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Brooks Launch GTS 9

87

Great

$150

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HOKA Cielo X1 2.0

88

Great

Any colour

$275 $193

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ASICS Superblast

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

Out of stock in all 37 shops
ASICS Novablast 3

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Saucony Endorphin Elite

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
ASICS Noosa Tri 14

93

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Saucony Endorphin Speed 2

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Altra Escalante Racer

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Brooks Aurora-BL

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
ASICS Magic Speed 3

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Hoka Tecton X

89

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Brooks Trace 2

88

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Topo Cyclone 2

89

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Hoka Carbon X 3

81

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Altra Rivera 4

85

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Brooks Launch GTS 10

84

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Diadora Gara Carbon

89

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
ASICS Magic Speed 2

87

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
On Cloudsurfer 7

86

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
TYR Maverick V1 Runner

85

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops

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86 mm 103 mm
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17 mm 39 mm
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1.8 mm 4.3 mm
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