Inov-8 Trailroc 150: a brief review

Recently, during the very hot weather that England has been experiencing it decided to rain for a few days, turning the hard and dry trails back into wet, sticky and very slippery mud. My favourite trail shoes are still by far the Vibram FiveFingers Spyridon LS (see here for full review: http://caveman-clarke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/vibram-fivefingers-spyridon-vs-spyridon.html). But in very wet and sticky mud, the limited depth of the lugs can lead to them quickly clogging up leaving you back to slippy-slidysit-on-your-butt-before-long style running on ascents and descents. Therefore, for these wetter conditions I am still looking for a minimalist, bareform trail shoe with a little more grip. This is why I decided to try the Inov-8 Trailroc 150; Inov-8's latest and very minimal trail runner for serious barefoot enthusiasts.

Update on the Xero Shoes

Hi everyone,

As some of you may already be aware, I have been trying out the Huarache Sandles from Xero Shoes UK. To see the previous review see here: http://caveman-clarke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/xero-shoes-review.html

Here I thought I would add a couple of pics for you to see the finished product in action. I didn't have to alter the shape of the soles, I only had to follow the instructions on how to tie them up; a really good thing to try with mates or with your children. These days everything is delivered ready assembled and thrown away when something goes wrong. It was lovely to have to sit down with some basic materials and put together something that should last a long time.

Trinity Fitness Cambridge, UK

Hi everyone and Welcome to my new business, Trinity Fitness. Based in Cambridge, UK, Trinity Fitness provides all the health, well-being and fitness needs of the local and surrounding community.

Services include:
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Xero Shoes Review

Hi everyone,

A few months ago Xero Shoes UK kindly sent me a pair of their huaraches to try and to review. After having them some time now I would like to share with you all my thoughts and comments on what I make of these sandle-type barefoot shoes.

CavemanClarke to start new business venture...

Exciting news everyone! I have decided to start up my own Health and Fitness Business. It's going to be fun, friendly, outdoors and with plenty of barefoot and bareform running of course!!!

More info to come soon, but for now I have some serious planning and work to do.

Watch this space
Happy running

Inov-8 Mudclaw 265 Review

Recently, I have had the privilege of trying out the new serious off-roaders from Inov-8; the Mudclaw 265. These extreme mud-pluggers certainly looked the part, but will they earn my approval or be put back in their box and returned?

Straight out of the box these were clearly another fantastic looking trail and fell shoe from Inov-8. The colour scheme looks fast, professional and attractive. Couple this with the serious studs on the sole of this minimalist trail shoe and you can see why it may get the heads turning of anyone interested in finding a decent, lightweight high-performance fell and trail runner!

Inov-8 X Talon 190 Review

Over the last few weeks I have tried and tested the Inov-8 X-Talon 190 fell and trail shoe. I have seriously put these shoes through their paces in a variety of conditions and terrains, from soppy mud in the East of England to the Scottish Highlands. Therefore I feel I stand in good stead to tell you all what I discovered to be the good, bad and the ugly of the super light light racing shoe from Inov-8.

 

A great looking and lightweight trail/fell shoe

Coming soon ... review of the Inov-8 X-Talon 190

For the full review please click here:
http://caveman-clarke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/inov-8-x-talon-190-review.html

Hi everyone,

It has been a long while since I last blogged, but don't fret. In this time I have accumulated a variety of minimalist trail shoes and am just about ready to emerge from this difficult English winter with a few well-thought out reviews. The first will be of the Inov-8 X-Talon 190. I hope to get this up in the next week or so.

In the meantime, enjoy my previous posts and speak to you all soon!
CavemanClarke

Inov-8 X-Talon 190 minimalist trail and fell shoes

Xero Shoes: Thank you!

Just a very quick post to say thanks to Xero Shoes UK who sent me a pair of their very cool looking 4mm Huarache style sandles today. I opted for the DIY kit as I fancied finalising them myself. I am really excited to get these fitted when I have a spare moment later this week and give them a go.

Sadly the weather is not great here at the moment for huarache style shoes. We currently have about 4-6 inches of snow! Therefore, give me a few weeks to try these properly and time for the weather to improve and I will review them for you all.

New Year ..... get outdoors for real fun and adventure in 2013!

Happy new year everyone!!!

A new year lies ahead and who knows what exciting adventures it will bring

Out with the old and in with the new, so to speak