The Best Running Shoes for Race Day in 2024

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Published 2024-03-15
It's early in the year, but we already have almost every race day shoe for 2024. Here are our favorite picks for the marathon distance, but they can probably work for most anything. Questions or comments? Agree to disagree? Let us know.

INDEX
00:00 Intro & background
05:47 Shoe Number 9
09:20 Shoe Number 8
12:32 Shoe Number 7
15:34 Shoe Number 6
19:25 Shoe Number 5
22:02 Shoe Number 4
25:15 Shoe Number 3
33:23 Shoe Number 2
36:22 Shoe Number 1
42:37 Bonus shoes

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All Comments (21)
  • @Believeintherun
    Remember, these are our favorite picks for shoes that have been released in 2024 (we may have slipped one late 2023 shoe in there). There are probably a couple others still coming in the summer/fall, but this is the majority of them. We dive deep into it, so buckle up. As always, these are our personal preferences, your tastes may differ (and that's okay).
  • @Makish...
    9. Hoka Cielo X1 8. Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 2 7. Puma Fast R Nitro Elite 2 6. Diadora Gara Carbon 5. Saucony Endorphin Pro 4 4. New Balance SC Elite V4 3. Asics Meta Speed Sky/Edge Paris 2. Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1 1. Nike Alphafly 3 Bonus: 1. TYR Valkyrie Elite Carbon
  • @mad8298
    Thanks Carl for the editing and the outtakes😁 I usually want the lightest shoe I can find too for race day, but comfort is a close second and that's why I love the new NB SC Elite v.4. Ran a marathon in them a few weeks ago and never even had to think about my feet or felt like I was dragging the shoe at the end. They might not be the lightest or the fastest, but they were fun to run in.
  • @Yardieboss
    Thank you for the in depth comparison of the ASICS Metaspeed sky/ edge Paris. Really helping me to decide, really tending towards the sky Paris now. Great work 😊
  • @MrN0115
    Such a great content as always! Can’t wait to see you again in Berlin!
  • Cool to hear your times and shape! I am convinced that it influences how you can use a shoe
  • @kcc8041
    The video I have been waiting for has arrived❤
  • @scottie10014
    Interesting comments on the Sky vs. Edge. While on paper, as a forefoot striker, I thought I'd be a Sky runner, I actually found the Edge to be the better (and significantly snappier) of the two with my personal running mechanics. If you ask me, it's about what actually works for you on foot than what's supposed to work for you in theory.
  • @livegreatalways
    Hey Thomas, I just ran a 3:25hrs marathon and my PB was 3:19hrs, we're at the same level, probably around the same age 🙌🏃‍➡️🏃
  • @gavinbrown634
    I get the rating for the Hoka Cielo X1 but still criminal to me to have it at 9. Such a nice and fun shoe to run in.
  • NB should produce the all white version of NB ELITE V4 I’m digging that Colorway 🔥
  • @TheHutchRuns
    Great video, agree with your number 1 choice but really want to try the Metaspeed Sky Paris but can't find them anywhere in the UK!
  • @jmbaug1229
    I am waiting for my Believe in The Run T-Shirt ❤ Hopefully will arrive this coming week 🙏🏻 🙌🏻 😀 💙 J.
  • @jordanmiller5627
    Great video! For me my pick is the Hoka Cielo X 1. The comfort, bounce, and just total experience make the weight a non issue for me. It is so propulsive and bouncy I don’t feel like it’s heavy.
  • @robbristle5642
    Hold the shoe still for a couple of seconds. The Alphafly was in perpetual motion.
  • @jribe
    Best running shoe video this year!
  • @brokenfreddy1262
    Nice video gang..pretty much agree with placing ..unfortunately at least 3 of them are not available for us normies that don't buy from stock X so not sure which I'll use for Boston qualifier this year..interesting to see what's happening in the top end right now tho..