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Topo Athletic MTN Racer 4

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 9.5 oz · 33/28mm stack · 5mm drop

How it ranks

The Topo Athletic MTN Racer 4’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Topo Athletic MTN Racer 4

of 5

Current estimate: Decent

70
Overall
70
Confidence

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

28 Very low

28

External retailer ratings

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  1. Product line track record
  2. External ratings
  3. Our ratings

Where to buy

Running Warehouse
$155

Grey / Lime (and 3 others)

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Other retailers
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$155
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Pros

  • It costs less than the typical trail shoe for sale.

Cons

  • The three MTN Racer versions before it score 71, 72 and 75 here, against 68 for this one.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

MTN Racer 4 rates 70. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Topo Athletic MTN Racer

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

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • MTN Racer 4 This shoe

    2025 · 0 reviews

    70 Decent

    28 Confidence

  • MTN Racer 3

    2023 · 6 reviews

    75 Decent

    77 Confidence

  • MTN Racer 2

    2021 · 2 reviews

    71 Decent

    47 Confidence

  • MTN Racer

    2019 · 0 reviews

    73 Decent

    0 Confidence

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
9.5 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 10.4 oz · Women's 8.5 oz
Release
2025 Q2
MSRP
$155
Widths
Medium, Wide
Stack
33/28mm
Drop
5mm

Available sizes

Men's

8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13

7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5

41, 42, 42.5, 43, 44, 44.5, 45, 45.5, 46, 47, 47.5

Women's

6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10

4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8

37, 37.5, 38, 38.5, 39, 40, 40.5, 41, 42

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Trail shoe
Pronation
Neutral
Stability
Neutral
Weight
9.5 oz
9.2 oz Lightest
9.7 oz
Stack
33/28mm
34/29mm
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Drop
5mm
5mm
8mm
Release
2025 Q2
2023 Q2
2026 Q2 Newest
MSRP
$155
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$155
Best price
$155
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$93 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
70 Decent
75 Decent
92 Very good Best overall
Comfort
72 Decent
72 Decent
79 Decent Best comfort
Cushioning
69 Below average
69 Below average
77 Decent Best cushioning
Durability
80 Good
87 Good Best durability
85 Good
Appearance
72 Decent
74 Decent
95 Excellent Best appearance
Value
75 Decent
81 Good
84 Good Best value rating
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