by sandym » Thu 12 May, 2022 5:27 pm
This has nothing to do with gaiters (which I don't wear as I hate them) so feel free to ignore completely, but, depending on your activities, expect to blow through trail running shoes much more quickly than boots. Your mileage may vary, but if you are off-track a lot, I find trail runners get destroyed really quickly. Also, I blow through a pair of trail runners almost every six months running 70ish km a week ON trails. The soles are always fine but the uppers just fall apart.
I have leather approach shoes for off-track and they seem to hold up better than trail runners. Would not be that comfortable to run in though. I actually don't understand why anyone wears boots anymore but that opinion is likely to offend the old guard.