Some people can just slip right into it Al, it took me two years.
Now all of my road running is done in one of; Saucony Kinvara (4mm), Inov8 233 (6mm), Inov8 180 (0mm), Inov8 150 (0mm).
The 180’s give a massively more barefoot feel to the 150’s event bough they are heavier. The Kinvaras are my comfy shoes, and the 150’s to some extent, that I go to for a recovery run or if I just feel like an easy ride.
The 233’s are my workhorse and take some beating for durability and that feeling of speed. Superfirm, super planted and make no allowance for poor form. Even though the 233’s have a 6mm drop they feel like a far more minimalist shoe than the Kinvara or 150’s.
So drop and weight isn’t everything, also consider depth/material of midsole.
The Trail Gloves, Minimis and VFF’s look good for dry trail shinanigans but they come a cropper in the soft stuff……………….which leads me onto a brand new pair of 10.5 Inov8 bear grips that I’ve got going cheeeep.
