You say po-tay-toe, I say po-tah-toe. Or, when it comes to trail shoes, you say approach shoe, I say hiking shoe, he says walking shoe, and she says trail running trainer. If you’re bamboozled by the differing terms, fear not – we’re going to cut through the jargon. In reality, the lines are very blurred between these different categories, and effectively they’re all the same thing: a low-cut, lighter and faster alternative to heavy, high-ankled boots. Trail shoes appear to have grown in popularity over recent years and it’s easy to see why. They are comfy straight out of the box and let you move lightly and nimbly through the hills, unlike the blister-inducing, progressing-hindering boots of old. Of course, they aren’t as durable and won’t provide as much ankle…
