Customer Reviews Hoka Evo Mafate 2

I love that these are much lighter than my Stinson's. I LOVE the traction as well!! Great construction! However, I have foot issues and am having trouble with the underside of my toe joints. My Stinson's protected and cushioned my foot better (I wish they had better traction). The shoe itself is AMAZING. I just need more cushioning!

Comfortable shoes with great traction. In comparison to the Speedgoats there is less padding and less stability.

It pretty much feels very cooshy, which is a really good thing since I do a lot of walking to work and back. I don't feel it needs the elastic on the sides of the tongue of the sneaker but I've adjusted the laces for comfort.

Terrific shoes. Love the color, design. Ordered them because I read that the toe box is roomier in this model. However, it is still not roomy enough for me. I had to return them and hope the company will, please, make WIDE width for this style soon.

If you run on trail this shoe is perfect. There is a good amount of tread and traction to grip the terrain. The shoes soul looks flat on the outside but as soon as you put it on you will see that there is extra thickness under the balls of your feet. Keeps you on your toes.

So far, I've had mixed emotions. Of course they ask you to write a review within a week or so of receiving your purchase. The EVO Mafetes are still "tall" shoes with the traditional Hoka cushioning, but don't seem like the typical soft Hoka shoe. They seem much stiffer than the EVO Speedgoat, but I feel that the Speedgoat could be a touch too soft as your feet seem to tire when wearing them for long periods of time. So I'm hopeful that these EVO Mafates will be more comfortable on longer trail runs. I was "in love" with the EVO Speedgoats initially, but that feeling waned as a bit of time went on and as I ran farther. As for the EVO Mafates, I appreciate the excellent trail lug and grip. I do like the "height" in terms of keeping you out of the slush/snow/damp ground. I really like the color too. I actually only tried these because the EVO Speedgoats are still only available in one color/model. I'm hoping that my opinion gets better with time with these! Stiff usually holds up better than soft! And, 30 days isn't enough time to test the shoes when you rotate many pairs! It's a lot of money for a pair of shoes that isn't "your main love".

I love Hoka, they are great for all the mud here, and great hiking shoes or trail running, I need the extra cushion and they have great grip.

I have been running all my 50/62/100 races in the Original Stinson. When you came out with the "2", I freaked out and bought every pair of original in my size I could find online in the US and Europe. So I have been running happy for years. I am down to my last two pair and they are up there in mileage, over 400. Have tried on a few of the models Stinson 5 recently and it was still aweful and painful. I tried the Speedgoat 3, fine for anything 20 or less and great for steep technical. The Evo Mafate 2 went 20 and felt great and seems like it will be my next Ultra shoe, unless you are nice and release the Original Stinson again.....please.

I love the trail shoes but would like another style so I tried this one. The fabric used is like most Hock shoes and is a soft fabric. If you use an orthotic or want/need your foot to not slide side to side in the shoe at all, these will not work. I hope Hoka makes shoes with a sturdier fabric as I would like other styles and be able to recommend them to patients

I chose these Mafate 2 over Mafate Speed e as the 2s were more comfortable, hugged the foot a bit better. I ran a few times in the 2s on mixed trails (the 2s are better than the Speed 3 on those areas of pavement you sometimes hit on the trails). Then I ran a 50k on a loose gravel, hilly trail. By mile 7 my feet hurt and I had to change shoes. I had a similar experience training before the race, with my feet feeling tired and pounded on by mile 5. Unfortunately, these aren't cushioned enough for me for the long haul. (because the trail wasn't too technical, I finished out the race in an old pair of Hoka Arahi 4s). For reference, my prior trail shoes were Saucony Peregrine 8, which I loved for support, traction, and comfort, but have found the toe box too narrow recently. As for traction, the Hoka Mafate 2 have done fine on sand, pine needles, gravel, mud, uphill and down - no problems!

I am a Front Liner and love my Hoka's BUT... I used the Afterpay this time.. My left shoe is "irregular" !! The tongue of shoe is shorter and does not pull up like my right one. This my 6th pair of HOKA's ..so if you do the payment plan you may receive an irregular shoe. I will never use that payment method again. Do not like crooked and lop-sided short shoe tongues

I wanted to get a few hundred miles on these before reviewing and I have 600+ on them. The good: 600 miles on a shoe! These things are durable. Some wear and tear, but living in the Colorado rockies they have crushed it in snow, ice, technical trails, uphill, downhill, you name it they are solid. Love the Vibram outsole... these are sticky in the best way! They are supportive but nimble, perfect amount of cush, and still have life left. A serious upgrade from Altras, which are great out of the box but I can't seem to get more than 100-200 miles out of a pair. The BAD: unfortunately the bad is so bad I can't order another pair. Hoka: Make a wider toebox! I'm losing both ring toenails to these shoes. The width of the toebox just doesn't make sense, they come to a point... and now my toes do, too. Ouch. One other minor con is they are annoying, squishy and loud after creek crossings until they completely dry out. Not a deal breaker, but the toe box is! The search continues...