By Paul Freary  The Brooks Hyperion Max 2 sees improvements in the foam and stack height as well as the upper fit to make this updated model a more cushioned and more responsive ride that’s aimed at faster-paced daily running as well as racing.Brooks has been criticised in the past for the performance of their […]

By Noel Paine  The Saucony Kinvara has always been a fairly popular model for the brand. It has been a relatively flexible (no extra stabilizers), lower drop shoe that is decently light and responsive without being a race shoe and with a midsole that is right in the middle in terms of softness. Its on […]

By Kieran Alger  The HOKA Mach X was a good shoe. But some runners felt the plate-foam combo didn’t deliver enough extra oomph over the regular Mach to justify the extra dollars in the price tag. It wasn’t quite super enough to be a super trainer. The Mach X2 aims to fix that, with more […]

By Kieran Alger  Running shoes don’t survive for four decades without doing something right. The Nike Pegasus has successfully ridden changing running trends to stay popular. But with bigger leaps in shoe tech in recent years, the battle to stay relevant has become increasingly tough. So the Nike Pegasus 41 makes some big changes in […]

By Paul Freary   From their inception, Altra wanted to provide shoes that offered a balanced, zero-drop feel yet at the same time provide good levels of cushioning.The Olympus 6 is Altra’s plushest trail running shoe and features a high stack of cushioning and a zero-drop ride to promote a more naturally balanced feel.If you click, […]

By Paul Freary  As with any major event these days, as soon as the winner has crossed the finish line people ask, ‘What shoes are they wearing?’With elite athletes often wearing never-before-seen models the interest is much greater, as was the case at last year’s UTMB event.Jim Walmsley of the USA won the race in […]

By Paul Freary   Launched in 2023, the original Brooks Ghost Max was simply a higher-stacked version of the Ghost 15. That version featured the brand’s DNA Loft v2 foam, a compression-moulded EVA-based material.Fast forward to 2024 and we find that both the Ghost 16 and this, the Ghost Max 2, now use DNA Loft v3 […]

By Paul Freary  The Puma Deviate Nitro 3 is quite an unusual beast!It’s an everyday training shoe that features a carbon-infused plate. A shoe that features a premium, nitrogen-injected midsole at a more modest price point. And a model that adds some propulsion and a snappy feel to everyday running.If you click, or buy from, […]

By Kieran Alger  The HOKA Speedgoat has been given an upgrade. It’s more evolution than revolution but there are some important changes to HOKA’s popular off-roader. Now in its sixth iteration, the Speedgoat has always been a versatile trail tamer, built to tackle a variety of terrain across a wide range of paces (but with […]

By Paul Freary  The Glycerin has always been Brooks’ most cushioned daily trainer. The 21st edition is no different and still tops the range when it comes to cushioning. This updated model increases the stack height from the previous model by 2mm along the length of the shoe for an improved level of relatively soft, […]