Can an all terrain shoe really take you anywhere? HOKA originally built the Challenger ATR for REI members who wanted an allterrain running shoe—a shoe you could take from your front door to your local trails. I've seen every iteration of the Challenger line, and it's always felt more like a road running shoe that could handle some light trails, but the updates to the Challenger 7 have me thinking that HOKA flipped the script and built a trail shoe that also feels at home on the road! Is this the Challenger that you can use as a daily runner and really take anywhere?

Intro: 0:00
History of the Challenger: 0:37
First impressions Upper: 1:28
Midsole: 3:03
Outsole: 3:16
How does it run?: 3:50
Is it really allterrain?: 5:45
Who is it for?: 7:07
Outro: 9:48

But what about y'all? Have you run in the Challenger line? Are you excited for the updates? What's your goto roadtotrail shoe? Let me know in the comments!

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