Topo Athletic Phantom

Name: Topo Athletic Phantom
Brand: Topo Athletic

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.4 oz · 37/32mm stack · 5mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Topo Athletic Phantom 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Topo Athletic Phantom’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

Overall

Decent 72

Comfort

Good 81

Durability

Good 80

Value

Decent 79

Appearance

Decent 75

Cushioning

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

29 Very low

Very low 29

Based on

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Averaging 8.3 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale, on a 37mm heel stack.
One reviewer who left the ASICS GEL-Kayano over toe problems finds the wide toe box lets their toes splay.
One reviewer finds it adds the cushioning they felt other Topo models lacked, and plans to race a marathon in it.

Cons

The Phantom 3 after it scores 80 on seven reviews.

Phantom rates 72. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Topo Athletic Phantom

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

72 2019 70 2021 84 2023 79 2025

Release year

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

Phantom 4

2025 · 1 review

79 Decent

56 Confidence
Phantom 3

2023 · 7 reviews

84 Good

74 Confidence
Phantom 2

2021 · 3 reviews

70 Decent

69 Confidence
Phantom This shoe

2019 · 1 review

72 Decent

29 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating

5/5 1

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.4 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 8.0 oz · Women's 8.7 oz
Release: 2019 Q2
MSRP: $150
Stack: 37/32mm
Drop: 5mm

Runner reviews

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The Perfect Shoe

5/5

Overall

I was a ridiculously loyal Asics Kayano fan for more than 20 years and 17 marathons. I totally missed the bulletin that they went to a narrow, "European-style" width. Big toe problems forced me to make shoe changes. I read about Topo's and was willing to give them a chance with their wide toe box, since I had developed a bunion from wearing the Kayano's. The new Phantom gives me the additional cushioning that I felt the other Topo models were lacking. The wide toe box means that my toes are not scrunched, allowing my toes the needed flexibility for them to do their job. I run an average of 35 miles/week , all on the roads. Will be running marathon #21 in these shoes this fall.

MarathonAngel · Aug 22, 2019

35 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 17