Running shoes with a carbon plate

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Altra Vanish Carbon

83

Good

Any colour

$240

See on Altra Running
PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 2

85

Good

Any colour

$200 $160

Save 20%

See on Puma
ASICS Metaspeed Ray

85

Good

Any colour

$300

See on Fleet Feet
Under Armour Velociti Elite 2

80

Good

$250 $150

Save 40%

See on Nordstrom Rack
On Cloudboom Echo 3

90

Superb

$290 $260

Save 10%

See on Dick's Sporting Goods
Saucony Endorphin Pro 2

91

Superb

$200 $110

Save 45%

See on eBay
Nike Zoom Fly 5

80

Good

$180

See on Amazon
New Balance FuelCell RC Elite v2

89

Great

$230

See on Fleet Feet
Hoka Bondi X

90

Superb

$215

See on Fleet Feet
ASICS Metaspeed Edge

90

Superb

$250

See on Amazon
Nike Alphafly 2

84

Good

$319

See on Amazon
Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 2

90

Superb

$250

See on Mizuno
ASICS Magic Speed

90

Superb

$150 $106

Save 29%

See on KICKS CREW
New Balance Fuelcell Supercomp Trainer

88

Great

$180 $119

Save 34%

See on KICKS CREW
ASICS Magic Speed 3

91

Superb

$160 $108

Save 33%

See on KICKS CREW
Hoka Carbon X 3

82

Good

$355

See on Amazon
Diadora Gara Carbon
New

90

Superb

$310

See on Holabird Sports
Saucony Endorphin Elite

90

Superb

$275

See on eBay
ASICS S4+ Yogiri
New

82

Good

$200

See on Running Warehouse
Salomon Spectur 2

80

Good

$170 $105

Save 38%

See on eBay
ASICS Magic Speed 2

89

Great

$167

See on KICKS CREW
HOKA Cielo X1 2.0

89

Great

$275 $178

Save 35%

See on Amazon
PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 2

81

Good

$260 $145

Save 44%

See on Amazon
Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 2

85

Good

$275 $188

Save 32%

See on Backcountry
Saucony Endorphin Pro+

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 43 shops
Hoka Tecton X

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 43 shops
Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 PB

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 43 shops
Kailas Fuga YAO

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 43 shops
Kailas Fuga Elite 2

83

Good

Out of stock in all 43 shops

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