By Kieran Alger   ASICS’ premium stability shoe returns with some familiar elements, some important changes, including a tweaked FlyteFoam Blast+ midsole with 2mm more cushion under the forefoot, a lower drop than the Kayano 31 and marginal weight savings. So has this drastically changed the ride? Is this still one of the best stability shoes […]

By Kieran Alger  The Adidas Boston 12 was one of 2024’s most popular daily trainers and though there are some big changes to this latest-gen Boston 13, Adidas has tried not to mess too much with that winning formula. The stack height has dropped, there’s now more Lightstrike Pro in the forefoot and the heel […]

By Kieran Alger  Nike was so keen to remind the world that the Vaporfly was the original super shoe that it stamped exactly that on the side of this latest update. To some degree, the Vaporfly 4 rolls things back, bucking the biggest-stack trend and opting for a midsole that’s now lighter, firmer and snappier. […]

By Kieran Alger   The Saucony Endorphin Trainer is a newcomer to the Saucony Endorphin line-up dropping in alongside popular shoes like the Saucony Endorphin Speed 4 and the Endorphin Elite 2. A replacement for the Kinvara Pro and the Endorphin Shift, it packs the now familiar super trainer combo of a big stack of Saucony’s […]

By Paul Freary   One of the original, high-stack models which made the HOKA brand so popular, the Clifton is now in its tenth generation. Fans of the shoe like the low drop, high-stack and soft cushioning at a reasonable price point. In this update, there has been a major update and it transforms the shoe […]

By Kieran Alger   If you’re looking apprehensively at the latest swathe of running shoes with massive midsoles rising as rapidly as the price tags, this review is for you. The ASICS Gel Cumulus 27 might be the antidote you’ve been looking for. This bona-fide all-rounder still packs plenty of cushion and versatility, with tweaks and […]

By Kieran Alger   The Saucony Endorphin Elite 2 is Saucony’s top-tier carbon racer, designed for your fastest efforts in training and racing. The original Elite divided opinion. Some found it fast but too firm for longer races. Others enjoyed the consistent energetic ride. But you can forget everything you ‘ve read or heard about the […]

By Paul Freary       With the Hyperion Elite 3, Brooks had an okay racing shoe. Well, it felt ok for up to around 5k. The nitrogen-injected foam had a little ‘bounce’ but nothing like that of PEBA-based competitors that returned that bounce mile after mile.The Elite 3 reminded me perhaps of racing shoes I […]

By Paul Freary   Lighter than before, the Cielo X1 2.0 could quite as easily be a new shoe to the brand’s lineup such are the differences over the previous model.The 2.0 retains the name and some of the geometry of the first shoe, but here it’s been on a rather extreme diet, lost weight and […]

By Paul Freary   The Saucony Ride 18 returns with some minor updates over the previous model, but all are positive and make the shoe fit, feel and ride even better.From top to bottom, we see tweaks in the upper, midsole and outsole to the brand’s popular mid-range daily neutral trainer.If you click, or buy from, […]