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 […]
ASICS – MetaSpeed Sky Paris Review – The Lightweight Race Shoe
By Paul Freary Initially launched in 2021, the ASICS Metaspeed concept was one which saw the brand launch two carbon-plated race-specific shoes simultaneously. The Metaspeed Sky and Metaspeed Edge shared components but aimed to cater for two specific runners; those that increased their stride length to increase speed and those that increased their cadence to increase […]
New Balance Fresh Foam X 880v14 Review – Neutral Everyday Training Shoe
By Paul Freary Another very popular model from New Balance, the 880 series shoe has become their best value, mid-level, neutral everyday running shoe. This 14th-generation model of the 880 sees improvements to the cushioning and a refreshed upper.Sitting at a very competitive price point in the market, the 880 has become well-established among the […]
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 […]
Cushioning – How Does it Stack Up?
By Paul Freary In recent years we’ve seen the amount of cushioning or stack height of running shoes increase more and more. It began increasing at such a rate that World Athletics, the sport’s global governing body introduced a limit on the amount of cushioning in a shoe, or at least in competition shoes for elites.HOKA […]
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 […]
What are Support Shoes? Do I Need them and Do they Work?
By Paul Freary The running shoe market is growing constantly with both new and established brands introducing new models on what seems like a weekly basis. The choice and variety of shoes on offer are enormous and can be confusing, even bewildering at times.Reading descriptions of new models from brands themselves can often add to […]
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 […]
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