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ASICS Gel Excite 8

83

Good

Any color

$87

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Salomon Supercross 4

84

Good

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Xero Shoes Mesa Trail WP

62

Bad

Any color

$140 $98

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Hoka Torrent 3

84

Good

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Nike Quest 4

83

Good

$90

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Adidas Switch FWD 2

85

Good

Out of stock in all 49 shops
ASICS Trail Scout 2

83

Good

$60 $42

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Salomon Phantasm 2

86

Good

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Nike Revolution 7 EasyOn

79

Decent

$70 $56

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Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 38 FlyEase

77

Decent

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Adidas Runfalcon

80

Good

$62

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ASICS Jolt 4

79

Decent

$79

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Brooks Anthem 4

81

Good

$164

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Nike Winflo 11 GTX

77

Decent

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Salomon Sense Pro 4

87

Great

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Nike React Miler 3

74

Bad

$120

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Kailas Fuga EX BOA

90

Great

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Nike Flex Run 2021

82

Good

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Kailas Fuga YAO

90

Great

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Nike Renew Ride 2

75

Bad

$88

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Nike Free Run 5.0

80

Good

$167

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Kailas Fuga EX 2

85

Good

Out of stock in all 49 shops
New Balance Shando

76

Bad

$100

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Adidas Runfalcon 2.0

80

Good

$60 $42

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Kailas Fuga DU

85

Good

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Kailas Fuga Elite 2

83

Good

Out of stock in all 49 shops
Skechers Max Cushioning Elite 2.0

81

Good

$100 $46

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Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 2

81

Good

$260 $120

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Adidas Adistar 2.0

85

Good

$130 $85

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Kailas Phantom 3.0

90

Great

Out of stock in all 49 shops

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