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Topo Cyclone 2

89

Great

$150 $108

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Mizuno Wave Rebellion

85

Good

Any colour

$180 $135

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Adidas Adizero Boston 11

83

Good

Any colour

$160 $75

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On Cloud X

88

Great

$160

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Adidas Adizero Takumi Sen 11

90

Superb

$180 $144

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Altra Rivera 4

85

Good

$130 $94

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Hoka Mach 4

91

Superb

$165

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ASICS Magic Speed 5
New

80

Good

$180

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ASICS Novablast 2

88

Great

$130 $119

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Mizuno Wave Rebellion Flash 3
New

77

Decent

$180 $157

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Adidas Adizero Adios 7

82

Good

$130 $66

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Saucony Axon 3

89

Great

$100 $93

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Adidas Adizero Adios 8

90

Superb

$125

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APL Streamline

89

Great

$300 $238

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Hoka Rincon 3

87

Great

$160

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Hoka Bondi X

89

Great

$215

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Brooks Launch 9

86

Great

$110

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Brooks Hyperion

87

Great

$130 $100

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On Cloudflow 3.0

87

Great

$157

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Hoka Mach 5

90

Superb

$351

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Xero Shoes Speed Force II

89

Great

$110 $88

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Brooks Launch GTS 9

87

Great

$131

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Nike Zoom Fly 5

78

Decent

$160 $100

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New Balance Fresh Foam X Tempo v2

77

Decent

$123

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Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 2

83

Good

$275 $188

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Saucony Sinister

88

Great

$150

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Salomon S/Lab Spectur

82

Good

$220

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Hoka Carbon X 3

81

Good

$356

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Skechers Aero Tempo

78

Decent

$165

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ASICS S4+ Yogiri

89

Great

$200

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87 mm - 104 mm

87 mm 104 mm
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56 mm 89 mm
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0.2 mm 3.9 mm
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4.5 oz - 11.1 oz

4.5 oz 11.1 oz
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10 mm - 39 mm

10 mm 39 mm
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Traction
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0.28 - 0.96

0.28 0.96
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22 mm - 35 mm

22 mm 35 mm
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