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ASICS Metaspeed Sky+

91

Superb

Any colour

$250

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HOKA Tecton X 3

84

Good

Any colour

$275

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Diadora Atomo Star

89

Great

Any colour

$240 $200

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo

88

Great

$260

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Saucony Endorphin Elite 2

85

Good

$290

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New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Trail

89

Great

$200 $141

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge+

92

Superb

$250

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Altra Olympus 275

83

Good

$180

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Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 2

88

Great

$500

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Adidas 4DFWD 3

87

Great

$200 $105

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ASICS Metafuji Trail

88

Great

$250

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Adidas Terrex Agravic TT
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

$180

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PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 3

85

Good

$295

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Altra Vanish Carbon

83

Good

$240

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On Cloudmonster 3 Hyper
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

$220

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La Sportiva Prodigio Max

84

Good

$185

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APL Streamline

89

Great

$300 $238

Save 21%

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New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Pacer v2

79

Good

$200

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PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 2

85

Good

$200 $190

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Hoka Mafate Speed 4

88

Great

$185

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Saucony Endorphin Pro 2

91

Superb

$200

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New Balance FuelCell RC Elite v2

89

Great

$230

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On Cloudboom Echo 3

89

Great

$290 $260

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Under Armour Velociti Elite 2

79

Good

$250 $150

Save 40%

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Salomon S/Lab Genesis

91

Superb

$200

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Hoka Bondi X

90

Superb

$215

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge

90

Superb

$250

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KEEN Seek

78

Decent

$185 $172

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Nike Alphafly 2

84

Good

$275 $140

Save 49%

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ASICS Metaspeed Ray

79

Good

$300

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-2 mm 16 mm
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86 mm - 101 mm

86 mm 101 mm
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56 mm - 81 mm

56 mm 81 mm
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114 SA - 185 SA

114 SA 185 SA
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25 mm 51 mm
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4.6 oz 15 oz
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16 mm - 42 mm

16 mm 42 mm
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0.33 - 0.96

0.33 0.96
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21 mm - 34 mm

21 mm 34 mm
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2.5 mm - 5.5 mm

2.5 mm 5.5 mm
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Difference in midsole softness in cold
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0% - 46%

0% 46%

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