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Home » Footwear » Running » Craft CTM Ultra Carbon Running Shoe Review: Turn It to 11
Craft enters the super shoe market with the CTM Ultra Carbon. The ultradistance racer caters to a broader group of runners.
Super. Hyper. Ultra. When talking about tip-of-the-spear products, the outdoor industry speaks fluent hyperbole. But in the world of running shoes, the numbers back the marketing.
Made with a carbon plate with maximum cushion, the super shoe is engineered to deliver speed and acceleration, launching the runner out of each step. The results have shattered course records around the world and have raised hands (and brows) crying out, “I want!” or, “Mechanical doping!”
Matt Trappe
In October, we watched as Des Linden hit her highest mileage ever during her “Destober” challenge running daily miles that corresponded with the calendar date. In total she ran 496 miles, including 196 the final week.
Now, the 2018 Boston Marathon champion is formally entering the ultramarathon world by attempting to capture the 50K world record 31.1 miles of 3:07:20, which Great Britain’s Aly Dixon set in 2019.
“During the pandemic, I think the biggest thing I figured out was just to find ways to make running fun and interesting and fresh and new” Linden told
Runner’s World. “Destober was a lot of fun. It was just about going out and loving the run, and also connecting with people. But I feel like I learned a lot about myself, and the ultra world is always something Ryan [Linden, Des’s husband] and I have kicked around.”