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Shoe Review: Diadora’s Frequenza ($180) A Multitasking Everyday Training Shoe That Can Do It All

Brian Metzler November 21, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Metzler If you haven’t checked out the shoes from Italian footwear brand Diadora lately, the brand’s all-purpose Frequenza training shoe is a good place to start. You might…

Shoe Review: Nike Pegasus Plus ($180) – A light and fast everyday trainer, but also just a hint of what’s next

Brian Metzler November 21, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Metzler It seems like a lifetime ago, but it’s really only been seven years since Nike introduced its first Vaporfly racing shoes with carbon-fiber plates embedded in their…

Shoe Review: Mount to Coast R1 ($160) – The New Kid on the Block

Brian Metzler November 21, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Metzler Quick: what’s your favorite shoe brand? Whether you’ve been running a long time like me, or if you’ve just gotten started, you probably have a preferred manufacturer.…

Shoe Review: Adidas Terrex Agravic 3 ($130) – A versatile trail running shoe for all types of terrain

Brian Metzler November 21, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Metzler No matter what level of trail runner or how experienced you are, finding your next pair of trail running shoes can be a challenge. It’s not as…

Shoe Review: ASICS Magic Speed 4 ($170) – Blurring the lines of what an everyday trainer is all about

Brian Metzler November 21, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Metzler It’s amazing how many good running shoes are available on the shoe wall at your local running store nowadays. The challenging part is figuring out what shoe…

Shoe Review: Under Armour Velociti Elite 2 ($250) – This Under Armour Shoe is Making Its Olympic Marathon Debut

Brian Metzler November 21, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Metzler Under Armour has had an up and down history in the running shoe world, but one of the best shoes it has ever made – the Velociti…

Shoe Review: New Balance Fuel Cell SuperComp Trainer v3 ($180) – The training shoe built in the likeness of its a race-day cousin

Brian Metzler November 21, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Metzler Here’s an interesting question for runners training for half marathons and marathons later this fall. Should the shoes you train in most of the time have a…

The Brooks Hyperion Max 2 is an Enticing High-Energy Training Shoe ($180)

Brian Metzler November 21, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Metzler What’s in a name? Some British thespian once famously said “that which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet.” But when it…

Shoe Review: Hoka Skyflow ($160): The New Kid on the Block is a Keeper

Brian Metzler October 10, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Metzler It’s new shoe Friday, but before I get into the details of Hoka’s enticing new Skyflow everyday trainer, let’s review a bit of history that helped get…

Shoe Review: ASICS Superblast 2 ($200) – The sequel is as good or better than the original

Brian Metzler October 10, 2024 No Comments

By Brian Metzler When ASICS released the Superblast in early 2023, it was a huge hit among runners. It was one of the first new over-the-top super-max cushioned training shoes…

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