text: When I first ordered these shoes, I was incredibly excited to get them on my feet and take them for a run into the mountains. I've run in Sauconys' before and I love their powergrid EVA. The design behind this shoe was amazing and the tread seemed to provide good traction on almost all surfaces as long as they weren't sliding underfoot(the lugs are not deep at all). The ride of the shoes was nice and provided a good combination of cushion and responsiveness. The problem with this shoe is how sloppy the fit is. I normally wear a size 9 shoe and I have a somewhat wide foot, though I comfortably run in normal width shoes. When I first put on the shoes, my toes were comfortable and everything was fitting nicely aside from the heel which is the only reason that I dislike this shoe, but it's a huge deal for me. The heel doesn't hold your foot in at all and it has too much space so yur foot can move around in it pretty easily. While running around, I never felt like I could tackle any technical because of how sloppy the heel was. If they could fix this shoe by making the heel a bit more rigid and making it more narrow, it would be an amazing shoe for trail runs of any distance.