I bought these Nike Air Max Assail II trail running shoes a few weeks knowing that I was going to be racing in an off-road duathlon. I wore them a few times for training runs on the treadmill to get them broken in. Well yesterday was the duathlon. They were very comfortable. There was plenty of cushion in the shoes which is one of the things that attracted me to them. They had pretty good traction considering the muddy messy trails we were running on. There were various roots, and rocks along the way, but I did not hurt my feet when stepping on them. The bottom of the shoe says “Stone Shield” which apparently is some sort of thing to prevent damage from sharp stones. There weren’t a lot sharp stones where I running though. I am very happy with the shoes. Looking at prices for the shoe online, I think I may have overpaid for them. Oh well, that’s my fault. I will just not shop at that store again. They are still good shoes.

Posted by Rob in Reviews on October 22nd, 2006 |