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Altra Lone Peak 6

89

Great

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
New Balance Fuelcell Supercomp Trainer

87

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Allbirds Tree Dasher

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
ASICS Magic Speed 3

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Salomon Ultra Glide

89

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
ASICS Gel Nimbus 24

88

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Nike ZoomX Invincible Run

88

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
ASICS GlideRide 3

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Hoka Tecton X

89

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Salomon Sense Ride 4

88

Great

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Topo MTN Racer 3

86

Great

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
Hoka Torrent 3

84

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Brooks Levitate Stealthfit 6

83

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Adidas Adistar BYD
New

84

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
ASICS Gel Kinsei Max

82

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Salomon Supercross 4

76

Decent

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Altra Timp 4

77

Decent

Out of stock in all 37 shops
ASICS Jolt 4

79

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Kailas Fuga EX Pro

83

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Salomon Phantasm 2

73

Bad

Out of stock in all 37 shops
TYR Maverick V1 Runner

85

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Kailas Fuga DU

84

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
ALLSWIFIT Active5K
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

Out of stock in all 37 shops
Darimati BR-001
New

85

Good

Out of stock in all 37 shops
KIPRUN Kipsummit Max
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

Out of stock in all 37 shops

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86 mm - 104 mm

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56 mm - 89 mm

56 mm 89 mm
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3.5 oz - 15 oz

3.5 oz 15 oz
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7 mm 42 mm
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0.11 0.96
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17 mm - 39 mm

17 mm 39 mm
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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%

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