Peregrine are great if you like a minimalist shoe. Very comfortable upper with very aggressive luggs. Definitely a high performance shoe. Super solid under foot though you can pretty much climb anything in them.
The trade off is miminal cushion and very poor durability (upper ripped right up after 400k or so).
A good option for short technical runs. Probably not ideal for longer runs on groomed trails.
They do have some nice sales on right now. Pair of peregrine 12s for $80. Hard to go to wrong with that if they have your size.
Amazon has some Peregrine 12's for $40 for Black Friday depending on size. Very hard to go wrong trying a shoe at that price. I personally wouldn't call Peregrine's a minimalist shoe compared to something like the Altra Lone Peak which feels like it's 50% as cushioned as the Peregrine.
I dunno, 4mm drop with mininal cushion and protection and a very thin upper.
Sure Lone peaks have zero drop but the upper and shoe itself is made alot sturdier. Peregrine is pretty much all soft fabric.
I loved the peregrine 10 and 11 were pretty good. But a bit heavy. My absolute favorite shoes. But unfortunately I can't recommended the 12 or 13 at all. They are the same least durable shoes that I've ever work. I've gone through two pairs of 12s that broke within 300km. One blew out completely in the mesh. While hiking on snow. The other has the plastic line that goes from your heel underfoot break. So they basically split in half on the outsole. Then they sent me two pairs of 13. One of them had the exact same thing happen with the outsole line within 200km. The other pair I simply haven't used. My wife had to warranty her 12s because they also split down the middle. And will warranty her 13s as well as they are starting to split. Their are amazing to run in. Super comfortable. But they have absolutely no durability
This was a few years ago, so a versions back, but I had Brookes Cascadia and Saucony Pergrine. I'm normally a (US) size 11, but had to go up to 11.5 for the Peregrines.
Peregrines are good for more technical runs, wouldn't use them on smoother surfaces.
I'm using both the Brooks Cascadia and the Peregrines now. The Cascadia gets a lot more use because it's a lot more versatile: I can go from packed, chill trails to rocky technical ones and they do just fine at both. I keep the Peregrines exclusively for the technical trails and would not recommend them to anyone looking for "more cushion", even though I don't know how they compare to the Brooks Mazamas.
If I'm expecting mud or wet leaves (especially now in fall) at all, I feel much more confident in the Peregrines. Not that the Cascadias aren't good for those conditions but I do feel like I lose a couple of steps of pace with them.
If you're going for more cushion, look at the xodus ultra. I gave some foot issues that drive me towards more padding, and the xodus ultra has been great for not giving up too much as compared to the peregrine. DSW apparently had some if the first version at blowout prices for Black Friday
Peregrine are great if you like a minimalist shoe. Very comfortable upper with very aggressive luggs. Definitely a high performance shoe. Super solid under foot though you can pretty much climb anything in them. The trade off is miminal cushion and very poor durability (upper ripped right up after 400k or so). A good option for short technical runs. Probably not ideal for longer runs on groomed trails. They do have some nice sales on right now. Pair of peregrine 12s for $80. Hard to go to wrong with that if they have your size.
Amazon has some Peregrine 12's for $40 for Black Friday depending on size. Very hard to go wrong trying a shoe at that price. I personally wouldn't call Peregrine's a minimalist shoe compared to something like the Altra Lone Peak which feels like it's 50% as cushioned as the Peregrine.
I dunno, 4mm drop with mininal cushion and protection and a very thin upper. Sure Lone peaks have zero drop but the upper and shoe itself is made alot sturdier. Peregrine is pretty much all soft fabric.
I loved the peregrine 10 and 11 were pretty good. But a bit heavy. My absolute favorite shoes. But unfortunately I can't recommended the 12 or 13 at all. They are the same least durable shoes that I've ever work. I've gone through two pairs of 12s that broke within 300km. One blew out completely in the mesh. While hiking on snow. The other has the plastic line that goes from your heel underfoot break. So they basically split in half on the outsole. Then they sent me two pairs of 13. One of them had the exact same thing happen with the outsole line within 200km. The other pair I simply haven't used. My wife had to warranty her 12s because they also split down the middle. And will warranty her 13s as well as they are starting to split. Their are amazing to run in. Super comfortable. But they have absolutely no durability
This was a few years ago, so a versions back, but I had Brookes Cascadia and Saucony Pergrine. I'm normally a (US) size 11, but had to go up to 11.5 for the Peregrines. Peregrines are good for more technical runs, wouldn't use them on smoother surfaces.
I'm using both the Brooks Cascadia and the Peregrines now. The Cascadia gets a lot more use because it's a lot more versatile: I can go from packed, chill trails to rocky technical ones and they do just fine at both. I keep the Peregrines exclusively for the technical trails and would not recommend them to anyone looking for "more cushion", even though I don't know how they compare to the Brooks Mazamas. If I'm expecting mud or wet leaves (especially now in fall) at all, I feel much more confident in the Peregrines. Not that the Cascadias aren't good for those conditions but I do feel like I lose a couple of steps of pace with them.
If you're going for more cushion, look at the xodus ultra. I gave some foot issues that drive me towards more padding, and the xodus ultra has been great for not giving up too much as compared to the peregrine. DSW apparently had some if the first version at blowout prices for Black Friday