Best Cushioning Minimalist Shoes
The shoes for sale rated highest for cushioning by real, experienced, and knowledgeable runners.
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4 shoes
Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 29.
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#1 Nike
Free Run 201876 76 Decent Decent Ranked by Cushioning 6 reviews Confidence 21 Few reviews. Our runners have rated this shoe only a few times, so its rating may change.
Daily trainer · Neutral · 7.0 oz
It is much lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.
Overall 76 Comfort 88Overall76Appearance95Comfort88Value83Durability81Cushioning76Confidence21Pros
It is much lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.
It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.
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#2 Mizuno
Wave Rebellion Pro 375 75 Decent Decent Ranked by Cushioning 1 review Confidence 15 Few reviews. Our runners have rated this shoe only a few times, so its rating may change.
Racing shoe · Neutral · 7.9 oz (men's) · 50mm stack · 4mm drop
Overall 75 Comfort 72Overall75Cushioning75Comfort72Value71Durability69Appearance68Confidence15Cons
It is much heavier than the typical racing shoe for sale.
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#3 Nike
Streakfly 270 70 Decent Decent Ranked by Cushioning 4 reviews Confidence 59 Few reviews. Our runners have rated this shoe only a few times, so its rating may change.
Racing shoe · Neutral · 5.1 oz (men's) · 26mm stack · 4mm drop
It is much lighter than the typical racing shoe for sale.
Overall 70 Comfort 68Overall70Appearance86Cushioning70Comfort68Value59Durability59Confidence59Pros
It is much lighter than the typical racing shoe for sale.
It costs much less than the typical racing shoe for sale.
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#4 Nike
Free Run 5.068 68 Below average Below average Ranked by Cushioning 7 reviews Confidence 26
Daily trainer · Neutral
It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.
Overall 68 Comfort 87$73 $100 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 29, 8:32 AM UTCOverall68Appearance94Value90Comfort87Durability72Cushioning68Confidence26Pros
It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.
How this ranking works
Ratings come from our statistical models of runner reviews: each rating is our best estimate of how runners rate a shoe, and the bar behind it in an expanded row is the range we consider plausible given how many reviews it has. Shoes with few reviews rank more cautiously rather than shooting to the top on a handful of glowing write-ups. Prices are the live prices at the retailers we track, and everything ranked here is a shoe you can buy today.