Advice for Trail Runners: The Salomon Men's Thundercross Trail Running Shoes are best for muddy terrain. This is because they feature an aggressive lug pattern on the outsole.
Underfoot Feel
5 mm lugs should deliver excellent traction and confidence on technical trail surfaces. It's likely that the spacing between the lugs on the Contagrip outsole should prevent mud accumulating between them - helping maintain grip from start to finish.
The Salomon Men's Thundercross have a relatively thick layer of Energy Foam cushioning. This should inspire confidence on both softer and firmer terrain.
Upper Fit
Salomon's technical expertise is evident in the Thundercross Trail Running Shoes' upper. Their signature Sensifit technology should offer a consistent fit that feels secure and supportive.
The Quicklace design also improves the consistency of the fit - as the lace pressure shouldn't change over the course of a run. This system tucks away under a pocket on the top of the tongue.
Ideal Run Type
The Salomon Men's Thundercross Trail Running Shoes are suited to muddy trails, technical climbs and descents, and rocky slopes. As they offer a good level of underfoot protection, you should feel confident using them for longer distances too. Particularly if you have to cover some hard-packed terrain.
Technical Features
- Approximate weight: 290 grams
- Drop: 4 mm
- Forefoot stack height: 27.2 mm
- Rearfoot stack height: 31 mm
Sizing Advice
Shoe size is a personal preference and everyone's feet are different, but we want to ensure you avoid any pain or discomfort from bruised toenails, rubbing, blistering or pins and needles.
Your running shoes should have enough width to allow you to spread your toes and should have some space at the front (we recommend having a half to one thumb's width of space from the end of your longest toe to the front of your running shoes).
This usually means that your running shoe will be at least a half size bigger than your regular shoe size though this can vary from brand to brand.
