Shoe Reviews

Brooks Hyperion Max 2 Review: Max Speed Ahead

Typically, the second version of a running shoe is as mundane as completing TPS Reports. There are rarely any significant updates from the first edition. Companies feel compelled to release an update every year, because…money, whether or not they’re actually ready to update the shoe. That’s why it’s usually just a worthless modification to the outsole, or a slight change to the upper. But not with the second version of the Hyperion Max. Find out why it’s quite the opposite, in this Brooks Hyperion Max 2 review.

Saucony Endorphin Speed 4 Review
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Saucony Endorphin Speed 4 Review: Best Version Yet?

I’ll never forget the first time I laced up the original Saucony Endorphin Speed, way back in 2020. I had never run in such a fun shoe—a pair that made it seem almost effortless to pick up the pace and encouraged me to commit to speed workouts for the first time in 15+ years of running. It was also the shoe I laced up for my first marathon.

Fast forward four years and three editions later, and the Endorphin Speed 4 hasn’t changed a whole lot—in a good way. I’ve run in versions 1-4, and this might just be my favorite yet. Find out why, in this Saucony Endorphin Speed 4 review.

HOKA Skyward X review
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HOKA Skyward X Review: Onward and Upward

Despite carrying a heavy weight and price tag, you’ll feel light on your feet in the HOKA Skyward X, a tremendous super trainer that can conquer daily miles with ease. In this HOKA Skyward X review, I detail all the innovations packed into this shoe, including a convex carbon fiber plate, super critical EVA rocker, and suspension system.

New Balance FuelCell Rebel v4 review
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New Balance FuelCell Rebel v4 Review: Rebel With a Cause

Either running shoes have improved dramatically over the past few years or my continued growth as a runner has enabled me to enjoy running in more shoes than in the past. [Insert the “why not both” meme] The two statements aren’t mutually exclusive; both are true.

Case in point: The New Balance FuelCell Rebel v3 was one of my least favorite running shoes in recent memory. I only racked up about 30 miles in the shoe before I racked the shoe on my shoe rack, or, rather, in the heaping pile of other shoes on my closet floor. What a difference a yearly update makes! Find out why v4 has become one of my favorites, in this New Balance FuelCell Rebel v4 review.