Kinvara 15

There's the Kinvara 15, very low stack for today's shoes. They got the old-school feel. I was a DS Trainer guy myself.

Hoka Skyflow - 736km - bought these after a long time as a Clifton wearer. A bit disappointing tbh, heavy and unresponsive, though from time to time I quite enjoy a run in them. Wearing them on slow runs only now and won’t be buying another pair. Evo SL - 595km - loved the Hoka Mach 5 for longer and tempo runs, but preferred these over the Mach 6 (seriously Hoka, what have you been playing at the last few years?). My best all rounder, will certainly replace them unless the Mach 7 is amazing. Kinvara 15 - 134km - light and quick and the closest I get to a minimal shoe. Good for speed work, track sessions and fast stuff up to about 5 miles. Low drop, get me nicely onto my fore/midfoot and give the calves a good workout! Begin to feel the lack of cushion eventually though. Hoka Mach X2 - 253km - great for longer faster stuff and racing, quicker than the Evo SL and more stable. Should wear them more really, especially as it looks like the Mach X3 looks decent. Hoka Challenger 7 - 363km - my current go to trail shoe - not that exciting but suit the kind of mixed road/trail routes near where I live. Peregrine ISO - 168km - a heavier duty trail shoe which I’ve used much less than I thought I would since they’re fairly horrible on hard surfaces. Good in the mud though, and useful for XC where the ground isn’t suitable for spikes. Nike Dragonfly XC - 35km - have gone all in on XC this season, and these have been excellent, especially as I found them for £40. Light and responsive and a joy to run in.

Yea idk what that means because I run in bricks and sometimes soft. I run long runs in kinvara 14 which are firm as it gets but also will do mizuno Neo zens on long runs and they’re bouncy and soft. All just depends what your feet can handle which I got no help for you with that description.

I loved the Topo Cyclone as a Kinvara replacement (I didn’t like the 14s). However they were too narrow or too fragile for me. Sounds like they may work for your foot however.

If I had to pick 4? NB 1080 as a daily trainer for easy runs Asics Superblast 2 for all sorts of long runs Saucony Kinvara 15 for intervals On Cloudboom Strike for racing

If I had to pick 4? NB 1080 as a daily trainer for easy runs Asics Superblast 2 for all sorts of long runs Saucony Kinvara 15 for intervals On Cloudboom Strike for racing If I had to cut one? Probably the NB since the SB2 can also do easy runs