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

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RoadTrail
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Races under 50K, and fast runs · Under 50K

Brand
Door-to-trailRoad first, then the trails
DailyOne shoe for most trail runs
Long runLong days out, cushion and protection
TechnicalRocks, roots, mud, steep ground
RaceUnder 50K
Ultra50K and longer
Adidas
Adizero Evo SL ATR
Terrex Agravic SL
Terrex Agravic SL
Terrex Agravic TT
Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra 2
Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra 2
Altra
Experience Wild 3
Lone Peak 9
Olympus 7
King MT 2
Mont Blanc Carbon
Mont Blanc Carbon
Arc'teryx
No Arc'teryx shoe for this
Norvan LD 4
Norvan LD 4
Vertex Speed Low
Sylan 2
Sylan 2
ASICS
Blazeblast
Trabuco 14
Trabuco Max 5
Trabuco 14
Fujispeed 4
Metafuji Trail 2
Brooks
Ghost Trail
Cascadia 20
Cascadia 20
Cascadia 20
Catamount Agil
Cascadia Elite
Craft
Xplor Pro
Pure Trail X
Nordlite Ultra 2
Pure Trail X
Pure Trail Pro
Xplor Pro
HOKA
Challenger 8
Speedgoat 7
Mafate 5
Speedgoat 7
Tecton X 4
Mafate X
Kailas
No Kailas shoe for this
Fuga EX 3
Fuga EX 330
Fuga DU Monster
Fuga Elite 3
Fuga EX 330
Kiprun
Kipsummit
Kipsummit
Kipsummit Max
No Kiprun shoe for this
Kipsummit Race
Kipsummit Race
La Sportiva
Prodigio 2
Prodigio 2
Prodigio Max
Cyklon
Prodigio Pro
Prodigio Pro
lululemon
Wildfeel
Wildfeel
No lululemon shoe for this
No lululemon shoe for this
No lululemon shoe for this
No lululemon shoe for this
Merrell
Promorph
Agility Peak 6
MTL Adapt Matryx
MTL Long Sky 2 Matryx
MTL Skyfire 2 Matryx
MTL Speedarc Peak
Mizuno
Neo Accera
Wave Daichi 9
Neo Accera
No Mizuno shoe for this
No Mizuno shoe for this
No Mizuno shoe for this
Mount to Coast
H1
T1
M1
T1
T1
M1
Nike
ACG Pegasus Trail
Kiger 10
ACG Zegama Trail
ACG Zegama Trail
Kiger 10
ACG Ultrafly Trail-Racing
NNormal
No NNormal shoe for this
Cadí
Tomir 02
Kjerag Brut
Kjerag 02
Tomir 02
norda
No norda shoe for this
No norda shoe for this
055 G+
No norda shoe for this
No norda shoe for this
055 G+
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Cloudsurfer Trail 2
Cloudultra 3
Cloudultra Pro
Cloudultra Pro
Cloudultra Peak
Cloudultra Pro
Salomon
Aero Glide 4 GRVL
Genesis 2
Ultra Glide 4
Speedcross 6
Pulsar
Ultra Glide 4
Saucony
Ride TR 3
Peregrine 16
Xodus Ultra 4
Peregrine 16
Peregrine 16
Xodus Ultra 4
Skechers
GO RUN Consistent Pro Trail
GO RUN Trail Altitude 2.0
No Skechers shoe for this
No Skechers shoe for this
No Skechers shoe for this
No Skechers shoe for this
The North Face
Altamesa 300 V2
Altamesa 500 V2
Vectiv Enduris 4
Offtrail Ultra
Summit Series Vectiv Sky 2
Summit Series Vectiv Pro 3
Topo Athletic
Ultraventure 5
MTN Racer 4
Vista
MTN Racer 4
MTN Racer 4
Vista