By Paul Freary  Updated with a full-length layer of the brand’s FF Turbo Plus foam as used in the Metaspeed range of shoes, the ASICS Superblast 2 Paris is a training shoe with an incredibly responsive feel.It’s a high-stack, max-cushioned shoe, yet despite its bulk, it remains light for a shoe with this level of […]

By Paul Freary  For many years the Saucony Hurricane was the brand’s top-of-the-range support category daily training shoe. Saucony took a few years off recently with the shoe after the 23rd version and returns now with this reimagined model which brings the line bang up to date with an interesting rethink on support.With the re-introduction […]

By Paul Freary   The New Balance Fresh Foam X 860v14 is the latest update of the popular support category shoe from the brand. A well-established model, the 860 family of shoes have gained a loyal following from runners requiring a moderate level of support for over-pronation.If you click, or buy from, links on this page, […]

By Paul Freary  As a well-established model in the Brooks lineup of shoes, the Ghost is one of the most popular and important models in the range. Find out in my review, if the Ghost 16 is the best version, where I breakdown all the important points.If you click, or buy from, links on this […]

By Paul Freary  The Gel Kayano is perhaps ASICS’ most iconic running shoe. Over 30 years old, it’s always been regarded as the brand’s top-of-the-range model offering the best combination of cushioning and control.But is the Kayano 31 still the best shoe in this category and is it worth the money?Is the Kayano 31 better […]

By Paul Freary  The Saucony Triumph has long been the brand’s premium neutral cushioned daily training model. Here the Triumph 22 brings more cushioning, this time in the form of the brand’s PWRRUN PB foam midsole. PWRRUN PB is part of the PWRRUN ‘family’ of foams, its benefit being that it offers soft, shock-absorbing cushioning […]

By Paul Freary  The Neo Vista is a shoe I’ve been looking forward to for around 6 months. I first got a glimpse of it at a trade show here in the UK in November 2023.The shoe is a real departure from the norm for Mizuno and their first daily trainer that features a soft […]

By Kieran Alger  Super trainers are hot right now. These daily training shoes loaded with giant stacks of super-shoe foam and carbon or nylon plates aim to bring performance gains to the rest of our weekly runs outside of race mode. The On Cloudmonster Hyper is On’s entry into the supertrainer stakes. It’s essentially a […]

By Kieran Alger  The Skyward X is the most cushioned running shoe HOKA has ever made. This latest super trainer to swell the plated everyday shoe ranks is built to deliver cruising comfort on daily runs. It packs a whopping 48mm stack, with a wedge of PEBA in a supercritical EVA frame and a bowed […]

By Kieran Alger  The Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 is a big-stack carbon plate shoe designed for racing fast that some might consider for faster training sessions, too. The Hyperion Elite 4 has been given a major overhaul, with new uppers, a brand new midsole and an upgraded outsole.It’s fair to say that Brooks’ past efforts […]