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Running Shoe Reviews and Information

Considering Altra Zero Drop Running Shoes? ¦ Read Advice from the Altra Team

Running Advice from our Friends at Altra Running — Altra running shoes are an increasingly popular choice at Northern Runner, with their trademarked Zero Drop technology having been born from real running experience (and injuries, pains and strains!). We have taken some of the Altra team’s key running tips for you to read over, should you be thinking about running at all – even without a fantastic new pair of Altras! USE A FORWARD, RELAXED & BALANCED POSTURE You should be standing tall and leaning slightly forward, yet do not bend... Read More

Inov8 Terraclaw 220 & Terraclaw 250 Review

Terraclaw 220 & 250 by Inov-8 – The Missing Link In Off-Road Running? — In our humble opinion Inov-8’s range of excellent off-road shoes have been missing one very important shoe. Yes the Mudclaw and the X-Talon are great once you get onto soft ground, and the Trailroc is a great shoe for single track. Race Ultra shoes do what the name suggests, which is look after your feet when you are venturing out on a long bridleway type of run, but, they aren’t nimble and are hard to run... Read More

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Altra Running Shoes – Trademark Zero Drop Explained & Altra Shoe Guide

Altra Zero Drop – But Not a Minimalist Shoe To many runners this description sounds like it is the same as the minimalist or barefoot  type of running shoes that where a craze a few years ago. What is different with Altra is that their shoes are not minimal. They have cushioning  so you don’t get soar feet from feeling the stones through your shoes. Altra also don’t claim that you can go from a 12mm differential running shoe to a Zero Drop shoe overnight. You need to go through... Read More