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Aug 2020
9:30am, 20 Aug 2020
11,241 posts
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rf_fozzy
FDNB - what's an aga?
I could put them in Argos...
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Aug 2020
9:32am, 20 Aug 2020
67,093 posts
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swittle
There's an Aga Khan...
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Aug 2020
9:35am, 20 Aug 2020
11,242 posts
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rf_fozzy
Is that on Leeds Road going into Bradford?
I might have had a curry there.
It was hot but didn't really dry my shoes
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Aug 2020
9:42am, 20 Aug 2020
45,351 posts
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Derby Tup
Two pairs of Inov8s outside drying in the sun 🌞
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Aug 2020
9:43am, 20 Aug 2020
67,095 posts
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swittle
^ @fozzy 
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Aug 2020
10:04am, 20 Aug 2020
52,242 posts
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Diogenes
I found the Salamon Speedcross 4 I have really good and verstatile. I source old newspapers from old people who still get a paper every day.
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Aug 2020
10:41am, 20 Aug 2020
35,830 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
I never got on with Salomon, but it's very personal. I'm Inov-8 for most stuff, but I've also bought v. cheap More Miles trail shoes. They're not terribly comfortable and nowhere near as good grip but for £25 can't complain! I'm lucky that I can run on road with trail shoes though, so I don't need lots of different ones.
I don't quite understand the wet thing though? Where I am at the moment, if it's been raining I will get wet up to ankles and soaked through any shoes within minutes of setting out from the house. But why is that a problem? Even if they are still wet the next day, so you are getting into wet shoes, again, I don't see what the prob is?! It's a bit "Ewww" to start but you're going to get wet again anyway, so who cares?!
Again, I might be missing something here, as I'm lucky that I don't get blisters, even with wet feet, socks and shoes, so really wet isn't a problem for me. I was canoeing in my Inov-8s last night (soaked up to knees), and I will happily wear them again today to run! G
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Aug 2020
10:46am, 20 Aug 2020
52,248 posts
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Diogenes
I think the main advantage of drying them out with newspaper is it stops them getting smelly. It also helps them keep their shapoe. If you dry them somewhere very warm like an airing cupboard (or on the Aga Khan) they can shrink and get a bit stiff.
I've only had the Salomons (won in the Fetch advent calendar) and a cheap pair of NB trail shoes, so I don't really have much to compare them with. They are not totally waterproof but do keep my feet dry in most conditions without them getting too hot.
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Aug 2020
10:57am, 20 Aug 2020
6,549 posts
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The_Saint
My favourite all purpose off-road shoe is the Inov8 Roclite in 295 and later 280 form, I bought multiple pairs of 280s when they were going for 60 quid so haven't needed to buy more in the last couple of years so can't comment on the latest incarnation.
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Aug 2020
11:20am, 20 Aug 2020
45,361 posts
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Derby Tup
The advantage of drying them is you don’t have wet shoes hanging around and yes to prevent them going smelly. Even cheap shoes aren’t cheap (I won’t pay more than about sixty quid in spite of generally doing plenty of miles in mine - I’d think a thousand minimum usually)
I only really run off-road so don’t have road shoes. I’m used to getting wet feet (and muddy legs) most times I run outside high summer and if I get home in dry shoes kind of feel the outing was a bit lightweight
Over the years I’ve found I’m much less likely to get blisters with wet feet than dry. Jumping in the first stream you pass on your run isn’t a bad idea. And wool socks really are the best certainly for short runs, say less than a marathon
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