Look up "Mountain Running Shoe" and the Salomon S/Lab Genesis is what you will find. For Runners in the Mountains around Salida, Co the S/Lab Genesis hits the trifecta of Grip, Durability and Protection.
Details
Salomon needed a shoe that would truck through mountains without sacrificing durability and they created it with the Salomon S/Lab Genesis. In testing runners were getting 500 miles and customers at 7000 Feet Running Company are getting similar milage.
This shoe was made for graduate level 100 mile races such as the Hardrock 100 and Highlonesome 100. For those looking to run 14ers and connect multiple mountains off trail the Salomon S/Lab Genesis has the protection, durability and grip for hours of adventure.
Technologies
- All Terrain Contagrip®
When you're going on an adventure you need to be sure that your footwear can handle wet, dry, loose and variable terrain. The Salomon S/Lab Genesis combined with the Contagrip® means you're ready to handle miles anytime and anywhere regardless of what the weather and geography thrown your way.
- Matryx® Aramid
Matryx combined their textiles with Aramid fibers used in military applications to create an elastic but highly abrasion resistant upper. For those going off trail and running above tree line in rock fields and scree this upper will withstand hundreds of miles of abuse.
- energyFOAM midsole
Combining EVA and Olefin [OBC] this midsole is responsive and soft. The Olefin block copolymers [OBC] are composed of alternating soft and hard blocks The soft blocks deliver flexibility and the hard blocks deliver compression resistance. This technology is the foundation of the Salomon S/Lab Genesis. If you want a highly responsive and soft mountain trail running shoe you have found it!
Salomon S/Lab Genesis Specs
Heel to Toe drop
8mm
29.5mm to 21.5 mm
258 grams
Eur 42
