MATT: Have we advanced so far in the past few years that if a shoe does not boast a carbon plate, a mile-high stack of super foam, a high-end BOA lacing system, or some other funky feature, we toss it to the wayside? Is there still a place for a versatile running shoe that fits, looks, and feels like a traditional shoe? What if the price of that shoe didn’t qualify for installment payments - then would you be interested? The most recent iteration of the road version ( Floatride Energy 4) is one of our favorite budget running shoes, so let’s see if Reebok can spread that goodwill into the dirt and vert.
I’m a big fan of building to purpose, and I have to admit that I was mixed on the idea of a hybrid shoe, so the Reebok Floatride Energy 4 Adventure had to be pretty great to live up to what I wanted. To this end, the Department of Outdoor Amusement at Reebok has offered the Floatride Energy 4 Adventure (we know because they’ve emblazoned the name in three different places on the shoe), which is a trail modification of their budget road shoe, the Floatride Energy 4. Exemplary shoes in this range include the Nike Pegasus Trail 4, Hoka Tecton X, and Altra Outroad. To find a happy in-between, shoe companies have given us hybrid shoes that are built to transition between roads and trails seamlessly.
But, this creates a shoe problem: road shoes often don’t quite cut it on trails, and trail shoes are usually pretty miserable to put long road miles on. In the quest to overcome the rut, we might even loop short regional trails into our runs, especially those of us who live in cities where small trail networks are commonplace within running distance. We like our runs with that spice because even the best routes get old when you’ve run them for three weeks straight. Variability is spice, whether you get caught in a sudden hail storm or just have to cross the street because of construction. As runners, we go out not only in spite of this but because of this. Honestly, even daily miles can feel like a dance with the butterfly effect - the slightest change in fuel, hydration, rest, or weather can make it or break it. SAM: Thousands of things have a quiet potential to affect your daily run.
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