The Asolo Tahoe GTX looks like a running shoe and while it is light and highly cushioned, this was designed from the ground up to move fast and easy on rugged hiking trails. Out for the day or fastpacking multiple days, the superior traction, stability, and toughness will make you realize your running shoes that you used for hiking are better as running shoes. Gore-Tex Extended Comfort Footwear lining guarantees waterproofness and breathability Polyester upper reinforced with TPU material offers protection and comfort and a TPU toe cap gives an additional protection Asolo Cross outsole presents a self cleaning design and assures the best traction and grip, thanks to the Sigma Grip compound, developed by Asolo AS Tech gives structure and torsion stability, minimizing deviation of excess knee movement