Saucony Xodus Ultra 3 - THE Ultra Trail Shoe? - First Impressions

The Saucony Xodus Ultra 3 is a shoe designed to run Ultra's.
Since I'm currently deciding on a shoe to wear for my longest ultra to date, i need to have a great shoe on which i can rely...
Will this be the Xodus Ultra 3?
Well i can already say that it's a very good candidate, that's for sure.
The shoe is very comfortable, breathable and impacts a lot of the uneven terrain on which you run.
Even on more technical terrain i got the impression that they would perform well (difficult to test this out in Belgium 😅).
Still need to test them out further, and they are not the only candidate of course 😉
Let me know down in the comments if you have tried these out, or perhaps the previous editions.
Or if you recommend another shoe that you think could be better for my upcoming Ultra...
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[@leonda4817]

Awesome shoe-review! I'm Leo and we met yesterday at the mozart 100 in tiefenbrunnau. I wore the saucony endorphin edge, very similar to this shoe with pb foam, which is fantastic. However, i can cofirm what studies say about carbon shoes: They make you faster or more economic at an easy pace (only if the terrain is easy!), but put more load on your plantar fascia and achillis-tendon. I feel it today and would now prefer something like the shoe in this video. That beeing said, yesterday was a crazy mud-bath and i should have used something like an innovate x-talon. When the mud is ankle-deep, who cares about a midsole? Looking forward to your race-video, keep up the good work!

[@gofora_run]

Hi Leo!
Well i'm glad i chose the Xodus Ultra 3 as at no point my feet itself gave me a hard time, also the stability and grip was amazing, i was doubting to take either the Nike Zegama or Saucony Xodus but it seems i had made the right choice.
I did has a spare pair with my girlfriend in case i needed it and that was the Hoka Speedgoat 5, which is also a very good shoe for more technical terrain 👌

[@leonda4817]

@@gofora_run I will consider the speedgoat, as they felt fantastic in the shop. So soft yet not sluggish. Right now, i stick to the hoka torrent 3. If you add a PB-foam!!! insole from saucony, it totally transforms the shoe! I will also resole the torrent with the vibram zegama after i see some wear. here's a vid that shows a resoling process: ua-cam.com/video/p4kNu740Yd0/v-deo.html

[@pauldelaney4186]

The first version was great, so good I didn’t bother with the 2. If they have managed improved them at all that would be very impressive 👍🏻

[@jacobarnold8371]

Have the exodus ultra 2 and absolutely love it! The most comfortable shoe I’ve worn for trail running!

[@garthhume]

So which one are you racing in?