Can anyone tell me about cross-country shoes or trail shoes for deep mud?

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Lyns Dec 2015 10:34am, 1 Dec 2015 1,636 posts	0 Lyns thanks guys - really helpful
Curly45 Dec 2015 11:56am, 1 Dec 2015 2,965 posts	0 Curly45 Someone needs to get on an invent retractable spikes for mixed course! Preferably with variable length spikes for different sections...
pedro Dec 2015 1:27pm, 1 Dec 2015 297 posts	0 pedro I've found that Walsh or inov8 x talon will cope with anything a cross country or fell race will throw at you. I've never had spikes and think they can be a hinderance when having to cross paths and stones or rocky sections but shoes are a personal thing and what suits one may not suit another.
pedro Dec 2015 1:28pm, 1 Dec 2015 298 posts	0 pedro Retractable spikes. There's an idea
K5 Gus Dec 2015 1:54pm, 1 Dec 2015 1,533 posts	0 K5 Gus These moutainbikers have hydraulic seatposts that move up or down with the press of a button on the handlebars, so sure it must be feasible Get that idea patented Curly and go and make your fortune !
sLickster Dec 2015 3:39pm, 1 Dec 2015 1,786 posts	0 sLickster You may be lucky and find some in the sales - like say: rockrun.com
Lyns Dec 2015 7:56pm, 1 Dec 2015 1,637 posts	0 Lyns My local run4it has an old 2008 pair of mudclaw 300 in my size for £50! They look a bit bulkier than the current model but got to be worth a try so I've ordered them and can return if no good. Thanks all!
MzG Dec 2015 8:15pm, 1 Dec 2015 396 posts	0 MzG For comparison I searched for your current shoe runnersworld.com and the drop is 13mm.
Lyns Dec 2015 9:33pm, 1 Dec 2015 1,638 posts	0 Lyns Thanks. The mudclaw is going to feel weird but this series of races is all up and down steep and muddy with no flat or hard bits so should be an issue really.
Mince Pikelet Dec 2015 9:48pm, 1 Dec 2015 1,369 posts	0 Mince Pikelet I used to do cross county races for my club in ordinary trail shoes and dreaded them. I got myself a pair of Inov8 Mudclaw 300's (the bright yellow ones) last year and they made a world of difference, I love them! No more sliding around on the muddy hills I actually go out running in the mud for fun now not just because I have to make up the numbers I bought them same size Mudclaws as my usual road shoes. I do go up half a size for all running shoes compared to 'normal' shoes though.