[pct-l] Trail Running Shoes so great?

[Ken Powers]

Here are my replies:

Slip and Falls - nope
Frostbite - never
too many rocks in the shoes - an excuse to sit down and dump out the 
sand/gravel
Plantar Fasciitis - nope
Achilles Tendonitis - nope
ripped or torn uppers- nope
sole separations/delaminations - a few, maybe 4 shoes in 16,000 miles. It 
was always from the toe of the shoe.
Sprained/Strained Ankles/Tendons - none of these
jammed toes from soft uppers - no more than I got in boots
numerous blisters from too roomy a shoe - fewer than I got in boots

The only negative I can think of is trying to use trail runners with too 
heavy a pack. Then I might see some of these problems. Maybe I am just 
lucky.

Ken
www GottaWalk com