ULTRA 4 DESERT PROTECT

Chaussure large laissant le pied s'exprimer. c'est ce que je recherchais. En revanche, ayant l'habitude de semelles qui accrochent, celles-ci accrochent un peu moins sur les terrains caillouteux. A voir au fur et à mesure de l'utilisation.

As doing the MDS Legendary next year, I have been testing a good dozen of shoes to find the one that would be the best for this event. Indeed, I need a shoes with a good cautioning, breathable, not letting sand entering, etc...And, even if I have tested it only twice, I think that I have found it with this Ultra 4 shoes!
Maybe one area of potential concern (= not materialised yet): The gaiters are very thin and tight so it seems that they could easily be broken if not entering the feet gently enough.

les guêtres sont fragiles et se déchirent facilement. Quand vous utilisez les chaussures sans les guêtres, le scratch peut abimer l‘avant de la chaussure et même faire un trou, laissant ainsi rentrer du sable. J‘ai acheté ces chaussures pour le MDS Legendary, mais j‘ai fait fixer une autre guêtre qui recouvre complètement la chaussure.
La chaussure est relativement large ce qui présente un avantage quand le pied gonfle.

Wore them for the Spartan Beast and Super at the Abu Dhabi Spartan World Championships 2024
Over the combined 31km I never once had to stop and empty sand from them. Other competitors were stopping to empty sand from their shoes every few kms and wasting time. Great product. I just hope these gaiters are available to buy separately as the other raidligjt gaiters didn't seem to fair well at all in the loose, fine sand whereas these were amazing and almost perfectly sealed.