I have been keen to try them out, but had the flu. Finally I was feeling a bit better. So my first run I did was an easy 8km run to Palm cove along the beach path to bed them in a bit. Trail Devil 2 BUZZ have plenty of toe room and lock in firmly around the mid foot and heal. No pressure spots. I could have taken them straight out of the box and raced in them. The path was wet from recent rain and the grip on the concrete path and road was perfect.
My second run was to do a few hill repeats up Earl Hill track. Again along the road to Earl Hill was very comfortable.
Due to the rain the track had some mud. It's generally quite dry with rocks here and there. When I hit the dirt going up the hill I knew instantly these shoes were going to be good. They feel light, nimble and grippy. I was a little concerned about how loud the colours are. Because wearing colourful shoes does tend to have people looking at you. I didn’t care what they looked like after a few minutes heading up the track. I felt like they were made just for me. They can be bold. They are great and they work. Earl Hill isn’t a big hill but it has it all for training. Some quite steep sections to make your legs feel like you have lead shoes. The TD2 BUZZ danced up. There are a couple of long straight sections with just a slight grade where I was easily able to increase the pace because they are a fast shoe. You feel light footed and the rocker seems keen to propel you to open up and go for it.
The downhill is up to you. You can go has hard as you like. It’s just how quick you can skip. I could fly down. There is a lot of hairpin corners where you need a heap of grip. Up the top going down the steep side, there are lots of loose rocks and roots. I felt I had the sure footed feel of a mountain goat. I say grab a pair. Just not too many 41’s. That’s my size. 😅