By Kieran Alger The Mach is back. HOKA’s popular versatile daily trainer has been given a pretty substantial overhaul. The headline updates include a new supercritical midsole foam, streamlined jacquard mesh uppers and a revamped rubber outsole.But it’s still built for the same job in your rotation – to be snappy and responsive enough to […]
Kieran Alger
Kieran Alger is an ultra and marathon runner and an acclaimed journalist, writer and editor working in the space where health, fitness, sports, and technology collide. A long-time reviewer of running shoes and gear, if it helps you run better or enjoy your running more, Kieran has probably tested it.
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Saucony Endorphin Pro 4 vs Endorphin Speed 4 – Which Speedy Saucony is the Best?
By Kieran Alger Saucony overhauled its Endorphin line-up at the start of 2024 with upgrades to two of its fastest shoes, the Endorphin Speed 4 and the Endorphin Pro 4. One is a nylon plated daily trainer built for fast efforts that can double as a race shoe.The other is a carbon race shoe built […]
Saucony Endorphin Pro 4 Review: The Racy Carbon Cruiser?
By Kieran Alger The Saucony Endorphin Pro 4 is a big-stack, carbon-plated running shoe designed primarily to provide a racing boost for runners tackling bigger distances like the marathon and half marathon. But it can also help with faster training sessions en-route to race day. The Endorphin Pro 4 is a complete overhaul with significant […]
Under Armour Infinite Elite Review: Max-Stack Daily Built for Big Mileage
By Kieran Alger The Under Armour Infinite Elite is Under Armour’s new big cushioned daily trainer, designed to eat all your daily miles and conquer longer distances. Under Armour says it’s here to give every runner “the utmost smoothed out ride with amplified energy return.” It’s here to rival everyday training shoes like the ASICS […]
What are Carbon Plated Running Shoes?
By Kieran Alger Ever since Eliud Kipchoge started smashing marathon records in the original Nike Vaporfly 4%, carbon running shoes have transformed running. From the elites right down to your Saturday morning parkrun, they’ve been a bona-fide game changer. They had such a dramatic impact at the top level, that World Athletics had to regulate […]
Saucony Endorphin Speed 4 vs Endorphin Speed 3 – Is it an Upgrade?
By Kieran Alger The Saucony Endorphin Speed 3 set the benchmark for plated, speedy daily trainers. And it’s a pretty hard act to follow. But the next-gen upgrade, Saucony Endorphin Speed 4, has landed to try and do just that. Saucony stuck to minor rather than major changes here, with tweaked uppers, a re-engineered nylon […]
Saucony Endorphin Speed 4 Review: The Best do-it-all Daily Trainer?
By Kieran Alger The Saucony Endorphin Speed 3 pretty much set the benchmark for what we’ll loosely call ‘super trainers’ – the plated step down from the all-out carbon race shoes that have become the go-to for chasing PBs. Expectations were high for the next-gen Saucony Endorphin Speed 4.Just like the Speed 3, the Speed […]
8 Best Carbon Plate Running Shoes – Tried and Tested Super Shoes
By Kieran Alger If you’re serious about chasing PRs, you might be considering adding a new carbon plated super shoe to your race day arsenal. Head to the start of any race and you’ll see a sea of all-out, carbon race shoes, with every major brand represented. To help you shave off those elusive minutes, […]
Brooks Ghost Max vs ASICS Gel Nimbus 26 – Battle of the Comfort Cruisers
By Kieran Alger If you’re on the lookout for a big cushioned daily trainer that’ll eat everything from your easy recovery miles and your longer, slower training runs, up to mid-tempo efforts, then the ASICS Gel Nimbus 26 and the Brooks Ghost Max should be somewhere on your shortlist. They both combine big stacks of […]
HOKA Arahi 7 Review: Reliable Lightweight Stability Shoe
By Kieran Alger The HOKA Arahi 7 is a stability shoe designed to deliver protection and cushioning for your longer runs. This update is a minor one with all the midsole stability elements unchanged from the Arahi 6. The changes here are all in the uppers, aiming to do what upper tweaks always do: attempt […]
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