While I have generally average feet that can handle most shoes with relative ease (a good problem to have here at Run Oregon), switching to an entirely new shoe always makes me a little bit nervous. I have run in Topo before, but it has honestly been a while. The Topo Specter is recently released this week and we have been testing them out for the past few. Looks: This is one of the more…
While I have generally average feet that can handle most shoes with relative ease (a good problem to have here at Run Oregon), switching to new shoes always makes me a little bit nervous. I have recently ran in On shoes, but before that it had been over 8 years! The new On Cloudmonster released this year and we have been testing them out for a few weeks. Of the three On shoes that I…
The new Parkclaw from Inov-8 is considered a hybrid shoe, which means it was designed to go from road to trail on the same run. For those that live in the city, but with good access to trails nearby, this is definitely a nice benefit. This is Inov-8’s first road to trail shoe featuring Graphene. The shoes, which launched on April 7th, are lightweight (under 10 ounces), good looking, and comfortable upon first wear. Here…
While I have generally average feet that can handle most shoes with relative ease (a good problem to have here at Run Oregon), switching to new shoes always makes me a little bit nervous. I have run in On shoes before, but it has been over 8 years and I believe was one of the first shoes they ever made! The new On Cloudrunner released in late April 2022 and we have been testing them…
It sounds so weird to say, but Puma is just killing it in the running shoe game the last few years. What I once thought of as a soccer cleat and cool casual footwear company has come on ridiculously strong and put out some of the best shoes we have tried recently. We have recently been trying out their FAST-R Nitro Elite – a racing shoe that we are sure you will love once it…
Releasing today, the HOVR Machina 3 from Under Armour continues to push forward their trainer designed for speed and comfort.  We have been putting a few miles in over the past few weeks and here are our initial thoughts. Read all our posts about Under Armour here! Looks: In our review of the Machina 2, we were a little ho-hum on the looks. A quote like this isn’t generally great: As for the look –…
Allbirds has made a variety of shoes – from everyday sneakers to boat shoes – but their newest shoe, the Allbirds Tree Flyer, is their next step into performance footwear. **This post contains affiliate links and we will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on the links.** Click here for all our Allbirds Shoe Reviews. Looks: There are three colorways for the Flyer: Lux Beige Buoyant Yellow Natural Black We reviewed the…
It’s On!! If you haven’t heard of On yet, you will. I’m seeing these running shoes everywhere now – at my gym, at races, at running events. And the reason for this is that they are receiving good buzz and they offer something truly different than any other running shoe. I recently had a chance to test out the new Cloudvista, and they did not disappoint. They showed up in the White/Rust color combination and…
“Can’t I just get a shoe that does everything I want it to do?” The X-SCAPE Knit Low shoe aims to answer this question, and Deckers X Lab is a company that knows how to bring it. If you’re a fan, like me, of a little shoe company by the name of Hoka ONE ONE, you might love Deckers too, because they are cut from the same cloth, though that cloth is for two different…
The first time I tried on a pair of Brooks Glycerin running shoes a few years ago, I was instantly in love. Before that, I had a healthy respect for the love of Brooks in the running community, but they just weren’t for me. But to this day, I still own those original (now worn out!) Glycerins because I can’t bear to recycle them. Enter the latest and greatest version – the Brooks Glycerin 20.…
