User Review: Montrail Continental Divide

Montrail Continental Divide
Above: The current Continental Divide, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Rating: rated 4.5 of 5 stars
Use: trail running, speed hiking
Break-in Period: 5-10 miles
Price Paid: $60

These are the best trail running shoes I've ever put on. They fit my feet perfectly, the large toe box is great when running long distances, and they've got just the right amount of support and stiffness. They're very fast drying too.

I only have two complaints:

the laces don't stay tied at all when "single-knotted" and take a half hour to untie when "double-knotted"
and...

you can feel the weird little plastic strips down the middle of the soles after the first 5 miles until about 10 miles, but then they feel great, it was just a weird break-in period that made me nervous initially.

Where to Buy

Buy Online We found the Continental Divide at 6 online stores:

StoreProduct DescriptionPrice

Moosejaw
2 purchase options:
Men's Continental Divide Shoe (Spring 2008)$70.00Buy Now
Women's Continental Divide Shoe (Fall 2008)$100.00Buy Now

Backcountry.com
2 purchase options:
Continental Divide Trail Running Shoe - Women's$52.48Buy Now
Continental Divide Trail Running Shoe - Men's$73.47Buy Now

RockCreek
3 purchase options:
Continental Divide Running Shoe (Men's)-Size 8 Only$73.45Buy Now
Continental Divide Running Shoe (Men's)$104.95Buy Now
Continental Divide Running Shoe (Women's)$104.95Buy Now

EMS
Continental Divide Shoes, Men's$95.00Buy Now

Sierra Trading Post
2 purchase options:
Continental Divide Trail Running Shoes - For Men$50.00Buy Now
Continental Divide Trail Shoes - For Women$59.95Buy Now

US Outdoor Store
Continental Divide - Women's$46.95Buy Now

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