By Kieran Alger  When it comes to big-stack daily trainers, they don’t come much bigger than the HOKA Skyward X and the On Cloudmonster Hyper. These two super trainers deploy super shoe tech with massive midsoles and super foam inserts to deliver maximum comfort and efficiency-boosting to your daily miles – even at the easier […]

By Kieran Alger  If you’re looking for a max-cushioned daily trainer with a bit of up-pace bite, the On Cloudmonster Hyper and the On Cloudeclipse might drift onto your radar. The former takes On’s regular Cloudmonster line and hypes it up to super trainer status with a hybrid wedge of PEBA embedded in the familiar […]

By Kieran Alger  The On Cloudmonster Hyper takes On’s regular Cloudmonster daily trainer and hypes it up to super trainer status. The Hyper is lighter than the Cloudmonster 2, packs a bigger stack and sports an interesting new midsole setup, all designed to boost the comfort and energy. But does the Hyper deliver enough to […]

By Kieran Alger  The Saucony Endorphin Speed and the HOKA Mach are two of the most popular daily trainer series on the shelves right now. They’re both built for daily miles with a faster training edge and both shoes were updated for 2024. While there might not be much between them when it comes to […]

By Kieran Alger  There’s a newcomer in HOKA’s daily trainer line-up. The HOKA Skyward X is a new max-stack, carbon-plated beast of a super trainer with a midsole wedge that rivals the Adidas Prime X2 Strung. And a price that’s up there, too. Unlike the racier Adidas, the Skyward X is built for cruising comfort […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Kieran Alger  If the ASICS Gel Nimbus 26 is all about delivering big, plush cushioned comfort to your daily training miles – particularly at the easier end, then the Gel Kayano 30 is all about similar levels of road protection but with added stability features to provide extra support and prevent overpronation.Past iterations of […]

By Kieran Alger  If you’re looking for a big cushioned daily trainer for your everyday miles, the ASICS Gel Nimbus 26 and the New Balance 1080v13 are likely to be somewhere on your list. These two plush, soft, high-stacked road eaters offer comfort and protection by the bucketload. But which one is the best? I’ve […]