Some local impressions of Hoka One One by Sydney runners

To be fair, I wrote this one when I was still testing the shoe for the newly anointed Australian distributor:

http://runeatsleeprun.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/hokas-now-in-australia-bondi-b-road-shoe-review/

But I liked the shoe so much, I put up with their company  ; )

The boys at Ultra168, however, are a scrupulous bunch who’ll happily take whatever kit they can and then destroy it thoroughly. That’s why I, as an ultrarunner, like what they do. It saves me a bunch of time and answers my own questions. It would be interesting how their self-experimentation is working for everyone else, but that’s probably best discussed another day (after UTMB – make sure to follow the live coverage starting soon @iRunFar on Twitter)

So, they have had their hands on some Hokas and their initial findings make refreshing reading on the topic of big bouncy shoes as tested by a minimalist compulsive…

come on Miguel Heras – surprise the world!! Go Krissy Moehl, Kilian, Scott Jurek, Bryon Powell…. Huge UTMB…. Huge!!