Shoe Reviews

The third generation of the Wave Sky brings a huge change for Mizuno, no wave plate! The new version stays true to the design goals of the Sky – maximum cushion from Mizuno! In a big move for Mizuno, the Sky has no plastic wave plate in the midsole. While the plate is the trademark […]

The new Brooks Ghost 12! Brooks has slightly tweaked a couple aspects of the shoe – mainly the upper – but the overall character of the shoe remains the same. For Brooks’ best selling model, that is a great thing. Brooks has refined the Ghost for the 12th version, updating the upper and slightly tweaking […]

After a radical change for the Pegasus 35, the 36 just gets a minor upper refresh with no changes to the midsole or outsole. The soft, low feel of the 35 is back with a slightly better upper fit. Pegasus 35 vs 36 Overall, there’s not much difference between the Pegasus vs 35 The upper […]

New Balance created a really unique new shoe with the original Beacon in 2018. Like Hoka Clifton or Nike React, the Beacon is New Balance’s experiment into how soft and light their Fresh Foam can get. The result was a pretty amazing shoe, and the Beacon 2 doesn’t deviate much from that original formula. New […]

A mainstay in the running industry, the GEL-Cumulus 21 is the newest version of ASICS’ reliable standard-weight neutral trainer. After a considerable update for the Cumulus 20, the 21 maintains the same midsole and outsole and just gets an upper refresh and sock liner change. GEL-Cumulus 21 vs GEL-Cumulus 20: ASICS has made some slight […]