Running shoes with a carbon plate

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ASICS Metaspeed Ray

91

Superb

Any colour

$300

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Altra Vanish Carbon

83

Good

Any colour

$240

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge+

90

Superb

Any colour

$250

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New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Trail

89

Great

$200 $158

Save 21%

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PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 2

85

Good

$200 $170

Save 15%

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Adidas Adizero Boston 11

83

Good

$160 $92

Save 43%

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ASICS Magic Speed 5

80

Good

$180

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New Balance FuelCell RC Elite v2

89

Great

$230

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Saucony Endorphin Pro 2

90

Superb

$200

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On Cloudboom Echo 3

89

Great

$290 $260

Save 10%

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Hoka Bondi X

89

Great

$215

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge

89

Great

$250

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Nike Alphafly 2

83

Good

$327

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Nike Zoom Fly 5

78

Decent

$160 $100

Save 38%

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HOKA Cielo X1 3.0
New

89

Great

$275

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Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 PB

89

Great

$250 $166

Save 34%

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Under Armour Velociti Elite 2

79

Good

$250 $170

Save 32%

See on Holabird Sports
Hoka Carbon X 3

81

Good

$356

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Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 2

83

Good

$275 $250

Save 9%

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ASICS S4+ Yogiri

89

Great

$200

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Salomon Spectur 2

79

Good

$170 $105

Save 38%

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HOKA Cielo X1 2.0

88

Great

$275 $189

Save 31%

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PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 2

81

Good

$260 $180

Save 31%

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Skechers GO RUN Max Road 6

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 36 shops
Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3
New

89

Great

Out of stock in all 36 shops
Saucony Endorphin Elite

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 36 shops
New Balance Fuelcell Supercomp Trainer

87

Great

Out of stock in all 36 shops
ASICS Magic Speed 3

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 36 shops
Hoka Tecton X

89

Great

Out of stock in all 36 shops
Diadora Gara Carbon

89

Great

Out of stock in all 36 shops

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23 mm - 34 mm

23 mm 34 mm
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0.38 - 0.93

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2.7 mm - 4 mm

2.7 mm 4 mm
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0% - 58%

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