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Altra VIA Olympus

85

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Hoka Gaviota 4

86

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
ASICS GlideRide 3

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Brooks Beast GTS 23

85

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Salomon XA Pro 3D V8

89

Great

Out of stock in all 42 shops
ASICS Gel Contend 7

84

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Adidas Supernova Solution 3
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Salomon Sense Ride 4

88

Great

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Adidas Switch FWD 2

85

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Hoka Gaviota 3

87

Great

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Merrell Nova 2

85

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Hylo Axis
New

88

Great

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Nike Winflo 11 GTX

84

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Brooks Anthem 4

81

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
NOBULL Journey

88

Great

Out of stock in all 42 shops
ASICS Gel Excite 9

81

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Hoka Torrent 3

84

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Brooks Ricochet 3

85

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Brooks Levitate Stealthfit 6

83

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
New Balance Fresh Foam X Garoe v2

70

Bad

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Diadora Gara Carbon

87

Great

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 38 FlyEase

77

Decent

Out of stock in all 42 shops
ASICS Gel Kayano Lite 3

84

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Salomon Spectur 2

79

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Adidas Adistar BYD
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Kailas Fuga EX 3

88

Great

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Brooks Divide 5 GTX

78

Decent

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Nike Revolution 7 EasyOn

80

Good

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Salomon Sense Pro 4

87

Great

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Kailas Fuga YAO

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 42 shops

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7 mm 42 mm
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3N 39N
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4.5 oz - 15 oz

4.5 oz 15 oz
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0.11 - 0.96

0.11 0.96
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1.5 mm - 5.8 mm

1.5 mm 5.8 mm
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0% - 82%

0% 82%
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17 mm - 39 mm

17 mm 39 mm

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