Maximalist running shoe reviews

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New Balance Fresh Foam X More Trail v3

87

Great

Any color

$160

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ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo
New

89

Great

Any color

$270

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Saucony Endorphin Trainer

77

Decent

Any color

$180 $150

Save 17%

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On Cloudboom Strike

92

Superb

$280

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Hoka Rocket X 2

86

Good

$250 $185

Save 26%

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Brooks Beast GTS 24

86

Good

$160

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HOKA Challenger 8
New

74

Bad

$155 $117

Save 25%

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Brooks Glycerin GTS 20

90

Great

$160 $90

Save 44%

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PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 3

90

Great

$230

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ASICS Gel Kinsei Max

83

Good

$180 $120

Save 33%

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Hoka Bondi X

90

Great

$200 $120

Save 40%

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo
New

86

Good

$260

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Brooks Hyperion Elite 4

87

Great

$250

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HOKA Tecton X 3

84

Good

$275

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NOBULL Journey

88

Great

$179 $89

Save 50%

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Hoka Mafate Three2

77

Decent

$185 $148

Save 20%

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Hoka Carbon X 3

82

Good

$180 $90

Save 50%

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Under Armour Infinite Elite 2

90

Great

$160 $120

Save 25%

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ASICS Trabuco Max 3

86

Good

$160

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Saucony Axon

87

Great

$100 $73

Save 27%

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PUMA ForeverRun Nitro 2
New

84

Good

$150

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Brooks Beast GTS 23

85

Good

$156

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On Cloudmonster Hyper

89

Great

$220

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Diadora Cellula

87

Great

$170

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Nike Zoom Fly 5

80

Good

$170

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Under Armour Infinite Elite

88

Great

$160 $92

Save 43%

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Mizuno Wave Rebellion

87

Great

$180 $135

Save 25%

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ASICS Gel Kayano Lite 2

87

Great

$160 $117

Save 27%

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HOKA Mach X 3
New

74

Bad

$190

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Under Armour Infinite Pro
New

85

Good

$130 $80

Save 39%

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Discount
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- 50% - 69% (25)
- 30% - 49% (106)
- 30% and below (262)
Torsional rigidity
- Flexible (12)
- Moderate (52)
- Stiff (211)
Technology
- Gore-Tex (9)
- Vibram (15)
- Ortholite (22)
- BOA (1)
Lug depth
- Below 3 mm (6)
- 3 mm - 4 mm (27)
- 4 mm and above (19)
Difference in stiffness in cold
- Small (114)
- Normal (58)
- Big (35)
Difference in midsole softness in cold
- Small (146)
- Normal (77)
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Traction
- High (123)
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Material
- Mesh (245)
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Running shoes are getting bigger and higher and this collection of maximalist running shoe reviews is here to prove it. In the lab, we have precisely measured the stack height of each shoe, along with its weight and midsole softness. Because of this, it is easy to look for the maximalist running shoes that are great for racing, for overpronators, or that are extremely breathable and trail-ready!