You can't go wrong with a Hoka
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 17, 2023
30 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 40
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
HOKA Tecton X 2
Trail · Neutral · 8.8 oz · 5mm drop · 38/33mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Tecton X 3 replaced it
How it ranks
The HOKA Tecton X 2 is one of the strongest trail shoes in our data. Durability and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 18 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Tecton X product line.
Exceptional
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
100/100
What runners say
“This shoe is perfect for trail running. It is cushioned and fast”
“Great protection from rocks and overall cushion”
“On roads, they are as fast as my Endorphin Speeds”
“Great shoe for long days in the mountains”
“No weaknesses aside from price”
“The traction in these has been great”
Prefer this shoe over another
86% 6/7
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- One reviewer ran the Tahoe 200 in it and praises the rock protection and cushioning over long mountain days.
- A 38mm heel stack at 8.8 oz.
- One reviewer finds the traction good enough for Colorado fourteeners and the shoe as fast on roads as a Saucony Endorphin Speed.
Cons
- It lists at $225, and the one reviewer who names a weakness names the price.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Tecton X
Each dot is one version of the Tecton X, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
96 Excellent
67 Confidence
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2024 · 0 reviews
96 Excellent
65 Confidence
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Tecton X 2 This shoe
2023 · 18 reviews
100 Exceptional
100 Confidence
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2022 · 0 reviews
96 Excellent
78 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.8 oz
- Release
- 2023 Q2
- MSRP
- $225
- Stack Height
- 38mm heel - 33mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Runner reviews
i like my shoes
3/5
Overall
Dewayne Miner · Jun 9, 2023
15 mpw training for middle distance
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 8, 2023
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
By far the best I have ever worn
Anonymous runner · Jun 8, 2023
came from the New Balance Fresh Foam X 840 v1
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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HOKA Tecton X 2 In Context
More on the HOKA Tecton X
- HOKA Tecton X 4
- HOKA Tecton X 3 next version
- HOKA Tecton X previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 40 1 runner
- Saucony Endorphin Edge 1 runner
- New Balance Fresh Foam X 840 v1 1 runner