Running Shoes

Race

adidas Adizero Adios 9

The lean, firm racer adidas keeps under its super-shoes: light, low and quick over 5K to 10K.

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adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4

adidas' marathon super-shoe: carbon-infused rods over double Lightstrike Pro, with nothing held back for training.

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adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 2

adidas' 138 g record-chaser — Lightstrike Pro Evo with a forefoot rocker instead of a plate, at $500.

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adidas Adizero Takumi Sen 11

adidas' short-distance racer: light, low and rod-stiffened, built for 5K and 10K rather than the marathon.

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Altra Vanish Carbon 3

Altra's carbon-plated road racer — a split-toe plate under a 40 mm heel, and the rare Altra that is not zero drop.

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo

ASICS' carbon-plated road racer for cadence-style runners — a race-day shoe, not a training one.

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ASICS Metaspeed Ray

At 129 g, the lightest carbon racer ASICS builds - race day only, and not much of it.

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ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo

ASICS' carbon-plated road racer for stride-style runners — a race-day shoe, not a training one.

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Brooks Hyperion Elite 5

Brooks' carbon-plated road racer — PEBA foam, under 200 g, and nothing on it you do not race in.

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Brooks Hyperion Elite 6

Brooks' flagship carbon racer — DNA GOLD foam around a revamped SpeedVault+ plate, about 193 g, unisex.

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HOKA Cielo X1 2.0

Hoka's marathon racer: dual-layer PEBA foam and a winged carbon plate, built for race day and nothing else.

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HOKA Cielo X1 3.0

HOKA's flagship super shoe, third generation — its lightest yet, at about 213 g with the carbon plate.

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HOKA Rocket X 3

HOKA's supportive carbon racer — dual-density PEBA around a winged plate, the stable alternative to the Cielo.

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KIPRUN Kipstorm Elite

Kiprun's carbon-plated marathon racer — light, tall and tuned for one hard effort from the half marathon upwards.

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Mizuno Hyperwarp Elite

The flagship of Mizuno's new race line — a 3D carbon plate in ENERZY XP at a startling 170 g.

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Mizuno Hyperwarp Pro

The stable, runnable member of Mizuno's Hyperwarp race line — ENERZY XP with a carbon-infused nylon plate.

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Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 3

Mizuno's marathon racer — a plated, cut-away super-shoe for runners chasing a fast finishing time.

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New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Pacer v2

A 211 g carbon-plated racer for 5K to half marathon — stiff, low and single-purpose, with nothing to offer on an easy day.

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New Balance SuperComp Elite v6

New Balance's marathon racer — 198 g of Infinion foam over a carbon plate, and nothing at all to offer on a training day.

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Nike Alphafly 3

Nike's marathon racer: ZoomX, two forefoot Air units and a carbon plate, and no reason to run easy in it.

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Nike Streakfly 2

A 145 g road racer built on a track spike's last — for the mile through the 10K, and nothing longer.

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Nike Vaporfly 4

Nike's carbon-plated road racer, built for the day the clock matters and little else.

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On Cloudboom Strike

On's marathon racer — a 100% carbon Speedboard and Helion HF foam in a 210 g shoe built for one hard day.

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On Cloudboom Strike 2

On's marathon racer, second generation — CloudTec Sphere and Helion HF around a stiffer carbon Speedboard.

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PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 3

PUMA's carbon race shoe — 194 g, a 40 mm heel stack and NITROFOAM ELITE, built for the half and the marathon.

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PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 4

PUMA's race flagship on upgraded NITROFOAM ELITE — a reengineered PWRPLATE the brand says is 12% lighter.

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PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 3

PUMA's lightest super shoe — 170 g, a 40 mm heel stack and a carbon PWRPLATE, built for road racing at every distance.

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Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 3

Salomon's carbon-plated road racer — 199 g on a 39 mm heel, for the day the clock is the only thing that matters.

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Salomon S/LAB Spectur

Salomon's road carbon racer — an energyBLADE plate with reverse-camber geometry and added stability.

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Saucony Endorphin Elite 2

Saucony's peak race-day shoe — IncrediRUN foam and a slotted carbon plate, and almost nothing else.

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Saucony Endorphin Elite 3

Saucony's flagship super racer — a full 40 mm of IncrediRUN under a slotted carbon plate, unisex, $290.

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Saucony Endorphin Pro 4

A full carbon-plated road racer built to be raced repeatedly rather than saved for one marathon a year.

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Saucony Endorphin Pro 5

Saucony's mainline carbon racer — PWRRUN PB and HG under a slotted plate, the race-day pick below the Elite.

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Topo Athletic Specter Elite

Topo's first carbon-plated race shoe — 201 g on a 39 mm heel, with Topo's roomy toe box on a racing last.

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Tracksmith Eliot Racer

Tracksmith's carbon-plated road racer — a free-floating drop-in midsole under a full-length plate, for half marathons and marathons.

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Under Armour Velociti Elite 3

Under Armour's carbon-plated marathon racer — light, tall and unusually flat, built for one day rather than every day.

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