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Altra Outroad 3

81

Good

Any colour

$130

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Inov8 Roadfly

88

Great

Any colour

$130 $108

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Nike Zoom Fly 5

80

Good

Any colour

$170

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Brooks Divide 3

90

Superb

$100 $85

Save 15%

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Inov8 Trailfly Zero
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

$160 $122

Save 24%

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HOKA Mach X 3
New

74

Bad

$190

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Nike Juniper Trail 2 GTX

75

Bad

$130 $115

Save 12%

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New Balance Minimus Trail
New

73

Bad

$120 $100

Save 17%

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New Balance 510 v6

74

Bad

$90 $42

Save 53%

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Nike Winflo 11 GTX

77

Decent

$130 $115

Save 12%

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ASICS Metafuji Trail
New

89

Great

$250

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Salomon Aero Glide

88

Great

$160

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PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 3
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

$300

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Nike Flex Experience Run 10

79

Good

$65 $53

Save 19%

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Brooks Revel 5

87

Great

$100

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Skechers GOrun Razor Excess

82

Good

$140 $60

Save 57%

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On Cloudboom Echo 3

90

Superb

$290 $260

Save 10%

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ASICS Metaspeed Ray
New

84

Good

$300

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Salomon Pulsar Trail

87

Great

$130

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New Balance Fresh Foam X 1080 v12

88

Great

$160 $73

Save 54%

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Adidas Supernova+

86

Good

$120 $49

Save 59%

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Brooks Hyperion Elite 4

87

Great

$250

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Adidas Adizero Prime X3 STRUNG

90

Superb

$300

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New Balance FuelCell RC Elite v2

89

Great

$230

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HOKA Mafate 5
New

71

Bad

$183

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Nike Alphafly 2

84

Good

$340

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ASICS Metaspeed Edge

90

Superb

$250

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Hoka Speedgoat 5 GTX

82

Good

$176

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Altra Timp 5 GTX
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

$175 $133

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ASICS Gel Contend 8

84

Good

$82

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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.