Merrell Ascend Glove Preview: Zero Drop, Cushioned Trail Running Shoe

When I wrote up my 2013 minimalist running shoe preview last week I alluded in the comments to a new shoe coming from Merrell that I didn’t yet have clearance to discuss (was asked to hold off for a week). Well, Running Warehouse has now let the cat out of the bag on the RW Blog – the new shoe is called the Merrell Ascend Glove and it’s a zero drop, cushioned, trail shoe. I don’t have a pair yet, but from the specs it looks like a trail counterpart to the Merrell Bare Access 2 road shoe. It weights in around 8oz, has a 10mm stack height, and looks to have a grippy Vibram outsole. The Ascend Glove should compete with the likes of the Altra Superior and Inov-8 Trailroc 235, which both were among my top hybrid trail shoes of 2012.

Below are the Ascend Glove photos posted by Running Warehouse, and I’ll hopefully have more details soon!

	SHOE SALE!: Get dicounts of 50% or more off popular running shoes at Amazon.com. Click to view full sale selection.
	Save 10% on GPS watches, fitness electronics, and more at Clever Training! Use CODE: RunBlogXJT at checkout.

---

Shares are like energy gels for bloggers - they power our writing!
We greatly appreciate your support!

---

About Runblogger
Runblogger is edited and authored by Peter Larson. Pete is an anatomy professor, writer, and a fanatical runner with a bit of a shoe obsession. He is co-author of the book Tread Lightly. Follow Pete on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and via email.

---

Brooks PureFlow 2

Saucony Kinvara 3

NB MT110 Update

Saucony Virrata

---

You might also like these posts: