Run in Montebello, VA, the Montrail Mountain Masochist™ Trail Running Shoe for Men is designed for the runner who wants exceptional fit and breathability in a shoe that is lightweight and performs well on dirt, rock and jumping over stumps. The Mountain Masochist is a lightweight performance trail shoe that will stand up to the test.

Backcountry Description: For those who take great pleasure in a day filled with punishing ups and downs over rough terrain, the Montrail Men's Mountain Masochist GTX Trail Running Shoe is here to ease the pain. With a Gore-Tex membrane to seal out moisture associated with muddy trails and splashy creek crossings, this lightweight shoe bears the beating you're sure to put it through. Montrail sandwiched a protective yet flexible Trail Shield plate in between the Masochist's sticky Gryptonite rubber outsole and triple-density Vapor Response EVA mid sole, so you get the most functional blend of traction, protection, and comfort.

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Great shoe if you know what its for |
This is not a back packing shoe or a stability shoe. It's amusing to see people saying that this shoe doesn't compare to the Continental Divide, I say thank goodness. The CD was way to stiff to be a decent trail runner. This is a runners shoe, one meant for those of us who love to speed down mountains and fly over rocky terrain. It is designed with a minimalist mind set to reduce the weight, and provide critical protection but still allow you to feel the trail. It is supper flexible allowing you to run with a midfoot strike which most built up trail runners won't allow. I have run long miles in these for almost six months, and although the shoe looks like hell right now (and smells even worse), I am still putting the miles on them. Best trail shoe yet.

Failed for my purposes |
Okay, some background info first. 1) I'm a big fan of the Continental Divide shoes. 2) I purchased these with the intent of backpacking the Long Trail (pack weight under 25lbs total) 3)It has been the rainiest, coldest stretch in June/July when I was hiking. Now onto the shoes.1) These were way too soft for hiking that trail. Walking rocky ridgelines for 12-15 miles a day, my forefoot took a beating. These are not nearly as stiff as the CD's were. I'm not sure how they'd fair for a runner, but a 10 miles run every day under similar conditions would give the same results, I imagine.2) After about 95 miles in the shoes, they began showing compression stress marks in the heels, and after 170 or so, the outsole started delaminating from the midsole at the heel (notice split heel in the photos above). This is not what I would have expected from a Montrail.3) I could NEVER get these shoes to dry out on the trail. I'll won't totally knock the shoe, given the record wet/cold conditions, but as much as I hate to say it, after the first 5-10 miles, it did seem like these shoes would leak from below the footbed. I could be wrong, but it didn't seem like my feet could sweat for as much moisture was on the inside of the gore-tex membrane.Overall, I'm stocking up on CD's until they bring out something similar.

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