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ASICS Jolt 4

79

Good

Any color

$60 $43

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Hoka Gaviota 4

86

Good

$170 $110

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Hoka Tecton X

90

Superb

$200 $120

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ASICS Gel Cumulus 24

89

Great

$130

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Nike Flex Experience Run 12

76

Decent

$75

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On Cloudflow 3.0

87

Great

$134

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Skechers GOrun Razor Excess

82

Good

$140 $60

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KURU Atom 2
New

86

Good

$169

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Brooks Aurora-BL

90

Superb

$200 $139

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Brooks Levitate Stealthfit 5

83

Good

$150 $116

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Altra Provision 7

83

Good

$135

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Adidas Duramo 10

84

Good

$70 $30

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Inov8 Trailfly Zero
New

87

Great

$160 $112

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On Cloudvista

89

Great

$155

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Saucony Sinister

87

Great

$150

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Nike Alphafly 2

84

Good

$304

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Salomon Pulsar Trail

87

Great

$130

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New Balance 510 v6

74

Bad

$90 $49

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Salomon XA Pro 3D GTX

87

Great

$160

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Altra Timp 5 GTX
New

66

Bad

$175 $121

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Nike Pegasus Trail 3

90

Superb

$130 $110

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NOBULL Allday Ripstop

61

Bad

$139 $89

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ASICS Novablast 2

89

Great

$130

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Brooks Ghost Max

91

Superb

$245

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ASICS Gel Kayano 28

90

Superb

$200

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On Cloudrunner 2 Waterproof

67

Bad

$170 $135

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Under Armour HOVR Phantom 3

77

Decent

$140 $123

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Hoka Rincon 3

87

Great

$178

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Reebok Lite 3

80

Good

$65 $32

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ASICS Dynablast 3

83

Good

$100 $85

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