Gear reviews from runners who don't stay dry
Honest running kit reviews. Tested on Peak District mud, Northern rain, and the odd canal towpath.
Fresh from the trails
HOKA Speedgoat 6 Review: Max Cushion, Real Grip
Tested over 160 miles on Lake District fell paths. The Speedgoat 6 is HOKA's big cushion trail shoe — but does the Vibram Megagrip actually hold on UK mud?
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Salomon Speedcross 6 Review: Best Mud Shoe, Full Stop
Tested across 200 miles of Cornish coast path and Bodmin Moor. Is the Salomon Speedcross 6 the best mud shoe available? Mostly yes — but there's a catch.
Read review →We buy it. We run in it. We tell you the truth.
Tested on real terrain
Kinder Scout in February. Stanage Edge in horizontal rain. Not a treadmill in a photography studio.
We buy what we test
No freebies, no brand deals. If we recommend something, it's because it survived proper use.
Northern England weather
Peak District, Pennines, Yorkshire moors. The gear either works or it doesn't.
Based in Sheffield, on the edge of the Peak District. If you've ever run Stanage, scrambled up Kinder, or got lost somewhere between Edale and Glossop, you know the kind of terrain we test on. It rains a lot. The gear either works or it doesn't.
