For the refresh, Nike focused on energy return, long-run cushioning and keeping weight low
Nike Alphafly 2 Women's Road Racing Shoes. Nike.com
The brand has brought in significant ‘fixes’ to turn a really good shoe into a truly great one
Men's Mach 5 Everyday Training Shoes | HOKA®
A premium-quality shoe, the 1080 is one of New Balance’s bestselling models. The brand says it offers top-of-the-line performance to all kinds of runner, whether you’re training for competition or doing your weekly three-mile loop of the park
Fresh Foam X 1080v12 - New Balance
Reebok's Energy Series is capable of everything from long runs to daily mileage and speedwork, and all for a seriously affordable price tag
White Floatride Energy 4 Shoes - Reebok
Asics has made some noticeable changes here and the result will both delight diehard Nimbus fans and win new admirers
GEL-NIMBUS 24 - ASICS
The Bondi is classic Hoka: extra thick and extra soft
Men's Bondi X Max Cushioned Road Running Shoe - HOKA
Designed for racing 5K and 10K, the Streakfly is built for speed
Nike Streakfly Premium Road Racing Shoes. Nike.com
The Vomero 16 is one of the first of Nike’s high-mileage shoes to use the lightweight ZoomX foam. You still get all the impact absorption you’d expect, but it doesn’t feel as springy as the Alphafly Next% racers
Nike Vomero 16 Men's Road Running Shoes. Nike.com
The Vongo is the stability equivalent of New Balance’s 1080 – offering premium cushioning but with an additional touch of support for mild overpronators
Fresh Foam X Vongo v5 - New Balance
The Carbon X 3 is something of an enigma
Carbon X 3 - HOKA
New Balance is calling this its most advanced daily training shoe, which means you get a huge wodge of the brand’s bouncy FuelCell foam with a full-length carbon plate running through it
FuelCell SuperComp Trainer - New Balance
Reebok's first 'super shoe' feels like a solid start with more to come
Black Floatride Energy X Running Shoes - Reebok
In early models featuring its softer and more responsive Hovr midsole, Under Armour wrapped the entire foam midsole in a mesh called Energy Web
Men's UA HOVR™ Infinite 4 Running Shoes - Under Armour
In an age of increasingly light shoes, the Hovr Machina 3 stands out somewhat
Men's UA HOVR™ Machina 3 Running Shoes
Along with its twin the Metaspeed Edge+, Asics' Metaspeed Sky+ is one of a pair of super shoes designed to suit runners with different mechanics – those who take longer strides to speed up, and those who take more
