Austrian ski boot brand Dynafit has been producing running gear since 2011, and I was excited to get mountain ready with a pair of designed for muddy trails, specifically aimed at a mixture of gravel and mid-steep descents. Much like one of Austria’s most famous dishes, the Käsespätzle (a pasta and cheese combo that’s the country’s answer to macaroni-cheese), Dynafit trail shoes just seem a bit more glamorous and exciting than our UK offerings. Packed with features, Dynafit’s Feline SL is more than just a standard trail running shoe and includes plenty of great engineering for your money.
My first outing testing the Dynafit Feline SL shoe was not on the alpine zig-zags of Tyrol, but rather on the gravel trails of Llyn Trawsfynydd in North Wales. No Austrian lift stations in sight, but rather a lush testing ground with kilometer after kilometer of perfect trail running around a man-made reservoir with undulating terrain, with some mud sections, short boulder-hopping river crossings and wooded paths. Indeed, the Dynafit Feline SL trail shoes have been my go-to shoe for the last four months, from running among the Trotternish ridge on Skye to pounding the footpaths and urban sprawl of Sheffield.
It’s a sure sign of a great running shoe if you find yourself not wanting to wear any other. I’ve often struggled with trail running shoes, having bounced around in various offerings from different running brands, including Saucony Peregrine Falcons, and . I have a wide t.