HOKA Rincon 2

Name: HOKA Rincon 2
Brand: HOKA

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.2 oz · 32/27mm stack · 5mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Rincon 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The HOKA Rincon 2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Good

Overall

Good 86

Value

Good 84

Cushioning

Good 84

Comfort

Good 81

Appearance

Decent 76

Durability

Below average 67

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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

79 Moderate

Moderate 79

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External ratings
Our ratings

Prefer this shoe over another

67% 4/6

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Light at 7.8 oz with a 32mm heel stack.
Two reviewers use it for tempo days, 5Ks and easy long runs.
All three reviewers so far rate value 5 out of 5.

Cons

Durability is the weakest dimension at 3.7 out of 5, and one reviewer says the outsole wears quickly, though a pair still goes 300 to 400 miles.

Rincon 2 rates 86. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Rincon

Each dot is one version of the Rincon, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

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85 2019 86 2020 84 2021 83 2024 79 2026

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Rincon 5

2026 · 0 reviews

79 Decent

57 Confidence
Rincon 4

2024 · 6 reviews

83 Good

80 Confidence
Rincon 3

2021 · 31 reviews

84 Good

95 Confidence
Rincon 2 This shoe

2020 · 3 reviews

86 Good

79 Confidence
Rincon

2019 · 24 reviews

85 Good

95 Confidence

Runner Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.2 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 7.8 oz · Women's 6.5 oz
Release: 2020 Q3
Stack: 32/27mm
Drop: 5mm

Runner reviews

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Really solid shoe

5/5

Overall

Coming back from an injury I realized I needed something more cushiony and a friend suggested the rincon. I could only get the 2 but apparently they're almost the same. Anyways, I wore this shoe for my speedier days in season and now I'm using it for my longer days in the offseason and it's held up through everything. Very versatile, sort of a "tweener" shoe. Would 100% buy again.

DoItForHim91 · Nov 24, 2020

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance Fresh Foam Tempo

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Hoka rincon 2

5/5

Overall

The hoka rincon 2 is a great all around trainer, it has a insane amount of cushion but, is extremely light weight. It is very responsive and can be used for tempo runs, I would even use it for a 5k race or more. The one con I have with it is the outsole it wears quicker but could easily get 300-400 miles on them. I would definetley recommend these as a daily trainer.

Anonymous runner · Nov 20, 2020

35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 890 v8