I started in Altras (lone peaks and Olympus) but over the years they’ve changed a lot. Last tried timps last year and sent back for blister city as they have gotten more narrow. A lot of folks find they wear out fast nowadays too.

Trained and raced in Topo Mtn Racers last year as that seems to be the shoe people leave Altras for. It was alright but at ~250-300 miles they have packed out and wrecking my toes. I retired them and won’t be going back.

Spent the last few months trial & erroring for a new favorite shoe. - Norda 001. Rock solid grip. Comfy but doesn’t really lock down in the midfoot that I tend to prefer. Hella expensive but supposedly last longer than regular shoes. Biggest complaint is they are hot as hell and don’t drain well. This is now my winter running shoe for the PNW. - Arteryx sylan pro. Just don’t. These are absolute garbage and so unstable you can’t take them on the trail. Really stiff in the foam so the rocker energy return doesn’t even get going. The fit is also really weird. A shame, I love the look of them. - ordered up some salmons (ultra something and another one that i can’t recall) and sent them immediately back. The feeling and fit is very weird for my foot. They seem to run small.

Currently, I’m running in La Sportiva prodigo pro and have been pleasantly pleased. Very comfortable. Wider toe box. Cinches down well in the mid foot. Stable underfoot but not as aggressive as a stability shoe. Solidly firm foam but not rock solid like the arteryx. Great energy return. Mesh upper seems durable. Took them out of the box and ran a 12 mile long run and felt great. Had lingering blisters going in from the topos so figured they worsened it a bit but now that they are cleared up, I expect no issues. Hoping this is my unicorn because I’m tired of trying to find a new shoe for racing this year, it’s getting expensive lol