Running shoes for 5K and 10K races

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New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Pacer v2

81

Good

Any color

$200 $140

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Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 2

87

Great

Any color

$500

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Adidas Adizero Adios 9

92

Superb

Any color

$140

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Adidas Adizero Takumi Sen 11
New

91

Superb

$180 $144

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PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 3

84

Good

$295

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Adidas Adizero Takumi Sen 10

89

Great

$180

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On Cloudboom Echo 3

90

Superb

$290 $260

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Adidas Adizero Adios 8

89

Great

$125

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ASICS Metaspeed Ray

80

Good

$300

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ASICS Magic Speed 5
New

74

Bad

$180

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Topo Cyclone 2

89

Great

$150

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ASICS Magic Speed 3

91

Superb

$160 $111

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Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 PB

90

Superb

$250 $168

Save 33%

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HOKA Cielo X1 2.0

89

Great

$275 $160

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Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 2

83

Good

$275 $188

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HOKA Cielo X1 3.0
New

N/A

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$275

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Saucony Endorphin Elite

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 44 shops
Diadora Gara Carbon
New

87

Great

Out of stock in all 44 shops

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106 SA 185 SA
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0.28 - 0.84

0.28 0.84
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0% 43%
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23 mm - 34 mm

23 mm 34 mm

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