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ASICS Metaspeed Sky+

91

Superb

Any color

$250

See on Fleet Feet
Altra Escalante Racer 2

87

Great

Any color

$140

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On Cloudboom Echo 3

90

Great

Any color

$290 $232

Save 20%

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge

90

Great

$250 $200

Save 20%

See on Fit2Run
Altra Vanish Carbon

83

Good

$240 $120

Save 50%

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ASICS Superblast

92

Superb

$200

See on Fit2Run
Adidas Adizero Takumi Sen 10

89

Great

$180 $120

Save 33%

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New Balance FuelCell RC Elite v2

90

Great

$230

See on Fleet Feet
Altra Escalante Racer

91

Superb

$150

See on Altra Running
Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 2.0

92

Superb

$220 $130

Save 41%

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New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Pacer v2
New

81

Good

$200 $177

Save 12%

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Nike Alphafly 2

84

Good

$275 $252

Save 8%

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Saucony Endorphin Pro+

91

Superb

$250

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Under Armour Velociti Elite 2
New

78

Decent

$250 $188

Save 25%

See on Under Armour
Hoka Carbon X 3

81

Good

$173

See on StockX US
Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 2

81

Good

$260

See on Running Warehouse

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Difference in stiffness in cold
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- Big (2)

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