Reviews

Nike isn’t a brand to roll out completely new models very frequently, so the announcement of this new addition to their trail lineup triggered a lot of anticipation. Named after the fiercely competitive mountain race in the Basque region of Spain, the ZoomX Zegama is a max cushion trail shoe that features the same ZoomX foam found in popular Nike road models such as the Alphafly and Vaporfly.

The Pulsar Trail Pro has been promoted by Salomon as a maximum cushion shoe with light protection and stability, and it’s also a unique looking shoe designed with forward propulsion in mind. The PTP is a more aggressive version of the Pulsar Trail, keeping the key Energy Blade construction, but using a stiffer TPU plate and a sleeker upper construction for improved speed.

Simply put, the Enduro 2 is Garmin’s premier watch for endurance activity in all conditions. The watch’s feature set represents a massive overhaul from the original Enduro watch, and even surpasses the newly released Fenix 7 series watches that were Garmin’s top-of-the-line adventure watches until, well, now.

This summer we reviewed the debut Altra Mont Blanc, a trail model built for racing and tested extensively by Altra’s elite athlete team. Altra had already announced that a BOA version of the shoe was in the works, but its release date would be later in the year. We’ve now had the opportunity to test the BOA model to offer some points of comparison.

The Polar Pacer Pro is a lightweight, slim-profile watch with Polar’s “greatest hits” functionality—perfect for runners who love data but don’t need a robust inventory of high-end features.

A new model in the Topo Athletic lineup this year, the Specter, is a highly cushioned performance trainer built for fast training days, paved ultras or road racing, particularly in the marathon distance.