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On Cloudspark

86

Good

Any colour

$160 $130

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Salomon Pulsar Trail

87

Great

$130

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Nike Flex Experience Run 10

79

Good

$65 $53

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On Cloudboom Echo 3

90

Superb

$290 $260

Save 10%

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Diadora Nucleo 2

84

Good

$165

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ASICS Metaspeed Ray
New

84

Good

$300

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Under Armour Velociti Elite 2

80

Good

$250 $188

Save 25%

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New Balance Fresh Foam X 1080 v12

88

Great

$160 $73

Save 54%

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ASICS Gel Cumulus 24

89

Great

$130

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Adidas Supernova+

86

Good

$120 $49

Save 59%

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Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 2

90

Superb

$250

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Under Armour Infinite Pro
New

85

Good

$130

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Scarpa Spin Planet

88

Great

$160 $127

Save 21%

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Salomon Aero Glide

88

Great

$160

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Nike Alphafly 2

84

Good

$319

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ASICS Gel Venture 8

88

Great

$109

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Hoka Carbon X 3

82

Good

$199

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Hoka Mach X

89

Great

$270

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Nike Zoom Fly 5

80

Good

$170

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Brooks Levitate 5

88

Great

$160

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Altra Timp 5 GTX
New

67

Bad

$175 $129

Save 26%

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New Balance FuelCell RC Elite v2

89

Great

$230

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge

90

Superb

$250

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Reebok Lite 3

80

Good

$65 $30

Save 54%

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Salomon Aero Glide 2

93

Superb

$160

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Nike Free Run 5.0

80

Good

$100 $65

Save 35%

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ASICS Gel Contend 8

84

Good

$80

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New Balance FuelCell Propel v4

86

Good

$110 $92

Save 16%

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Skechers Max Cushioning Elite

82

Good

$103

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Nike Flex Run 2021

82

Good

$80 $68

Save 15%

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Over time, we've tested several neutral shoes that make for amazing runs for neutral runners. We test these shoes in our lab - finding out the important facts so that you can see how these will fit in our rotation. Our neutral shoe reviews cover shoes that are a match for any type of runner - whether they're beginners or veterans, road or trail runners, or wide or narrow-footed people.