Comments on: Look What I Found at the Discount Shoe Store: New Balance 310 Trail Shoe https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html Running Shoes, Gear Reviews, and Posts on the Science of the Sport Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.12 By: David Jewell https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-290200068 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-290200068 In reply to Pete Larson.

Pete, 
Great post. The more the minimalist shoes become cool to wear the more you’ll see this kind of thing. The unfortunate thing is they cloud the numbers you shared last week about the running shoe and minimalist running shoe business. This shoe is absolutely listed as a running shoe in the sales figures. It may also be listed as a minimalist shoe. It creates a very cloudy picture. 

]]> By: Newell4 https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-506126099 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-506126099 In reply to Pete Larson.

A zero drop MT101?!? Do tell…

]]> By: Tina https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-289708575 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-289708575 Ha!  Well, that’s interesting.  The mainstream version, lol.    My guess is that the upper is not as breathable or durable.  Keep us posted if you do decide to buy and try.

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-506141473 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-506141473 In reply to Newell4.

Cobbler modified…

]]> By: Guest https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-414905900 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-414905900 I purchased a pair of the 310’s and I love them for trail. Not minimalist but a nice transition if you are heading in that direction. They are super light, and the sole is rockstop so you get protection and great tread, but yet still thin enough to feel what you are stepping on.

]]> By: amg https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-679483954 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-679483954 I am late to this post, but I have just seen these (MT310) quite cheap at my local shoe shop. As you say, they have the MT101 sole, but a different upper. Do you know if there are any reviews out there? I couldnt find any deent ones. I have heard they have no rockplate and aren’t very breathable? But the price sure is right!

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-290229557 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-290229557 In reply to Randy Golab.

I agree, don’t see why a XC flat can be sold for $25 but it costs so much more for shoes without much difference in construction. My presumption – target market for XC flats are high school and college kids. I.e., either still growing or with little income. Hard to sell a $100 racing shoe to this segment…

]]> By: Alex Beecher https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-289865545 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-289865545 I’ve tried them on, and found the fit… off. I can’t really be more precise than that, but something about the anatomy, the materials, or something else just didn’t feel optimal. Still, for the money, one could do much worse. The first year or so of my running was happily spent in the lightest, cheapest Nike cross trainers Kohls had to offer. I ran them in to oblivion, totally ignorant to the fact that I had chosen a “wrong” shoe.

]]> By: David Landers https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-290178640 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-290178640 DSW and Famous Footwear also have been unloading MT101s and WT101s since the Spring. $50 for WT101 at FF right now! 

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-290897235 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-290897235 In reply to Frank Grimes.

I’d guess the likelihood of a high school student paying big $$ for a shoe depends very much on location and affluence. Also, something I did not consider, college XC teams often have discount deals arranged through manufacturers. Regardless, flats are generally a lot cheaper than most “minimalist” shoes on the market right now, and if you look for last year’s models, finding them for under $30 is not uncommon…

Pete

]]> By: KV https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-309021269 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-309021269 I found this shoe at Kohl’s and after double checking with 3 people that I can run in it and return it, decided to give it a try for $40. I have a pair of MT101s that I bought because I thought the traditional shoes I was wearing were inhibiting a midfoot strike. These would have worked at that time, but I’ve been spoiled with the MT101 can’t go from the MT101 to the 310. The 310s are not as breathable and there is not nearly as much room in the toes, also, it felt like there was some arch support in these. Its obviously heavier but I didn’t notice on the run. It was still fairly natural to run with a midfoot strike but I think there is a bigger drop in the 310. I would say that coming from a traditional running shoe this would be perfect with a little more support, but a minimalist would hate it.

]]> By: Paolo https://runblogger.com/2011/08/look-what-i-found-at-discount-shoe.html#comment-618925398 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=421#comment-618925398 Did u do a review on the 310??

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