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Under Armour Velociti Elite 2

80

Good

Any colour

$250 $172

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Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 2

86

Good

Any colour

$500

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PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 3

84

Good

Any colour

$295

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New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Pacer v2

81

Good

$200

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Mizuno Wave Rebellion Flash 3
New

77

Decent

$180 $148

Save 18%

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Hoka Rocket X 2

86

Good

$250

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On Cloudboom Echo 3

88

Great

$290 $260

Save 10%

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Adidas Adizero Takumi Sen 10

85

Good

$180

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ASICS Metaspeed Ray

80

Good

$300

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ASICS Magic Speed 5
New

72

Bad

$180

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Hoka Cielo X1

88

Great

$275 $170

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HOKA Cielo X1 3.0
New

89

Great

$275

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Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 2

83

Good

$275 $188

Save 32%

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ASICS Magic Speed 3

91

Superb

$160 $121

Save 24%

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Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 PB

90

Superb

$250 $176

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Salomon S/Lab Spectur

82

Good

$220

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ASICS S4+ Yogiri

86

Good

$200

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Skechers Aero Tempo
New

77

Decent

$165

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HOKA Cielo X1 2.0

89

Great

$275 $189

Save 31%

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PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 2

79

Good

$260 $140

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Saucony Endorphin Elite

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Hoka Mach X

89

Great

Out of stock in all 42 shops
Diadora Gara Carbon

87

Great

Out of stock in all 42 shops

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87 mm - 97 mm

87 mm 97 mm
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56 mm - 81 mm

56 mm 81 mm
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2 mm 14 mm
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30 mm - 46 mm

30 mm 46 mm
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130 SA - 185 SA

130 SA 185 SA
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22 AC - 45 AC

22 AC 45 AC
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0 mm - 17 mm

0 mm 17 mm
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22 mm - 36 mm

22 mm 36 mm
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10N - 29N

10N 29N
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4.6 oz - 9.5 oz

4.6 oz 9.5 oz
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0.35 - 0.93

0.35 0.93
Torsional rigidity
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Technology
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Difference in midsole softness in cold
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0% - 43%

0% 43%
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22 mm - 34 mm

22 mm 34 mm

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