Sunday, March 9, 2014

Review: Skora Core Minimal Running Shoe

The Skora Core are great.  They were provided by the manufacturer and Miles to Go Sports in Sutton, MA just before we were to leave on a recent trip to Disney World.  I brought my Altra Instincts (Review here) and the Skoras.  I never even bothered with the Altras.   The Skora are right up my alley.  They had superb ground feel and fit really well without having to lace them up too tightly.  I wore them all day long through all the parks.  We probably logged 4-5miles walking each day and I never felt tired.  In fact, my feet felt great.  25-50% of my miles were also spent as a beast of burden with my 50lb daughter on my back.  I reluctantly wore them on a water ride because I had no choice.  They came out looking like new.












From a running perspective, it was pure pleasure.  Since I got my first pair of Merrell Trail Gloves (reviews here and here) long ago, minimal shoes have slowly been creeping back to more and more cushioning and structure.  Walking around in the Skora Core was like old home week for my feet.  These shoes are incredibly flexible and nimble.  Every little bit of undulation in the ground is right there for your feet to revel in.  For me the fit of my size 12s was perfect.  They just formed to my feet and stayed there without having to mess with the lacing too much.  I think that was the supple goat leather.  It was like running in slippers.  I was only able to run on a paved path in Disney but I put about 8 miles on them.  It was not all that hot (70-75 max) but I can tell you that my feet never felt warm.  I'm interested to see how these will do when the temp starts to climb into the summer.  

Since that Disney trip in January, I have logged every single mile that I've run in these shoes.  I probably have 150-200 miles on them through some really crappy New England winter conditions.  Slush, frigid temps, puddles, snow, road salt, everything.  They still pretty much look like new and they handled everything I threw at them including glare ice patches.  I'm looking forward to some light trail miles on them too but I can't find the trail through all the snow.  You really can't go wrong with these shoes for winter running even in the dark.  The reflective silver is so insanely good that it occasionally distracts when you catch it out of the corner of your eye.  Even in broad daylight, I have fellow runner comment about it.  












Being that they are almost completely unstructured with no cushion at all, these are definitely not shoes for someone who is not committed to safely transitioning to barefoot/neutral style running.  Having already gone down that road, I'm in LOVE.  

More miles to go on these without a doubt.

If you'd like to research the Skora Core or any of their other fine shoes, please have a look on the Skora web page. (Link)

Upcoming reviews for the spring:
Altra Instinct Everyday
Inov8 TrailRoc 245
Roll Recover R8

- Cheers!



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