Run Testers call Saucony Hurricane 26 a top stability cruiser
Three testers agree the new Incredilux foam adds bounce, but the £170 max-cushion trainer has a clear ceiling on pace.
Three runners at The Run Testers logged miles in the Saucony Hurricane 26 and landed in the same place. It is a very good max-cushioned stability shoe (built to limit the foot rolling inward) for easy days and marathon training, and it is not a shoe you should try to run fast in.
The numbers: £170, 274 grams in UK size 9, 41mm at the heel and 35mm at the forefoot for a 6mm drop. The midsole pairs a new Incredilux TPU foam core with a Poweron frame. The testers call it one of the more springy stability shoes they have tried, with one noting an urge to pick up the pace on a 90 minute run. They also say it is probably slightly less stable than the Hurricane 25, quite similar to the Nike Structure Plus, a little less appealing than the Asics Gel Kayano 33, and beaten by the Hoka Arahi line at faster paces.
The Suunto Run 2 loses on price
The same channel liked almost everything about the Suunto Run 2 except the sticker. Mike says he saw no heart rate mistakes across two weeks of testing and calls it the best Suunto heart rate sensor yet, and Nick found the dual-band GPS (two satellite frequencies for a cleaner track) really solid with offline maps a good addition. But it starts at £265 or $349, and all three testers point elsewhere, to the original Suunto Run at under £200, the Coros Pace 4, or the Garmin Forerunner 170 Music.
Chinese shoe comparison, and a Mizuno leak
One r/RunningShoeGeeks poster with over 160km in the Li-Ning Red Hare 9 Ultra and 40km in the Qiaodan Leili 2.0 GT ran them back to back for 30 minutes each. The Leili is lighter at roughly 196g against 234g, with a lower 43/30mm stack versus 46/37mm, and sits in a lower price band of about £75 to £100 against £95 to £150. The Red Hare felt springier and faster in the test, so he keeps it as his tempo shoe and drops the Leili to recovery days.
Another poster relayed Instagram specs for a Mizuno Sky Prime, listed at 47/41mm, 6mm drop, 295g, nitrogen-infused Energy NXT+ foam, with a September 11 date. That is one anonymous post passing on someone else's numbers, so treat it as a lead rather than a spec sheet.
one of the best options out there if you're looking for cushion cruising and stability all in one
a huge jump in price with the Suunto Run 2 means it's now pricier than a Coros Pace 4.
I'm camp Red Hare, but there is no wrong answer; both are brilliant shoes as brilliant price points.
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