I was never a naturally fast runner. But after years of racing, I noticed something: with the right shoes, I consistently ran faster. These are the models I actually race in. Just shoes that helped me shave around 2% off my PB when it really counted....
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Nike
Asics
Adidas
Saucony
Brooks
Hoka
Nike
If I'm going to run a race, Nike is always my first choice. Especially Streakfly 2 is an amazing shoe but if If I run 10k, my wrists hurt a little.
This is my best shoe ever for a marathon. It is comfortable as my bed.
Nike Vaporfly 4
This shoe holds my personal best time in the half-marathon. Highly recommended for these distances.
Nike Alphafly 3
This is the shoe I ran my current personal bests in, both for the 5k and 10k races. But I think, it is better to use it for 5k races.
Nike Streakfly 2
I use it for my speed training sessions only. I've never raced in these shoes. Maybe I should, I don't know.
Nike Zoom Fly
Asics
The only shoes I like to make an exception for outside of Nike are Asics.
It's hard to describe how much I love these shoes. You have to feel it. Just amazing
ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo
You should use these shoes when you need to increase your stride length. I don't know how it does it, but my Garmin shows approximately 10% longer strides.
ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo
Adidas
There's only one shoe from Adidas that I like as a speed shoe.
So, so classy. I feel really good with this shoe but I have never run in a race. Maybe I should try it in a 10k race.
Adizero Adios Pro 4
Saucony
In my opinion, it's the shoe with the best price-performance ratio.
I bought this when my budget was tight and I'm happy with it. I haven't raced it, but I've done countless training sessions.
Men's Endorphin Pro 4 - Shoes
Brooks
It is better to buy it when you have a bigger budget for a running shoe
I bought these when I had a bigger budget, and I like these shoes. But honestly, I haven't tested their race performance yet.
Hyperion Elite 5
I use it for my tempo runs, and it is fast shoe but I don't recommend to use it for races.
Hyperion Max 3
Hoka
I use it just for my speed training sessions
Hoka shoes are always my go-to for training.
Rocket X 3
No carbon plate, but faster anyway. My girlfriend's favorite.
