We take a look at some of the best running shoes released in the past month
Podium Contenders: It’s the time of year when new brands can line up against the big hitters with new and exciting products. Here we take a look at the latest and greatest in the footwear world and decide where your next shoe purchase could come from.
All these reviews are independent and unbiased views and are based on running real miles in these shoes. This piece contains affiliate links which means we may receive a small commission when you purchase using these links.
Unpause – Halley Light – approx. £80.00
Most people won’t have heard of this brand before, being a new manufacturer based in Thailand.
Yet the Far East is home to many of the largest footwear manufacturing plants, so they’ve clearly picked up a few pointers. This shoe is their carbon-plated racing model and it’s every bit as good as any other on the market right now. When you consider the price, the shoe is excellent value for money.
Unpause Halley Light
The shoe features a full-length plate as well as a super-critical, nitrogen-infused midsole for that now familiar highly responsive feel. The fit is rather slim and reminiscent of racers from the pre-supershoe era, but from the word go it feels fast and lively. Even with shipping to the UK at around £20, the shoe has to be one of the best-value racers around!
ASICS – Superblast 2 Paris – £200.00
Part of a collection of shoes carrying the timely ‘Paris’ name, the Superblast 2 builds on the success of the original and updates it with the same FF Turbo+ foam as used in the premium racing shoe, the Metaspeed Sky.
Here we have a non-legal 45mm stack of cushioning, so the shoe is aimed at faster-paced daily training. It’s still a relatively lightweight model at 250g, which for a shoe with such a deep stack of cushioning is amazing. The new model is lighter, softer and now more responsive than its predecessor and almost feels like a new model rather than an update.
ASICS Superblast 2
There are improvements too to the upper, with a new engineered woven design, as well as the outsole which provides better traction and durability. This could be a one-stop shoe for many runner’s weekly training, offering a nice balance of cushioning for the easy runs and a responsive yet lightweight feel for your faster efforts.
Get the ASICS Superblast 2 here
ALTRA – Vanish Carbon 2 – £220.00
Updated with more cushioning, the Vanish…
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