Reviews
Montane VIA Gecko Vest
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I feel very lucky to have got my hands on a Gecko race vest courtesy of Montane. My only previous experience with Montane vests...
Read moreLa Sportiva Kaptiva
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC *scroll to the bottom for update after 785km* Full disclosure. I was given this pair of Kaptiva shoes for free to review. I first saw the Kaptiva when I was...
Read more361˚ Sensation 3 Shoe Review
Written by Sim Benson www.jenandsimbenson.co.uk Price: £119.99 Weight per shoe: men’s UK11 335g women’s UK6.5 265g Find out more www.361europe.com/en Overview: The Sensation 3 is designed as a high mileage trainer with a good blend...
Read moreThule Chariot Cross 2 Multisport Trailer
Written by Jen and Sim Benson www.wildrunning.net for the URC Price: From £850 (single) or £950 (double) Find out more at www.thule.com; available in the UK from www.runningbuggies.com Overview: Brand new from Swedish brand...
Read moreScarpa Spin
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I recently tested the Neutron shoe from Scarpa. It is a good, but very solid shoe. I say, but, purely as I know this won't be...
Read moreHoka One One Speed Instinct
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC A few years ago when I was doing some fairly high mileage, mostly on road or hard pack trail, I was suffering from very...
Read moreSalomon S-Lab XA Alpine
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I recently got a chance to review the rather amazing Salomon X-Alp Carbon GTX and what an incredible shoe (boot?). It is basically a...
Read moreScarpa Neutron
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC Scarpa are an Italian family run company that have a long heritage of producing some of the finest mountaineering boots in the world. They...
Read moreScott Palani Road Men's
Written by Sim Benson www.wildrunning.net for the URC Price: £115 Weight: 340g per shoe Men’s UK 10.5 Eu 45.5. Find out more at www.scott-sports.com Overview: The Scott Palani is a new road shoe designed for...
Read moreAsics Gel-DS Men's
Written by Sim Benson www.wildrunning.net for the URC Price: £115 Weight: 290g per shoe Men’s UK 11 Eu 46.5. Find out more at www.asics.com Overview: The 21st version of the Asics DS-Trainer aims to continue...
Read moreLa Sportiva Hail Jacket
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC La Sportiva make some fine footwear for mountaineering, ski mountaineering and of course trail running. For a few years they have also been producing...
Read moreinov-8 X-Claw 275
Written by Jessica Williams for the URC The X-Claw is one of the latest additions to the Inov-8 trail shoe line-up and I purchased - so not a freebie - mine...
Read moreSalomon Sonic Pro
Written by Jen Benson www.wildrunning.net for the URC Price: £110 Weight: 230g per shoe women’s UK 7. Drop 8mm Find out more at www.salomon.com Overview: The Sonic Pro is one of Salomon’s range of lightweight road-suitable...
Read moreSaucony Triumph ISO 2
Written by Sim Benson www.wildrunning.net for the URC Price: £135 Weight: 340g per shoe Men’s UK 11. Find out more at www.saucony.com Overview: The Triumph ISO 2 is designed to be a plush and extremely...
Read moreInov-8 Trail Talon 275
Written by Jen & Sim Benson www.wildrunning.net for the URC Price: £110 Weight: 340g per shoe Men’s UK 11 or 290g per shoe Women’s UK 7. Find out more at www.inov-8.com Overview: Inov-8 designed the...
Read moreSalomon S-Lab X Alp Carbon GTX®
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC Salomon invited me to look at their website to choose a product that I would like to test for the URC, and without thinking...
Read moreSuunto Ambit3 Peak Sapphire Blue HR
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I currently own an Ambit. It’s the original version which I got not long after it was released. It is a bit battered, as...
Read moreDynafit Feline Vertical Pro
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC Before moving to the Alps and getting into ski touring, the company Dynafit had barely flickered on my radar. I had heard of their...
Read moreLa Sportiva Akasha
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC Akasha, a Sanskrit word that stands for “ether” Finally, La Sportiva seemed to have released a new shoe that, on paper, looks like it could…
Inov8 Terraclaw 250
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC Considering inov8’s incredible success over a relatively short space of time, I haven’t owned many pairs. Seven or eight years ago, one of my…
True Mountain Stretch Sportwool Longsleeve
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC When I first heard about True Mountain a couple of years ago (?), I was really quite excited. Here’s a brand new company that…
La Sportiva Mutant
Written by Neil Bryant for the URC I will start by letting you know what my involvement is with La Sportiva. When I review shoes, clothes, equipment or races, I am…
Petzl NAO 2 575 Lumen Head Torch
Written by Andrew Easom Bentley - http://outdoorkinetics.co.uk A couple of weeks ago, I posted a review of the AP Pro Series 100 Lumen Head torch which packs a lot of punch…
Scott Trail Rocket 2.0
Written by The Ultrarunning Community A few months back I go sent through two pairs of shoes from Scott Sports. These shoes could not be more polar opposites as far as…
X-Bionic/X-Socks Support and Kit
Written by Owain Thomas - http://www.ultrarunningmatelot.co.uk Well the time has come to blog about the awesome support that X-Bionic and X-Socks are giving me and the kit they have supplied me…
Petzl e+LITE Headtorch
Written by the URC team Running is, and should remain a simple sport with little obligatory gear to just get out there. If you want to pop out for a short…
Skechers GoRun Ultra review
Written by David Barker - https://davidinrtw.wordpress.com My local running shop (The Running Hub) suggested trying Skechers early in 2014. GoRun Ultra I first bought a pair of the Go Run shoes. These are a…