Montrail Men's Fairhaven Running Shoe Review

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About me: I am a heavy-ish (185-lb, 5'10") trail runner in Southwest Virginia. I have normal arches and no significant pronation. I run mostly 5-8 mile trail runs in the rugged up-and-down of the Blue Ridge Mountain hiking trails. I tried the Montrail Fairhaven on a promotional trail run put on by the local running store. I liked the shoe so much I bought it straightaway.

The tread is aggressive enough to handle the leaf beds, rocks, and roots of SW Virginia trails. It handles slick and broken ground with ease. There is plenty of grab for those long, tough uphills, and just enough cushioning to help fight gravity on some of the steeper downgrades. I've put in about 85 miles on this pair of shoes so far. They are very comfortable and relatively light. I'm not noticing any wear on the soles yet.

Note: I have not tried these shoes on the road. They're billed as a hybrid, but I don't want to wear down all that nice tread too quickly. I just don't see the tread on these shoes holding up to any significant road use.

For the trail; however, I have not found a better shoe.

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I am not exaggerating when I say this has got to be one of the best road/trail hybrid shoes available. Having said that, I am excited for the shoe that will replace it, the Fluid Balance. But it will be a really long time before I am running in it because I have two pairs of the Fairhaven and love them.

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I really like these trail shoes that Montrail have offered. They're extremely comfortable and lightweight. The tread design on the soles look like they are made for easier trails and that's all I've used them for. I have also enjoyed running on roads with them since they are hybrids after all. My feet get a little sore after 20+ mile runs maybe because they are so soft but I recently did a 50 K in them and have no complaints. I will definitely wear these again!

Bob

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I run with this shoes more than 700 miles. Mostly trail, some road. It still ok for regular short trail run. I used for road half marathon a little while ago. I just bought another pair.

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Montrail makes a quality shoe and the Fairhaven is no exception. It has a good blend of cushioning and support but runs just a little snug. However would certainly recommend.