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Escalante 5

Escalante 5
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
Excellent (91/100)

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Shoe details

Release
2026
Widths
Medium, Narrow

Ratings & Reviews

Excellent (91/100)

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

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Overall

Excellent (91/100)

Overall rating

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Excellent (91/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 87% of shoes

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Comfort

Exceptional (97/100)

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Exceptional (97/100)

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Scores better than 95% of shoes

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Durability

Excellent (91/100)

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Excellent (91/100)

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Scores better than 86% of shoes

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Value

Very good (89/100)

Value rating

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Very good (89/100)

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Scores better than 83% of shoes

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Cushioning

Good (73/100)

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Good (73/100)

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Scores better than 41% of shoes

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Appearance

Good (72/100)

Appearance rating

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Good (72/100)

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Scores better than 35% of shoes

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Compared to other shoes

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Current shoe
Newest
Lowest price / Best comfort
Best overall / Best cushioning / Best durability
Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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7.8 oz M
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Stack
—
—
—
Drop
—
—
7mm
Release
2026 Newest
2024 Q2
2024 Q2
MSRP
—
—
$200
Best price
$139.95
$94.88 Lowest price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Very good (87%)
Exceptional (98%)
Exceptional (>99%) Best overall
Comfort
Excellent (95%)
Exceptional (>99%) Best comfort
Exceptional (99%)
Cushioning
Average (41%)
Excellent (96%)
Exceptional (99%) Best cushioning
Durability
Very good (86%)
Good (78%)
Exceptional (99%) Best durability
Appearance
Below average (35%)
Average (53%)
Exceptional (98%) Best appearance
Value
Very good (83%)
Good (77%)
Very good (86%) Best value
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Reader Ratings

2 reader ratings

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Dig the wide toe box

Anonymous runner · Jun 20, 2026

5/5

Overall

Duck-footed (narrow heel, relatively wider ball of foot, still average overall width) runner. Love the wider toebox and the average amount of cushioning. It’s soft but firmly supportive, not like trying to walk on springs. I have very mild supination in one foot when fatigued and the shoe has a net neutral effect on it- neither improves nor worsens it. Durable and can get a solid number of miles out of each pair before the wear and tear is noticeable in the feel. Because of my low weekly mileage, I don’t need to replace them more than once a year or so. More than adequate for my needs as a casual runner.
Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
3/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5