For quite a long time I’ve avoided most any shoe over 8mm drop from heel to forefoot. However, a few months ago I bought a pair of New Balance 1400v2’s after hearing positive things about them from friends (damn you John Schrup!). I never tried the 1400v1 because the drop was above my preferred range […]
New Balance 1400 v2 Review: A Candidate For Shoe Of The Year
October 30, 2013 By 71 Comments
“The 1400 are what running shoes are pretty much supposed to be. That’s not to say that shoes that aren’t like this are no good. I know they are. And not everyone can wear one model. But running is supposed to be simple. At some point we came to believe that our running shoes weren’t […]
Mizuno Wave Universe 5 Review: A Feather-Light Racing Flat With a Roomy Toebox
October 3, 2013 By 26 Comments
If you’ve been following my shoe reviews for awhile, you’ll know that I’m a fan of running in racing flats. I log most of my miles out on the roads, and I tend to like shoes that are lightweight, simple in design, and somewhat flashy in appearance – flats typically tick most of these boxes. […]
Mizuno Hitogami Preview From Running Warehouse
September 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Running Warehouse just posted a preview of the Mizuno Hitogami racer. In another shakeup to the Mizuno lineup, the Hitogami is replacing the Ronin and Musha. It weighs in at 8oz in men’s size 9, and has a stack height of 23mm heel – 14mm forefoot. What I like about the shoe is the fact […]
Under Armour Speedform Running Shoe Review
July 10, 2013 By 24 Comments
I was at a store called Reny’s in Bridgton, Maine last week when an older woman, probably in her 80’s, walked up to me with a big smile on her face and her finger aimed at my shoes. “You’re making a statement in those!” she said, chuckling as she proceeded on past me down the […]
Karhu Flow3 Trainer Running Shoe Review
June 3, 2013 By 4 Comments
This is a guest review by Brad Patterson. Brad is an electrical engineer by trade, and lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As you will see, his photography skills are far superior to my own! – Pete, Runblogger.com Before I started running back in January of 2011, I had never even heard of Karhu. As my […]
Under Armour SpeedForm: Is UA Finally Getting Serious About Running Shoes?
May 29, 2013 By 11 Comments
Update 7/10/2013 – just published my review of the Under Armour Speedform. Very impressed! I just got a message from a friend on Twitter pointing me to an article on Gizmodo that introduces the Under Armour SpeedForm. Under Armour is not a brand I typically think of when it comes to serious running shoes. The […]
Saucony Fastwitch 6 Racing Flat Review
April 25, 2013 By 33 Comments
I have a fair amount of history with the Saucony Fastwitch line. The Fastwitch 2 was my first racing shoe, and it was the shoe I wore for 2 of my first 4 marathons. It was also my first real racing flat, and it introduced me to the benefits of lightweight footwear. Two years ago, […]
Mizuno Wave Ekiden Racing Flat Review by Coach Caleb
March 12, 2013 By 19 Comments
After becoming very popular in the Japanese market, Mizuno has introduced the Wave Ekiden, a neutral racing flat, to the US. The name of the shoe is a reference to competitive relay racing in Japan, which is as much (or more) a part of the athletic zeitgeist there as collegiate cross country and track & […]
Skechers GoRun Speed (aka GoMeb) Review: A Traditional Racing Flat from Skechers
February 6, 2013 By 17 Comments
I’ve been flooded by questions over the past week or so about the new racing flat that Skechers is about to release. The shoe is officially called the Skechers GoRun Speed, but has also been variously referred to as the GoRace or GoMeb. Given my wear testing relationship with the Skechers design team, I was […]
New Balance MRC1600 Racing Flat Review
November 19, 2012 By 18 Comments
A bit over a year ago I wrote a post on the somewhat complex relationship between running shoe midsoles, ground surface properties, muscle tuning, and limb stiffness (read the muscle tuning-limb stiffness post here). As a result of my experience with shoes, the research I did while writing my book, and conversations with gait experts, […]
Saucony Grid Type A5 Running Shoe Review: A Phenomenal Racing Flat!
September 17, 2012 By 94 Comments
I think I’m in love. It’s pretty rare for me to put more than 50 miles on a single shoe in one month given the number of reviews that I’m working on at any given time, but since mid-August I’ve run almost exclusively in two shoes: the adidas Gazelle and the Saucony Grid Type A5. […]
Nike Volt Collection: The Bright Yellow Shoes Seen on Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
August 7, 2012 By 24 Comments
Over the past few days I’ve been asked multiple times to identify the vivid yellow shoes adorning the feet of many of the Track and Field athletes at the 2012 London Olympic Games. It’s actually not a “shoe,” but rather an entire collection of shoes from Nike collectively referred to as the “Nike Volt Collection.” […]
Skechers Go Race: Meb’s Olympic Marathon Shoe
July 26, 2012 By 6 Comments
A few days ago Brian Metzler of Competitor.com published an article showing off the shoes that will be worn by some of the US Olympic Marathon runners in London. Among them was the shoe to be worn by Meb Keflezghi– the Skechers Go Race. Here’s what Metzler wrote about Meb’s shoe: “When Skechers signed Keflezighi […]
Nike Flyknit Racer: New Ultralight Road Racing Shoe
February 21, 2012 By 24 Comments
A commenter on my earlier post today on the new Nike Free 4.0 v2 and 3.0 v4 shoes alerted me to another new shoe coming this summer from Nike called the Flyknit Racer (thanks Henry!). Apparently the shoe was just announced at a show in New York just a few hours ago, and it is […]
