Though its a current trend, these high stack running shoes have been around for over a decade. My running group has oscillated between this style of shoe (Hoka)

Though its a current trend, these high stack running shoes have been around for over a decade. My running group has oscillated between this style of shoe (Hoka), NB, Brooks, and minimalist shoes. I've ran over 1,000 miles in all the major brands, the Hokas are really comfortable. I've also had severe rolled ankles because I primarily run trails. I'd say my last injury in Hokas on trail was on par with a similar injury using Merrell/Vibram sole minimalist shoes. I haven't had an IT band injury recurrence in the Hokas yet and I am approaching over 2K miles between street and trail running so as far as that goes I'm happy with them. (As any runner who is addicted to running knows, IT band injuries are the absolute worst and its important to do everything you can do to avoid them, except of course running.)