Pre Production SKORA Shoes!

My new shoes from SKORA! These are the final pre-production models. Compared to the wear testing pair I used at my 100 miler, these have a softer midsole and EVA, and wider toe box, and MUCH stronger velcro. 

One complaint I had was the heel loop was so small I actually never used it to get the shoes on and I recommended they remove it or make it larger. I do not know if it was just because the first pair was an earlier test pair or if they now consciously made the loop slightly larger, but with this pair I can get my finger in the strap and actually use the loop to pull the heel on.

I removed the insole and that reduced the amount of material between my feet and the ground by a few mm. I kept them though. If I were to do an ultra on gravel again, I would probably put them in to offer a bit more protection from the rocks.

The silver also looks very cool, I'm really loving the available colors Skora has. The shoes just look really good. If you visit their Facebook page or website at www.SkoraRunning.com you can see a few other color variations. I really like the white!

Thanks again to Skora for providing me with these shoes. I get to keep these and I'm hoping for at least 1000 miles out of them, including 50 at the Surf the Murph 50 miler at the end of October.