Marathon running shoe reviews

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ASICS Metaspeed Sky Paris

90

Great

Any color

$250

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Nike Vaporfly 3

86

Good

Any color

$260

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ASICS Metaspeed Ray

85

Good

Any color

$300

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Adidas Adizero Takumi Sen 10

89

Great

$175

See on Amazon
Under Armour Velociti Elite 2

80

Good

$250 $150

Save 40%

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Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 2

90

Great

$250

See on Mizuno
Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 PB

89

Great

$250 $164

Save 34%

See on eBay
Salomon S/Lab Spectur
New

80

Good

$220

See on Fleet Feet
Saucony Endorphin Elite

90

Great

$275

See on eBay
ASICS Magic Speed 3

91

Superb

$160 $144

Save 10%

See on KICKS CREW
Skechers Aero Tempo
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

$165

See on Running Warehouse
ASICS S4+ Yogiri
New

82

Good

$200

See on Running Warehouse
Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 2
New

84

Good

$275 $163

Save 41%

See on Backcountry
HOKA Cielo X1 2.0

89

Great

$275

See on Hoka
PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 2

81

Good

$260

See on Shoebacca
Saucony Endorphin Speed 3

89

Great

Out of stock in all 41 shops
Hoka Mach X

89

Great

Out of stock in all 41 shops
On Cloudboom Echo 3

90

Great

Out of stock in all 41 shops
Diadora Gara Carbon
New

90

Great

Out of stock in all 41 shops

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Pronation
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Shock absorption
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Heel padding durability
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Weight
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- 30% and below (45)
Material
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Difference in midsole softness in cold
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