Shoe Reviews

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 […]

With the sixth generation of the Hoka Clifton, Hoka has made some tweaks from the Clifton 5. The Clifton 6 has a redesigned midsole, outsole, and upper, but the overall formula hasn’t changed for the shoe. Overall, Clifton fans should like the update and it will continue to attract new runners and walkers who want […]

The new ASICS GEL-Kayano 26! Despite an almost entirely new shoe last year with the Kayano 25, ASICS has again made significant tweaks to the Kayano in it’s 26 iteration. ASICS has significantly re-designed the Kayano for the 26th version, updating the midsole, outsole, and upper – and has continued to firm up the ride […]

Saucony’s standard-weight neutral trainer gets updated in the Ride ISO 2! With some pretty big changes to the midsole and outsole alongside tweaks to the upper, let’s see how Saucony has updated their very popular trainer. Saucony Ride ISO vs Ride ISO 2: Saucony has made some key changes the shoe that have changed the […]