Absolutely love these green shoes! They are the best! I have all of the VJ shoes and these are by far my favorite!
I absolutely love the new Ultra 3! It has the perfect amount of cushion, a wider toe box and is true to size! What an outstanding upgrade!! Definitely my new go to for the longer trail runs and races!!
Good Improvement, but………
It’s a trail running shoe. DIRT! It needs to be the color of dirt. The first time you take this goofy color on the trails it looks filthy. Change the color to an outside color not a city coffee house color.
Got the VJ Ultra 3 Limited Edition Green. The shoes arrived fast and the packaging was great. Shoes look phenomenal! The grip really is incredible. The foam feels great, but not too soft. Upper material is really nice. Toe box has plenty of room.
Only issue and it has been a major one for me has been the heel area of the shoe and the struggle to get a solid lock in. Normal lacing will have a super loose heel, lacing for a heel lock still leaves me with some play which leads to hot spots starting after the first mile, even sooner if it's up hill. Only solution that worked for me was tying them as tight as possible to the point of almost cutting off circulation in my feet. They have gotten a little better with about 25 miles now but the heel is still in no way comfortable.
If they had a more friendly return policy I would have sent them back 100% but they say if you wear them outside you can't return them. How are you supposed to know how a trail shoe feels until you get on a trail?
I know other people like this version of the shoe, so it may be just me, but I will just stick other brands, especially with better return policies if you don't like the shoes.
The Ultra 3 is a great all around trail shoe for cruising and racing. The cushioning is solid, the grip is tremendous, and the fit is good. I did have some top of the arch abrasion from the size label attached to the underside of the tongue (why?) and it got bloody on both feet. So I'd simply say watch the label and if it creases, you might just tape over the size label with some leukotype or some kT tape (that's what I did). The tongue is a bit thin for my taste, but otherwise everything is really good on this shoe. Happy running!