Best Cushioning Running Shoes
The shoes for sale rated highest for cushioning by real, experienced, and knowledgeable runners.
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125 shoes · page 6 of 6 · includes daily trainers, supershoes, racing shoes, trail shoes and track spikes
Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 29.
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#121 New Balance
FuelCell Propel v559 59 Bottom-tier Bottom-tier Ranked by Cushioning 1 review Confidence 10
Daily trainer · Neutral · 9.9 oz (men's) · 37mm stack · 6mm drop
It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.
Overall 59 Comfort 66$82 $120 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 29, 8:34 AM UTCOverall59Value74Appearance68Comfort66Durability65Cushioning59Confidence10Pros
It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.
Cons
It is heavier than the typical daily trainer for sale.
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#122 New Balance
SuperComp Rebel58 58 Bottom-tier Bottom-tier Ranked by Cushioning 1 review Confidence 32 Few reviews. Our runners have rated this shoe only a few times, so its rating may change.
Daily trainer · Neutral · 7.0 oz · 4mm drop
It is much lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.
Overall 58 Comfort 70Overall58Value78Appearance77Durability70Comfort70Cushioning58Confidence32Pros
It is much lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.
Cons
It lists at $200, above the $180 median for speed shoes for sale.
It costs much more than the typical daily trainer for sale.
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#123 Nike
Pegasus 4156 56 Bottom-tier Bottom-tier Ranked by Cushioning 67 reviews Confidence 85
Daily trainer · Neutral · 9.5 oz · 37mm stack · 10mm drop
Some reviewers find it versatile enough for easy days as well as tempo runs and faster workouts.
Overall 56 Comfort 61$83 $145 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 29, 8:30 AM UTCOverall56Appearance83Durability77Value69Comfort61Cushioning56Confidence85Pros
Some reviewers find it versatile enough for easy days as well as tempo runs and faster workouts.
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#124 New Balance
Ellipse56 56 Bottom-tier Bottom-tier Ranked by Cushioning 3 reviews Confidence 34
Daily trainer · Neutral · 7.8 oz · 38mm stack · 8mm drop
Overall 56 Comfort 67$95 $145 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 29, 8:33 AM UTCOverall56Appearance77Value70Durability69Comfort67Cushioning56Confidence34Buy it now
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Dick's $108 26% offRunning Warehouse $145MSRP $145
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#125 adidas
adizero Adios 954 54 Bottom-tier Bottom-tier Ranked by Cushioning 3 reviews Confidence 22 Few reviews. Our runners have rated this shoe only a few times, so its rating may change.
Racing shoe · Neutral · 5.6 oz · 28mm stack · 7mm drop
It costs much less than the typical racing shoe for sale.
Overall 54 Comfort 66$76 $140 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 29, 8:33 AM UTCOverall54Appearance79Value75Durability75Comfort66Cushioning54Confidence22Buy it now
Other retailers
Running Warehouse $140Dick's $140MSRP $140
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Pros
It costs much less than the typical racing shoe 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.