Comments on: Merrell AllOut Rush Trail Shoe Review

By: Rick Green

Rick Green — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:55:08 +0000

I also have this shoe and it is really great for trekking and hiking. I also agree about other people’s sentiments that its sole it a bit on the heavy side. Besides that, everything is good because it gives me great ankle support.

By: Melvin

Melvin — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:15:25 +0000

In reply to Flaco. Flaco, I had the same lacing issue on the original trail glove. The lacing straps can be cut out, then run the laces through the wider holes where the straps were. Basically gives you the lacing like on the bare access (which I love).

By: Peter Larson

Peter Larson — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:38:47 +0000

In reply to Brad. Definitely, everyone has different reactions to a given shoe. Sole jut felt too much for me with the Rush.

By: Peter Larson

Peter Larson — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:17:22 +0000

In reply to Steve. I think that was my main issue, the sole just feels really heavy to me.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:28:18 +0000

In reply to Flaco.

Flaco,

Have you tried lacing a different way? Although I don’t have this shoe, I have the mixmaster glides, which traditionally laced are a little too roomy for my low volume shoe. Instead I lace them as shown in the narrow foot illustration.

http://katierunsthis.com/2011/10/04/running-shoe-lacing-techniques/

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:02:41 +0000

I’ve tried these and the All Out Rush on in the store and on both I can’t get past how heavy the sole feels and how sloppy they feel on my feet – which scares me in combination with that hard sole toe bumper and overwrap that looks like it’s just waiting to bruise my toes.

By: Flaco

Flaco — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 18:22:28 +0000

I had high hopes for these shoes but my foot is narrow – or low volume – and I could not tighten the shoe enough b/c of the extra space that the lace straps created. So that made them pretty useless for technical trails. They would have been great without those straps. I returned them.

By: Anton Franchi

Anton Franchi — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:28:39 +0000

I have tried various brands ( NB, Salomons, Brooks) and the Allout range is best suited for me. ( High Arch with wide feet) I have been running with the Allout Rush for 3 months and my only issue is I have “senstive feet so after about 20k I get “stud” pressure from the round lugs. Cant wait to try the new Allout Charge though

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:48:33 +0000

This shoe is a perfect example of YMMV. I love this shoe. I’m a bigger runner, but feel that the cushioning hits a sweet spot for trail running. These shoes are more cushioned than my Inov 8 TrailRocs, and the lugs are great for muddy conditions. In fact, I frequently chose to in these rather than my Pearl Izumi trail N2s because of the comfortable level of cushioning in the All Out Rush.

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:04:34 +0000

I tried on the Merrell All Out Rush and had the “pucker” problem but much worse than Pete did. Because of this issue I didn’t run in the shoes. If you have what the ski boot industry calls a “low volume foot” this shoe might not work for you. My foot is normal width but is thin in the vertical direction. I’ve had the pucker problem with other shoes as well.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:00:46 +0000

Interesting. I have a pair of these and really enjoy running in them. They don’t feel too firm to me. They don’t feel soft, either, more like moderately cushioned. They also don’t feel heavy. Makes me wonder if there is a difference in construction and materials between the men’s and women’s models (I wear the women’s 7.5).

I wear them trail running pretty frequently and I’ve worn them a few times on pavement and in grass at a park. I wore them for a half marathon that was a mix of dirt road and trail and my feet felt really good throughout the race. I also like them for short hikes.

They fit me great in the toe box. I find them a bit hard to get snug in the heel, because the foot opening is a lot bigger than in some shoes. The one thing that I don’t like about them is how narrow the outsole is under the arch of the foot. I pronate quite a bit and I run on pretty rocky trails, so sometimes I’m contacting rocks with the midsole (the yellow part in your photos, it’s pink on my shoes) and that feels uncomfortable.

By: Denzil Jennings

Denzil Jennings — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 17:57:52 +0000

I haven’t run in any of the Merrells, but I’ve tried on quite a few pair in hopes of finding one I like since I love the look of a lot of their shoe, and I also love their honing boots. I always encounter the same problem though; the arch support feels too far forward and awkward. I’ve tried a range of sizes to see if that were the issue, but they just don’t seem to agree with me feet.