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Four years ago, Nike launched the Vaporfly 4%, enthralling us with the promise its name implied: a 4-percent boost in running economy. Before the shoe’s release, Eliud Kipchoge wore the Vaporfly while ...

Back in the 1990s, Reebok attempted to make carbon-plated running shoes, but the Nike Vaporfly 4% brought this technology to a wider audience when it appeared in the 2016 Olympics. Promising a 4% ...

Carbon-plate running shoes have become increasingly popular when it comes to choosing the best running shoes for race-day and fast efforts. They’ve proven their worth in slashing run times and ...

You can't always pick a route that's completely trail-based, but off road shoes aren't always the best on the tarmac. Here's our list of the best road to trail transition shoes.

Martin Fritz Huber is a frequent contributor to Outside who previously wrote the In Stride column about running culture. He also works as a tree care professional in New York City. But the foam was ...

You know an Altra shoe when you see it: the expanded toe box, meant to give toes enough room to splay out naturally and thereby enhance foot health, is instantly noticeable. Although in the last few ...

Kenyan runners, like many others, are grappling with the impact of expensive, high-performance shoes. The track at Moi University’s Eldoret Town Campus doesn’t look like a facility designed for ...

We wear-tested 12 of the best plate-enhanced racing "super shoes" available this summer and fall to help you find what's best for you when you want to go fast. A year ago, running shoes, with ...