Marathon race
Kipstorm Elite
A carbon-plate road racer with Fastech+ foam and a knitted upper, co-created with Kiprun's 42 House athletes in Kenya.
$255MSRP
Comparable specifications
Use these measurements to compare shoes on equal terms.
- Terrain
- road
- Primary use
- Marathon race
- Races
- Half to marathon
- Also good for
- Half marathon race, 10K race
- Cushion
- moderate
- Weight
- 215g
- Drop
- 5mm
- Stack
- 39/34mm
- Widths
- standard
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Our read
Kiprun's half and full marathon racer: a carbon plate over Fastech+ foam, a 360 knitted upper and a foam-padded tongue. The page says it continues the KD900X LD+ and was preferred by 95% of testers in Paris.
Ride
Propulsive carbon-plate ride with foam that the page says protects over marathon distances.
Fit
Fully knitted 360 upper with a padded, minimalist tongue.
Best for
Half-marathon and marathon races.
Avoid if
You want one shoe for easy daily mileage.
Sources
What informed our read. We link out rather than reproduce others’ reviews.