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Nike Run Swift 2

82

Good

Any colour

$90

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ASICS Gel Contend 7

85

Good

Any colour

$89

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ASICS Gel Contend 8

85

Good

Any colour

$94

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ASICS GT 1000 11

86

Great

$109

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Brooks Glycerin GTS 20

89

Great

$160 $110

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Nike Renew Ride 3

75

Bad

$80 $69

Save 14%

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Hylo Axis
New

89

Great

$175

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ASICS Dynablast 3

86

Great

$100 $95

Save 5%

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Brooks Launch GTS 9

87

Great

$131

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ASICS Gel Cumulus 24

89

Great

$199

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Nike Zoom Fly 5

78

Decent

$160 $100

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Teva Hurricane Trailsetter
New

90

Superb

$135

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ASICS GT 1000 12

84

Good

$152

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Adidas Questar

82

Good

$84

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On Cloudspark

85

Good

$170

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Nike Flex Experience Run 11

77

Decent

$89

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The North Face Vectiv Enduris 3

90

Superb

$150 $102

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New Balance Fresh Foam X Tempo v2

77

Decent

$138

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Kailas Fuga EX 3

88

Great

$174

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Adidas Runfalcon 2.0

80

Good

$60 $48

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Skechers Max Cushioning Elite

82

Good

$90 $70

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Brooks Divide 4

85

Good

$140

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Nike Winflo 11 GTX

85

Good

$189

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Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 PB

89

Great

$250 $166

Save 34%

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Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 2

83

Good

$275 $188

Save 32%

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ASICS Gel Excite 9

81

Good

$100

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Saucony Sinister

88

Great

$150

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Salomon S/Lab Spectur

82

Good

$220

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Nike Downshifter 11

83

Good

$90

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NOBULL Allday Ripstop

59

Bad

$139 $99

Save 29%

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0.11 - 0.96

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1.5 mm - 5.8 mm

1.5 mm 5.8 mm
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Difference in midsole softness in cold
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0% - 82%

0% 82%

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