Daily trainer shoes
Cushioned running shoes designed for easy-pace daily runs and general training. Every Running Weekly story on daily trainer shoes, newest first. 5 stories since September 2026.
- Reviewers back Slowcush and Atmosfar, argue with prices
kofuzi says the ASICS Slowcush should cost $180, Believe in the Run gives the Craft Atmosfar straight A grades, and The Run Testers call the Suunto Race 3S overpriced.
- Cloudsurfer 3 weighs 324g at $160, Merrell's $290 racer called overbuilt
A podcast weight, a trail super shoe with every material Merrell owns, and a cheap road-to-trail shoe the Run Testers liked.
- On Cloudsurfer 3 lands at 302g, reviewers say easy miles
On's first supercritical foam gets a warm welcome and a heavy scale reading, while Doctors of Running calls the $280 TYR Valkyrie Elite 2 unstable.
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- Run Testers pick Triumph 24 over Gel-Nimbus 28 at $170
Same price, 16 grams apart, and the new Saucony foam decides it.
- Novablast 6 beats Gel-Nimbus 28, lighter and $15 cheaper
The cheaper Asics daily trainer wins on everything except the plushest easy runs, per The Run Testers.
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