Topo Athletic Magnifly 4

Name: Topo Athletic Magnifly 4
Brand: Topo Athletic

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.2 oz · 25/25mm stack · zero-drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Topo Athletic Magnifly 5 replaced it

How it ranks

The Topo Athletic Magnifly 4’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 4 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Good

Overall

Good 80

Value

Good 82

Durability

Good 81

Comfort

Decent 78

Cushioning

Decent 78

Appearance

Decent 73

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

75 Moderate

Moderate 75

External retailer ratings

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Our ratings

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Reviewers rate comfort and cushioning 4.8 out of 5, and two praise the wide toe box with a snug midfoot.
It stacks 25mm front and back at zero drop, and weighs 8.8 oz in the men's version.
One of four reviewers so far reports over 1000km with no complaints.

Cons

One of four reviewers so far says it loses its pop by about 300 miles and moves it to trail-only use.

Magnifly 4 rates 80. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Topo Athletic Magnifly

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

Rating

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71 2017 75 2019 80 2022 80 2024 69 2026 72 2018

Release year

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

Magnifly

2018 · 1 review

72 Decent

68 Confidence
Magnifly 6

2026 · 0 reviews

69 Below average

56 Confidence
Magnifly 5

2024 · 0 reviews

80 Good

74 Confidence
Magnifly 4 This shoe

2022 · 4 reviews

80 Good

75 Confidence
Magnifly 3

2019 · 1 review

75 Decent

63 Confidence
Magnifly 2

2017 · 1 review

71 Decent

41 Confidence

Runner Ratings

4 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.2 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 8.8 oz · Women's 7.5 oz
Release: 2022 Q1
Stack: 25/25mm
Drop: 0mm

Runner reviews

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Simple but so comfortable and perfect fit

4/5

Overall

Topo's wide toe box but snug midfoot and heel it perfect for the shape of my foot (and many other female feet). There's nothing flashy or fancy about this shoe, including the appearance. It is simple but the perfect fit and responsive feel make it one of my favorite daily trainers. I use this shoe for easy days and often for non-technical trail runs. The one downside to this shoe is that I do feel like it loses its "pop" before most other shoes I run in. I don't track my mileage, but I would estimate after about 300 miles, this shoe starts to feel a little dead and I will use it only for trail runs because it doesn't feel as good on the road anymore.

Anonymous runner · Oct 30, 2024

15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Saucony Kinvara 14