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 […]

By Paul Freary  The Nike ZoomX Streakfly might be the road racing shoe from Nike that you’ve never heard of! With the success of the Alphafly and Vaporfly the clamour for carbon-plated super shoes has drowned out most other competition models. That said, a few brands still make road racing models worthy of consideration, especially […]

By Paul Freary  The Nike Alphalfy never fails to disappoint, with a long list of major marathon victories under its belt as well as world records.The latest version, the Alphafly 3 is no different, having claimed a new world record on the feet of the late Kevin Kiptum in the Chicago marathon. Kiptums record-breaking run […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]