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By Kieran Alger  A happy runner needs happy feet. When you’re running marathons, choosing the right shoes is mission critical. Most runners spend between three and seven hours locked into their marathon footwear. That’s a long time to live with a bad shoe choice. Lacing up the wrong running shoes can not only seriously impact your […]

In modern-day vernacular, a lot of people switch out one word for another and, they get away with it. However, this doesn’t apply in the world of footwear. If you’re looking for the difference between water-resistant and water-proof boots or shoes, I’ve got your back, or rather, your feet!Although waterproof and water-resistant shoes sound similar, […]

By Paul FrearyThe Brooks Adrenaline GTS 23 is Brooks’ most popular support category model. In terms of cushioning, Brooks places the shoe in the middle of their offerings, as they do with it in terms of support.I’ll talk more about the support the Adrenaline provides later, as the shoe provides a unique solution to control […]

By Kieran AlgerThe Saucony Kinvara Pro was one of the most baffling shoe launches of the year. The carbon-plated daily trainer left a lot of testers and runners, including me, a little confused about what it’s actually for. Saucony says the Knivara Pro is designed to bring more efficiency to your daily running and was […]

By Paul Freary  When it comes to running shoes, Brooks are one of the most popular and biggest-selling brands around the world in speciality running stores.Originally founded in 1914, Brooks began by manufacturing a wide range of footwear styles.If you click, or buy from, links on this page, we may receive compensation.  Learn more Top […]

By Noel Paine   Welcome to my HOKA Carbon X3 review!“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” — Walter BagehotIt began with Nike and Eluid Kipchoge’s quest to do what had never been done. The super shoes and the idea of doing the impossible (a sub-2-hour marathon) is what opened […]

By Kieran Alger  The HOKA Mach X is the latest running shoe to get HOKA’s X treatment, taking a popular shoe, tweaking it slightly, sticking a plate in the midsole and marking it with an X. This punchier, plated sibling to the HOKA Mach 5 packs a Pebax rather than a carbon plate and it aims […]

By Paul Freary  With a good history in technical running shoes, Brooks has a range of options that I have found are suitable for and may help when dealing with plantar fasciitis.Of course, a good treatment plan of both stretching and strengthening the area will be most beneficial, but good footwear can help with both […]

By Kieran Alger  While many brands have been busy sticking plates – carbon or otherwise – in their daily trainers, Brooks has bucked that trend a bit. At least with a couple of its popular running shoes, the racy Hyperion Max and the cheaper, lower-stacked Hyperion – formerly the Hyperion Tempo.  Brooks Hyperion Max Vs […]

By Paul Freary  Hoka and Altra are two of the youngest running shoe brands on the market. Both brands came about from a desire by their founders to create something different.Both Golden Harper of Altra and Jean-Luc Diard of Hoka wanted shoes that provided them with a running experience that wasn’t otherwise available at the time. […]