Mach X 3

Hoka Mach X3. Excellent for under $200. Slightly heavy but not too heavy. Great rocker geometry, great foam and plate. Very durable shoe! You can train and race the marathon in it.

Surprised no shouts for Hoka Mach X 3. Not super wide, but as someone who wears a ton of Altras they definitely are not too tight, much better than the Adios Pro 3 or Bostons (at least the 12) for sure. Amazing long run shoe, good pop, cushion, comfort.

Here are my data points. I try to do my long runs at approximately 70% max hr. These are all roughly the same effort and temperature. Carbon Plate - Super Shoe - Asics Metaspeed Edge 9:33 per mile Nylon Plate - Super Trainer - Hoka Mach X 3 9:29 per mile Daily Recovery Shoe - Hoka Skyflow - 10:15 per mile I do notice the Metaspeeds beat out the Mach X 3s at faster paces. It all depends what you compare it too. If you are currently running in the Skyflow, there may be an opportunity to shave 20 minutes.

I have a similar pace to you. I do all my long runs in the Mach x3. They kept all the good bits of the x2 and fixed all the issues. It's my cinderella shoe. I absolutely love it. It would work well for faster long runs and races.

3 is super hard. I really want 4- tempo, easy/daily, long, race Trinity 1- Nike ZF6, NB 1080v15, Hoka Mach x3 Trinity 2- NB elite v5, Hoka Mach x3, Mizuno sky 9 However, I just got the new puma deviate pure and I think it’s going to take a key position in my rotation

Hoka Mach x3. Majorly underrated shoe. I love them so much I bought a 2nd pair which I never do.

If your a 5 hour marathoner your better off getting something more stable. Being comfortable will go a lot farther than fast shoes. I’d look at HOKA Arahi, Brooks Adrenaline, asics kayano. Or if you really want a plates “super shoe” I’d look into what we call super trainers. Pebax plated shoes that still snappy but more stable. Hoka Mach x3, Saucony endorphin speed