SOMEONE once advised me that you should never race in a new pair of shoes. Wise words, but to hell with that! My La Sportiva Helios IIIs arrived the day before a night-time 21km race in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, which included the notorious “Dungeon”. It was too good an opportunity not to put these shoes through the wringer!
La Sportiva is an Italian brand that started way back in 1928. It originally made handcrafted wooden clogs and leather boots for lumberjacks and other labourers in the Italian Alps. While its shoes are still not widely available in Australia, La Sportiva is increasing its
