
Need new shoes? Here are six great running shoes on sale right now for 20 to 60 percent off.
We’re heading into the fall racing season with numerous half-marathons and marathons on the horizon, starting with the Berlin Marathon on September 27. But we’re also in the midst of one of the great running shoe discount seasons.
With all of the new shoes that came out at the end of summer, there are a lot of closeout deals available right now if you know what you’re looking for and where to look.
I’ve done some of the busy work work for you. Here are six great shoes available at stunningly reduced prices. If they were great shoes when they were first released, they’re still great shoes now—even if the hype train has moved on to new models with the latest and greatest features.
Here are six great running shoes on sale right now. Actually there are a lot more than just these six we’ve highlighted. Click through these links (women’s sale shoes / men’s sale shoes) to find more!

The Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4 launched in late 2024 as a full redesign of Adidas’s marathon flagship, built around dual layers of Lightstrike Pro foam and carbon Energyrods shaped to mirror the metatarsals, with the rocker point pushed to 60 percent of the shoe’s length for a smoother, more propulsive roll. A new Lightlock upper and Lighttraxion outsole rounded out the update.

The ASICS Novablast 5 arrived as the biggest overhaul the line has seen in years, swapping out FF Blast Plus Eco for a new FF Blast Max midsole while replacing the old woven mesh upper with a softer jacquard knit.

The Brooks Ghost 17 kept the same nitrogen-injected DNA Loft v3 foam as its predecessor but added more of it — 1mm more stack at the heel and 3mm more in the forefoot — while trimming the heel-to-toe drop from 12mm to 10mm for smoother transitions. It pairs the updated midsole with a new double jacquard air-mesh upper and redesigned “kickback” heel collar for added comfort and breathability.

The New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Pacer v2 marked a complete redesign of NB’s shorter-distance racer, moving to a 100 percent PEBA FuelCell midsole and adding 10mm of stack in both the heel and forefoot while carrying over the same bowed carbon plate as the SuperComp Elite v4. It has a lower-to-the-ground feel than most super shoes on the market.

The Nike Vaporfly 4 marked the biggest overhaul in the series’ history, shedding nearly 10 percent of its weight and dropping stack height from the Vaporfly 3’s to a lower, firmer 35mm/29mm (6mm drop) with a full-length carbon Flyplate set at a steeper angle and a snug, minimal engineered-mesh upper. Testers praised its exceptional lightness and snappy, propulsive toe-off, though several flagged mild heel slippage and a firmer-than-expected ride compared to past versions.

The Saucony Endorphin Elite 2 builds its entire midsole around a new incrediRUN superfoam, a supercritical TPEE compound debuting for the first time, paired with a full-length carbon plate slotted for added midfoot flexibility and Saucony’s SpeedRoll rocker geometry.
Contributing editor Brian Metzler, the Content Director for UltraSignup.com, has raced every distance from 5K to 100 miles. He has wear-tested more than 2,000 running shoes and is the author of “Kicksology: The Hype, Science, Culture and Cool of Running Shoes” (2019) and “Trail Running Illustrated” (2021). He has raced just about every distance from 100 meters to 100 miles, but he’s most eager to share stories about his experiences pack burro racing in Colorado and riding trains to run trails in Chamonix, France.
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