Comments on: Patagonia EVERlong Trail Shoe Review and Giveaway

By: MJruns

MJruns — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’d be very interested to hear more from Laurie on the pronation (assume you mean overpronation) as I have that problem and almost never see it addressed in a trail shoe review. (btw I love Patagonia products too!) I run in Brooks Adrenalines (used to use Ariels till they screwed them up) with custom orthotics and cannot find trail shoes that are 1) wide enough for my women’s 10EE feet (e.g., the Adrenaline trail doesn’t come in wide – let alone double – in either womens or mens) and 2) have any pronation control – I can put my orthotics in but alone they’re usually not enough. Would love recs on such shoes and to see that shoe feature mentioned in more reviews in the future. There are lots of us in stability/MC road shoes (and who have wide feet) and I don’t see the trail shoe mfrs serving us well – and they could make some good money by doing so! Thanks!

By: Aaron Grenz

Aaron Grenz — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I've always been a fan of Patagonia apparel and casual footwear. I've tried several of their trail shoes, and never found any pairs that worked for me. These shoes look better than the past, so here's these are as good as they appear thus far.

By: Don Byers

Don Byers — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In reply to MJruns.

Have you considered the New Balance 1210? It is available up to 4E widths. A women's 10EE would be the equivalent of a men's 8.5EE. The 1210 offers light stability.

Most trail shoes don't have heavy stability/motion control features because that could cause problems when the foot needs to roll in certain conditions and the shoe would inhibit that, possibily causing issues in other areas. Some "trail" shoes that have stability features are really just road shoes with a different outsole.