I have been buying a new pair of these each year for about 4 years, at least (I forget!) I only run off road, but this includes running a lot of mud, wet and ice when running for a pack of bloodhounds. I've tried other shoes (only because these take a bit of tracking down) but always come back to them. They are brilliant - light, traction, comfortable, I hose them off and let them dry naturally (just put them on a bit damp sometimes!) Buy them.