No, he ran in them once and hated them :)

Much of Peter’s review holds true for me…They definitely keep my feet warm, have plenty of toe room and feel good in the heel and nice grippy lugs for gnashing crusty ice.

But I am definitely struggling with the forefoot lugs. The seem to be placed right under the front of my arch (not sure if that is the correct location for them) and thusly seem to push me back onto my heel more than encourage me forward.

My non-winter typical shoe is a Kinvara 3, but I also run in NB MT1010, Kinvara TR. I understand they probably won’t be a good fit for a road shoe. Unfortunately, I feel them even on packed snow (Rochester Riverwalk) … just not sure if Newton’s are for me.

The other shoe that has worked really well for me in the snow this winter is the Skechers GoRun Ultra. Lots more cushion than the Newtons, but the soft lugged sole really seems to handle the snow well.

I received the Boco AT this week and ran in them on two 10Km runs on rolling roads, some of which were covered with about 1-2 inches of hardpacked snow and some of which we cleared. My second run particularly consisted of several miles on snow-covered roads. I ran in sub-zero wind chill.

My main interest in these was in finding a solution for running in the snow. In three years of running here in Rochester NY, I’ve not found a good solution for snow-covered roads. The snow has defeated me at times by robbing me of traction. I’ve used Yak Trax but those are best on long patches of icy roads or trails.

The Boco AT provide outstanding traction on snowy roads. I had no problem maintaining my normal easy range when running on snow. They will certainly replace Yak Trax on my runs unless there’s mostly ice. But, as you said, I took a pounding on long stretches of cleared roads. To be clear, on a three-mile stretch of cleared road, I was not bothered by the hard ride at first, but by the third mile I found myself looking for snow to run on. Short stretches are no problem.

I expect I will only use the Boco AT this winter when the roads are mostly snow-covered OR when I head out to trails. They seem to be optimized for surfaces that give more than asphalt.

That would make sense, this would not be a great summer shoe

My wife and I were at Newton Labs last week and they said another version of BoCo AT is coming out in the summer that will be more breathable and will not keep the feet from overheating. Maybe more mesh like on the Gravity. Not sure… They did not give a lot a detail.

Brian

haha no they did not…ol’ reliable hot pink for the ladies, per usual ;)

Thanks Heather! Apparently they didn’t apply the Christmas color combo to the women’s version :)