Make sense of running shoes

Each brand’s pick for each job. Tap a brand to see why, and what else is good.

Soft, for recovery and easy days

Brand	EasySoft, for recovery and easy days	DailyOne shoe for most runs	StabilitySupport for runners who need it	Long runLong runs, protective but not slow	WorkoutTempo and intervals	Short race5K–10K	Long raceHalf + marathon
Adidas	Adistar 4	Adizero Evo SL		Hyperboost Edge	Adizero Boston 13	Adizero Adios 9	Adizero Adios Pro 5
Altra	Via Olympus 2	Torin 9	Paradigm 8	FWD VIA 2	Vanish Tempo 2	Vanish Carbon 3	Vanish Carbon 3
ASICS	Gel-Nimbus 28	Novablast 6	Gel-Kayano 33	Superblast 3	Sonicblast 2	Metaspeed Edge Tokyo	Metaspeed Sky Tokyo
Brooks	Glycerin Max 2	Ghost Amp	Adrenaline GTS 25	Hyperion Max 4	Hyperion Max 4	Hyperion Elite 6	Hyperion Elite 6
Craft	Atmosfar 1	Pacer 2		Atmosfar 1	Nordlite Tempo	Kype Pro	Kype Pro
HOKA	Bondi 9	Clifton 11	Arahi 9	Skyward X 2	Mach 7	Rocket X 3	Cielo X1 3.0
lululemon	Beyondfeel	Split Shift		Split Shift	Split Shift
Nike	Vomero 18	Pegasus 42	Structure 26	Vomero Plus	Zoom Fly 6	Vaporfly 4	Alphafly 4
On	Cloudmonster 3	Cloudsurfer 2	Cloudflyer 5	Cloudmonster 3 Hyper	Cloudflow 5	Cloudboom Echo 3	Cloudboom Strike 2
Puma	Magmax Nitro 2	Velocity Nitro 5	Foreverrun Nitro 3	Magnify Nitro 3	Deviate Nitro 4	Fast-FWD Nitro Elite 2	Fast-R Nitro Elite 3
Saucony	Triumph 24	Ride 19	Guide 19	Paramount Max	Endorphin Speed 5	Endorphin Pro 5	Endorphin Elite 3
Topo Athletic	Atmos 2	Phantom 4	Ultrafly 6	Specter 3	Specter 3	Cyclone 3	Specter Elite