La Sportiva Prodigio Pro Review

One of our customers took out the new La Sportiva Prodigio Pro trail running shoes for their first run with the Dandenong Trail Runners on their annual Australia Day event. They ran just over 20km on a variety of surfaces with a couple of small technical downhills to test stability and grip.
Introduction
It was mainly easy single track for the Australia Day event. Some long up and down hills on service type roads, a couple of small transitions on concrete, small technical sections both up and downhill.
Out of the box great first experience with no issues.
Upper & Fit
Good width and lock down. Foot and shoe moved as one even in off-camber and in technical sections. I didn’t need or use the runners knot as lockdown was great. No slip or foot movement forward on steep downhills.
Midsole
Great blend of bounce rebound and firmness. Bounce there but easy to control and not unnatural like many road shoes. Firm and soft at the same time felt like it wanted to go fast, not overly soft again like many road shoes.
Importantly I felt confident and stable at all times especially on steeper down hills.
Outsole
No issue. Being Frixion White I don’t expect any issues in wet or dry. My personal preference is for a slightly deeper lug 4.5-5mm as slight loss of traction on steep gravel up and down. But given 4mm comparable to other 4mm depth. Based on experience it is one if not the best outsoles. More durable and better grip than vibram lite base and mega grip and better grip than Salomon (Salomon great durability).
I will use it in the Buffalo Stampede 100km late March and definitely a CCC contender.
Thank you dear customer for your fantastic feedback!
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