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ASICS Gel Kayano 28

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Altra Escalante Racer

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Brooks Aurora-BL

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 38 shops
New Balance Fuelcell Supercomp Trainer

87

Great

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Allbirds Tree Dasher

90

Superb

Out of stock in all 38 shops
ASICS Magic Speed 3

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 38 shops
ASICS Gel Nimbus 24

88

Great

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Nike ZoomX Invincible Run

88

Great

Out of stock in all 38 shops
ASICS GlideRide 3

91

Superb

Out of stock in all 38 shops
ASICS GT 1000 12

84

Good

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Hoka Gaviota 3

87

Great

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Altra Rivera 3

86

Great

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Diadora Gara Carbon

89

Great

Out of stock in all 38 shops
ASICS Magic Speed 2

87

Great

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Brooks Ricochet 3

85

Good

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Brooks Levitate Stealthfit 6

83

Good

Out of stock in all 38 shops
ASICS GT 1000 10

88

Great

Out of stock in all 38 shops
ASICS Gel Kayano Lite 3

86

Great

Out of stock in all 38 shops
ASICS Gel Kinsei Max

82

Good

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 38 FlyEase

77

Decent

Out of stock in all 38 shops
TYR Maverick V1 Runner

85

Good

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Adidas Adistar BYD
New

83

Good

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Salomon Phantasm 2

73

Bad

Out of stock in all 38 shops
ALLSWIFIT Active5K
New

N/A

Not enough reviews yet

Out of stock in all 38 shops
Darimati BR-001
New

86

Great

Out of stock in all 38 shops

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