SAUCONY PEREGRINE 10 ST

£110 Peregrine spin-offs designed for the mud

ST? Super traction? Supremely tough? Nope, sloppy terrain. Which is an apt, if less marketing-friendly, name for these Peregrine spin-offs, targeted at runs on muddy terrain. Recent Peregrines have divided opinion, but they’ve long excelled in the razor-like grip department. So are the STs really necessary? Our sodden post-Storm Ciara/Dennis/Jorge testing ground in the local woods provided the perfect platform to test the ST, and we even saw a peregrine falcon on our first test run. A good omen? Mostly. Having come a cropper in conventionally-gripped shoes the week before in bloody fashion, the PWRTRAC outsole and jagged lugs of the STs instantly offered confidence-inspiring grip. A toe bumper and water-resistant mesh upper add to the rough-weather package, and the heel loop and secure lacing system have winter race-day appeal. Weight is a tad high at 320g, but there’s a nimbleness in the neutral construction due to a 4mm heel-to-toe drop. All fine, then? Not quite. And that’s because the shoe’s performance on rocks, roads and bridlepaths is excessively firm, losing any versatility and keeping it confined to a sloppy terrain-only niche. saucony.com