Women's Topo, Terraventure 3 Trail Running Shoe

heel strap

I did have to play with every single lace hole to get a proper heel lock, something I never had to do with my brooks,

Disappointing: toe box rubs my big toe joint raw, no arch support, heel lock doesn't work
After all of the positive recommendations I've seen for this shoe, I am truly disappointed.

Lastly, the heel lock does not work nearly as well as it does in my other shoes.

Despite utilizing the heel lock in these, my heel was still sliding slightly against the posterior portion of the shoe.

strap

heel

arch support

I am confused by those who praise this shoe for arch support while saying that they themselves have high arches.

I have medium-high arches and found that these shoes offer little-no arch support.

walking dog

but only after 1.5 months of receiving and starting to use them for dog walks and short runs a few times a week, they are falling apart.

trail shoe

It is comfortable on my wide feet, lightweight and breathable, and has lived up to it's name as a trail shoe.

ok walking trail shoe and hard surface
i bought another pair of these because i tried other topo trail shoe and  the cushion gave me shin splints didnt quite fit my high arch.

width foot

I switched out the insoles for my prescription arch support insoles, making these absolutely perfect for my wide feet!

i have 2 other topo shoe one for road  walking which fit perfect for my wide feet and high arch.

these ar ok, fit my high arch, wide toe box

will keep looking as topo really listens to customers and changes things up to fit great.

I also attempted to correct that with Oboz insoles, which fit much better inside the shoe and were very comfortable.

I've been looking for a pair of hiking boots/shoes that fit me and don't feel tight in the toe area - Keen's came the closest,

hiking

My husband and I love these Topos for hiking because of the roomy toe area, a 3mm drop from the heel and the protective rock plate.

Great hikers
I bought these for a geology trip out west and these shoes worked great!

For reference I hike in the WMNF working on the 4 thousand footers, these shoes are great.

but I just wipe them down after dusty hikes and they look good again.

comfortable


These shoes are the most comfortable shoe if you have poor arches.

These shoes are so comfortable, so light, and work well on dusty trails, rocky trails, steep terrain, grassy paths, and to run errands in around town.

La Sportiva Bushido II Running Shoe - Women's

size

They run really small
4 stars because the extreme discrepancy in sizing.

I ended up returning my size 10 womens (I typically wear 9.5 and go to 10 for things like running shoes and hiking footwear) and instead got a MENs size 10.5!

The womens sizes didn’t go up high enough/have higher sizes available.

I ended up getting the womens equivalent of a size 11.5 which is kind of insane to me

They run really slender, so if you have really skinny feet (I’d say my feet are very much average slenderness) maybe you don’t need to size up more than a half size.

But the womens 10s for me weren’t long enough either, so either way, size up!

sizing

The sizing is a little tricky which is why I am writing this review in the hopes it helps someone else.

trail running

though my husband's Solmon trail runners slipped several times.

spouse

small-size

Comfortable trail shoe
Bought these shoes in a different color because I already had a pair and love them.

So glad I landed on these La Sportiva Trail Shoes.

For my narrow foot, the fit is great and I can stand longer in these than other shoes.

The fit is excellent -- low volume forefoot means my foot isn't swimming

but now that I have them in a size that fits I love them.

I ordered the 9/10 and they fit perfectly!

I can wear them for a 16 hour workday with zero discomfort.

The mid-foot is snug when laced up tight and my otherwise normal heel doesn't slip with normal lacing techniques (I didn't need to tie it with the heel lock technique).

They're so comfortable I haven't taken them off yet.

width

but happily the 10.5 gave me the extra length I needed without adding too much extra width.

but there's a wide enough toe box to spread out.

Women's Topo, Terraventure 3 Trail Running Shoe

$ 109.95 - $ 109.95

Oct, 16, 2023

Jul, 16, 2023

La Sportiva Bushido II Running Shoe - Women's

$ 151.07 - $ 154.95

Apr, 13, 2023

Oct, 19, 2022