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Merrell Agility Peak 6
New

90

Superb

Any color

$150

See on Zappos
Saucony Endorphin Trail

85

Good

Any color

$160 $90

Save 44%

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NOBULL Journey

88

Great

Any color

$179 $89

Save 50%

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PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 3

85

Good

$300

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Merrell Nova 2

85

Good

$110 $80

Save 27%

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo

88

Great

$270

See on Amazon
On Cloudboom Max
New

85

Good

$230 $170

Save 26%

See on Holabird Sports
Adidas Adizero Boston 11

83

Good

$160 $90

Save 44%

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Under Armour Infinite Elite

88

Great

$160 $91

Save 43%

See on Shoebacca
Topo Ultraventure 4

85

Good

$150

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Under Armour Infinite Pro

85

Good

$130 $78

Save 40%

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Nike Winflo 11 GTX

84

Good

$130 $109

Save 16%

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Mizuno Wave Rebellion

87

Great

$180 $135

Save 25%

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ASICS Gel Pulse 15

83

Good

$100 $85

Save 15%

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Brooks Hyperion 3
New

67

Bad

$140 $90

Save 36%

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ASICS Gel Excite Trail 2

81

Good

$85 $70

Save 18%

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Mizuno Wave Rider 27

91

Superb

$140

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Salomon Aero Glide

88

Great

$160

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Diadora Mythos Blushield Volo 5
New

90

Superb

$160 $70

Save 56%

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La Sportiva Prodigio Max
New

85

Good

$185

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Brooks Glycerin Stealthfit 20

86

Good

$160 $90

Save 44%

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APL Streamline

90

Superb

$300 $160

Save 47%

See on Holabird Sports
Adidas Alphabounce+

80

Good

$100 $60

Save 40%

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New Balance 1080 v15
New

72

Bad

$168

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New Balance Fresh Foam X More Trail v3

87

Great

$160 $93

Save 42%

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ASICS Gel Kinsei Max

82

Good

$180 $130

Save 28%

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On Cloudmonster Void
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

$180 $155

Save 14%

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Diadora Nucleo 2

85

Good

$165

See on Fleet Feet
Saucony Axon

87

Great

$100 $70

Save 30%

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ASICS Metaspeed Ray

85

Good

$300

See on Fleet Feet

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- Under $50 (5)
Technology
- Gore-Tex (10)
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- Ortholite (26)
- BOA (1)
Lug depth
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- 3 mm - 4 mm (30)
- 4 mm and above (23)
Discount
- 70% and above (1)
- 50% - 69% (40)
- 30% - 49% (135)
- 30% and below (287)
Material
- Mesh (272)
- Knit (43)
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Difference in midsole softness in cold
- Small (175)
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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!