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--HOKA Speedgoat4 "Antelope Cloud"

In early March 2021, HOKA launched the HOKA Speedgoat4 "Antelope Cloud" color scheme for the first time for the Chinese market, paying tribute to Chinese traditional culture. The connotation is given by " Fenglin Volcano ". The original text is from the traditional Chinese cultural classic "Sun Tzu's Art of War". The natural profound meaning of - speed, rhythm, energy, perseverance.

Fenglin Volcano, Unparalleled "Antelope Cloud"

This is the second time I've written an "Antelope Cloud" review, after a 100km off-road race experience, a little different feeling and experience.

1. Unpacking and appearance

Classic blue box.

The shoes are mainly black, with golden LOGO and auspicious clouds embellishing the upper. Black represents stability, and gold represents nobility. Auspicious clouds are typical Chinese elements, representing harmony and harmony, yearning for a better life, and perhaps a layer of meaning, indicating that shoes are as light as clouds.

The upper is made of leather and mesh fabric materials, and the toe is made of leather, which is suitable for care, cleaning and wear resistance. The main upper is made of mesh fabric, which has good air permeability.

The "antelope" pattern on the heel of the shoe is also a reflective strip. Considering the scene of running at night, in fact, the "antelope" pattern here is very bright regardless of day or night.

Basic information of running shoes

Stability

mm midsole drop, runners can run in a more natural running posture, coupled with rolling balance technology, allowing trail runners to travel more freely through the mountains and forests.

The wider sole increases the landing area each time, disperses the pressure, and makes each step more stable.

Buffering

For a pair of running shoes, the midsole is the soul, and the midsole determines the comfort, buffering performance and resilience. For cross-country running, continuous climbing and descending, especially the impact of falling, good cushioning shoes can delay muscle soreness. For roads with many fire lanes or roads, good cushioning is very nice.

Through HOKA Everyone who knows shoes knows that the biggest feature of the HOKA family is the super-thick midsole, with an average thickness of about 30mm, which belongs to the upper medium. As mentioned earlier, although it is thick, it does not increase the weight. New lightweight foam, light and comfortable. Oh, yes, there will be an increase in height.

Grip

sole is the biggest difference between off-road shoes and road running shoes, a good outsole protects your safe running in various road conditions. On the lateral arch, the Virbam logo is very obvious, which means that "Antelope Cloud" uses a Virbam outsole. As can be seen from the sole, the Virbam MEGAGRIP outsole technology is used. MEGAGRIP technology is one of Virbam's many sole technologies for excellent grip on wet and dry mountain surfaces. The "Tian"-shaped lugs (shoe spikes) are up to 5mm, which have grip and are more wear-resistant.

Third, the actual test

said so much before, it is all "on paper", whether trail running shoes are good or not, you have to go into the mountains to test.

Sanfeng Test

Beijing's Sanfeng off-road route is a classic route for trail runners and hiking enthusiasts, attracting many off-road enthusiasts to check in every weekend and holiday.The line starts from Dajue Temple, a historical site, and passes through three peaks above 1,000 meters above sea level, Beijian, Balcony Mountain and Miaofeng Mountain, with a total distance of 22 kilometers and a climb of 1900 meters. During the May 1st holiday, two Beijing Sanfeng cross-country running and practice , one enhanced version of 25 kilometers, climbing 2500 meters, one standard three peaks 22 kilometers, climbing 1900 meters. There are no trail runners in Beijing who do not know Sanfeng, and most of them have also been there. The three-peak off-road route includes various road conditions such as dirt roads, gravel roads, asphalt roads, flagstone roads, steps and .

Tell me about some characteristic roads.

From Dajue Temple to Beijian, the whole journey goes uphill for 5 kilometers and climbs about 1000 meters. Under this kind of road conditions, there are not many people who can run up the mountain. Fast hiking is the main way, then For this kind of exercise that requires vertical upward work, the first requirement for shoes is light weight, even if it is a little bit.

Balcony Mountain to Miaofeng Mountain is a dirt road undulating up and down along the ridge, with a small amount of slate and gravel roads, running and walking from time to time, which requires high comprehensive ability of shoes, cushioning, grip and light weight.

From the Radish Pass to Dajue Temple, the whole journey is nearly 4 kilometers long downhill, with steps, gravel, dirt road, and cement road conditions. Even more so for newbies. The powerful buffering performance of "Lingyun" is very suitable for this road condition. On May 5, it set a personal record for the fastest downhill.

In general, HOKA "Antelope Cloud" has strong grip and good buffering ability, which can fully cope with the complex road conditions of the Sanfeng line.

Hundred-kilometer cross-country race experience

htmlIn April, I wore "Antelope Cloud" for 100 kilometers off-road around the Great Wall. I didn't change my shoes on the way, and I completed 100 kilometers with one pair of shoes.After the experience of this competition, I personally recommend using racing cross-country shoes for the first half of the race. They have sufficient physical strength, can control them, and can guarantee a certain speed. In the second half of the race, due to the decline in physical strength and muscle strength, they should be replaced with "Antelope Clouds". This configuration will make the The feet are more comfortable, which is also conducive to improving performance. Of course, for races of 50km and below, there is no need to change shoes (and no dress-up points).

Summary

Speedgoat4 "Antelope Cloud" is suitable for long-distance cross-country races and regular cross-country running training. It does not choose gender (same style for men and women), does not choose age, and does not choose weight. It is suitable for most people.

There is one more reminder, if you have never worn thick-soled running shoes before, it is recommended that you go into the mountains a few times to get used to it before participating in the competition with "Antelope Cloud".