Racing shoes
Lightweight shoes designed for 5K and 10K racing with aggressive features. Every Running Weekly story on racing shoes, newest first. 13 stories since September 2026.
- Adidas extends Adios Pro 5 outsole after wear complaints
A rep calls it cosmetic color wear affecting a small number of runners, and one r/RunningShoeGeeks poster is not buying that framing.
- Sub-2:04 broken 23 times in 2026, adidas in 15 of them
One shoe brand accounts for roughly two thirds of the fastest marathons run this year.
- Holmer ranks super shoes first, bicarb a distant fourth
A four-item list of what actually makes a marathon faster, with supplements dropped below an ellipsis.
- Nike's Swooshfly racer lands at $145 in Spring 2027
New SkyX foam, a carbon plate and a wider toe box, all at a price well under the usual super shoe tax.
- Skechers Aero Elite lands October 1 at $225, under 6 oz
Skechers' first race day shoe pairs an ATPU midsole with a carbon-infused plate, while the Cloudsurfer 3 gets a long-term verdict.
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- Adios Pro 5 drops 26g to $275, two reviewers flag the heel
Lighter foam, a carbon energy rim and a $25 price bump, with a heel collar that drew blood on a solo marathon test.
- Drew Hunter runs 13:14 for the American road 5K record
The record came six days after Hunter placed fourth at the Fifth Avenue Mile.
- Sonicblast 2 called near-super-shoe, Xiaonian falls flat at $130
Reddit testers weigh in on three super trainers while Believe in the Run gives the Teva Trailpeak a C for performance.
- Zach Bitter says shoe foam lifecycle marketing is mostly myth
A tested pair of super shoes held their efficiency at around 400 miles, and a Reddit poster just retired a Hoka Mach X at 1,011.
- Adios Pro 5 drops the energy rods for a carbon plate
Plus kofuzi on the $175 Endorphin Speed 6 and the first official Alphafly 4 images.
- Endorphin Speed 6 lands October 15 at $175
Three reviews in a day, and they do not all agree.
- Adios Pro 5 first look, 195g and $250 on one runner's feet
Nine miles in, one poster says the new plate and lower weight help, but the shoe still sits behind the Fast R 3.
- Doctors of Running rave about TYR Valkyrie Elite 2
The TYR 5K and 10K racer gets the week's biggest rave, while super foam keeps showing up in daily trainers.
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