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Scarpa Spin Planet

88

Great

Any color

$160 $127

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Adidas Adizero Prime X3 STRUNG

90

Superb

Any color

$300

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Salomon Aero Glide

88

Great

Any color

$160

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Hoka Carbon X 3

82

Good

$199

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New Balance FuelCell RC Elite v2

89

Great

$230

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Nike Zoom Fly 5

80

Good

$170

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge

90

Superb

$250

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Salomon Aero Glide 2

93

Superb

$160

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New Balance FuelCell Propel v4

86

Good

$110 $92

Save 16%

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Nike Free Run 5.0

80

Good

$100 $65

Save 35%

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ASICS Gel Contend 8

84

Good

$84

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Skechers Max Cushioning Elite

82

Good

$103

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Adidas Questar

82

Good

$75 $65

Save 13%

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Altra Timp 5 GTX
New

67

Bad

$175 $139

Save 21%

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Nike Pegasus Trail 3

90

Superb

$130 $75

Save 42%

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Hoka Mach X

89

Great

$315

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New Balance FuelCell Rebel v2

89

Great

$130

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Brooks Launch 8

90

Superb

$150

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Nike Alphafly 2

84

Good

$275 $158

Save 43%

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KURU Atom 2
New

86

Good

$169 $153

Save 10%

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Brooks Revel 5

87

Great

$127

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Diadora Atomo Star

88

Great

$250

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Hoka Mafate Three2

77

Decent

$185

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Salomon S/Lab Genesis
New

92

Superb

$200

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Nike Run Swift 2

85

Good

$114

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Mizuno Wave Rider 25

90

Superb

$160

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Nike React Miler 3

74

Bad

$120 $80

Save 33%

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Hoka Zinal 2

84

Good

$180 $160

Save 11%

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On Cloudrunner 2 Waterproof

71

Bad

$170

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Merrell Nova 2

85

Good

$130

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