Inov-8 is a British brand from the Pennines whose mission is to take the most extreme conditions and tame them, to give perfect comfort in a lightweight shoe which enhances performance and gives every advantage.
If you are looking to take the path less trodden and prefer to opt for the painful cross-country route across ragged rocks and the most challenging terrain, your shoes need to be up to the job. Not only will jagged rocks shred skin, they will turn a standard pair of trainers to ribbons in next to no time. During the past 7 years, Inov8 have taken barefoot running to this challenging discipline. If there was ever a location where you would want to steer well clear of barefoot running it is extreme off road running, however Inov8 have the solution.
For mountain and fell running, marathons, mountain biking, trail running, cross-country, orienteering, distance walking, Nordic walking, and paragliding, if it involves off-road action, Inov-8 have innovated a shoe to suit. The shoes offer perfect grip no matter what the surface and deal with wet and dry grass and rock, loose gravel and tarmac with consume ease, giving maximum comfort and exceptional grip across all surfaces.
Water comes into play when off-road, and when your feet find a puddle and the shoes get soaked, a unique pumping system ejects water from the shoes for the quickest possible drying time. Met-Cradle™ webbing keeps shoe and foot welded together, and a cut Achilles tendon notch gives the maximum flexibility and comfort in the most challenging of downhill descents.
For the maximum heel cushioning and stability a Bi-Planar™ heel moulds perfectly to the form of the foot and represents the pinnacle of biomechanical engineering. A Fascia Band™ takes the benefits of the plantar fascia foot shock absorber and builds on nature’s creation to provide superior propulsion efficiency which minimises effort and stress to the feet.
Under the foot, interchangeable soles offer a 6mm or 3mm cushioning system with rebound inserts for maximum comfort. Meta-shank™ patent pending under sole stiffening utilises META-FLEX™ technology to keep each of the five metatarsals of the foot in perfect alignment, whilst the Inov8 sticky rubber soles give perfect grip over the most diverse of surfaces. Rock, mud, water, grass, gravel – Every surface is taken perfectly in Inov8’s stride.
Men’s Journal Gear of the Year, TGO Best Buy, Lamm Elite winner, Running Fitness Best Innovation, Appalachian Trail Record Breaking shoe, British and European Championship winning footwear. There is something special which goes into Inov8 trainers which sees the awards keep coming as the miles get clocked up. They have won no fewer than 39 major awards since the creation of the brand in 2003.
Breathable, supportive, cushioning and quick drying, for trail running Inov-8 continue to demonstrate that they outperform other brands in the most challenging environments, and for serious off road running there is no better choice of running shoe on the market.