Cory Smith

Asics dominated, representing half the top-10 finishers, with On and Hoka models making strong appearances.

Three surprising shoe picks for the podium, with a good mix of brands rounded out the 10 fastest shoes at the 2025 Ironman World Championship in Nice. Our expert shoe tester breaks down each one.

Our 20-plus-person testing team put their heads together to select the six pairs of kicks that make every step feel easier.

Outside's editors lab-tested and ran in 16 super shoes available in 2024. We reveal their top picks for triathlons of various distances.

After a year of testing, we've identified 12 marathon shoes that will boost your performance and make the race more enjoyable

Ten testers tried more than 50 T-shirts and singlets over 4,500 miles. These came out on top.

The On Cloudboom Strike is the latest (legal) carbon-plated supershoe with more bounce for marathoners and long-course triathletes. We give them a try.

We put over 130 road running shoes through thousands of miles of long runs, speed workouts, races, and daily jaunts. These 19 emerged as the best.

We put more than 150 trail shoes through hundreds of miles of rocky singletrack, sandy paths, and muddy forests. These 18 emerged as the best.

Adidas says their ultralight Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1 is designed for one marathon. We wondered how many miles it could actually go before we no longer wanted to race in it.

We put hundreds of miles on more than 70 new running shoes over a wide variety of trails. These eight emerged as the best.

We wear tested the updated super shoe and found that the bounce is back and the ride even more stable

Our initial testing reveals the updates to the beloved, game-changing Nike Vaporfly make it an even better racing shoe than before.

Hold onto your hats - there's a new supershoe in town. We hands-on review the new Hoka Rocket X2.

We put 49 pairs through their paces. These 7 came out ahead.

We ran in ten new supershoes and compared their feel and ride so you can narrow your search for the model that best fits your stride and preferences

How does a brand improve on the world’s fastest marathon shoe? It makes it more suitable for the masses, not just the best of the best.