Running shoes with a carbon plate

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Under Armour Velociti Elite 2

80

Good

Any colour

$250 $188

Save 25%

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New Balance FuelCell RC Elite v2

89

Great

$230

See on Fleet Feet
Adidas Adizero Boston 11

83

Good

Any colour

$160 $97

Save 39%

See on Amazon
Altra Vanish Carbon

83

Good

$240 $186

Save 23%

See on Amazon
Hoka Cielo X1

88

Great

$275

See on Dick's Sporting Goods
Hoka Bondi X

90

Superb

$215

See on Fleet Feet
ASICS Metafuji Trail
New

90

Superb

$250

See on Running Warehouse
Hoka Tecton X

90

Superb

$200 $120

Save 40%

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New Balance Fuelcell Supercomp Trainer

88

Great

$180 $132

Save 27%

See on KICKS CREW
PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 2

85

Good

$200

See on Amazon
Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 PB

89

Great

$250 $179

Save 28%

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Nike Alphafly 2

84

Good

$319

See on Amazon
Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 2
New

83

Good

$275 $188

Save 32%

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge

90

Superb

$250

See on Amazon
Hoka Carbon X 3

82

Good

$199

See on Amazon
ASICS Magic Speed 3

91

Superb

$160 $143

Save 11%

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Saucony Endorphin Elite

90

Superb

$275

See on eBay
ASICS S4+ Yogiri
New

82

Good

$200

See on Running Warehouse
Salomon Spectur 2
New

80

Good

$170 $105

Save 38%

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ASICS Magic Speed 2

89

Great

$162

See on KICKS CREW
HOKA Cielo X1 2.0

89

Great

$275 $250

Save 9%

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PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 2

81

Good

$260

See on Puma
Saucony Endorphin Pro+

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 41 shops
Saucony Endorphin Pro 3

89

Great

Out of stock in all 41 shops
Hoka Tecton X 2

88

Great

Out of stock in all 41 shops
Diadora Gara Carbon
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

Out of stock in all 41 shops
Kailas Fuga YAO

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 41 shops
Kailas Fuga Elite 2

83

Good

Out of stock in all 41 shops

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