Most Comfortable Running Shoes
The shoes for sale rated highest for comfort by real, experienced, and knowledgeable reviewers.
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148 shoes · page 7 of 7 · includes daily trainers, supershoes, racing shoes, trail shoes and track spikes
Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
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#145 Nike
Zoom Fly 2 (2016)55 Bottom-tier Comfort · 2 reviews · Confidence 19/100
Speed / workouts · Stability · 8.5 oz · 8mm drop · 23mm stack
One reviewer finds the seamless, flexible upper comfortable with hardly any breaking-in period.
Overall 55 Cushioning 84Overall55Appearance90Cushioning84Value67Durability60Comfort55Confidence19Pros
One reviewer finds the seamless, flexible upper comfortable with hardly any breaking-in period.
Looks and value both average 4.5 out of 5 from the two reviewers so far.
Cons
Both reviewers so far rate it better for tempos, intervals and shorter runs than for long ones.
One reviewer has the insole sliding backwards about a fifth of an inch on runs over 20k, and taping it down does not fully fix it.
The design dates to 2016.
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#146 ASICS
METASPEED Sky Tokyo53 Bottom-tier Comfort · 1 review · Confidence 39/100
Racing · Neutral · 5mm drop
A carbon plate under a maximal stack.
Overall 53 Cushioning 70Overall53Cushioning70Value56Durability56Appearance55Comfort53Confidence39Pros
A carbon plate under a maximal stack.
The one reviewer so far rates it 5 out of 5 overall and 5 for cushioning.
Cons
It lists at $270, above the $250 median for racing shoes on sale.
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#147 adidas
adizero SL250 Bottom-tier Comfort · 32 reviews · Confidence 91/100
Daily trainer · Neutral · 7.8 oz · 9mm drop · 40mm stack
Six reviewers get 400 miles or more out of a pair, one of them reaching 500.
Overall 50 Cushioning 65$67 $130 Buy now ↗ As of Sep 14, 8:31 AM UTCOverall50Value94Durability89Appearance85Cushioning65Comfort50Confidence91Pros
Six reviewers get 400 miles or more out of a pair, one of them reaching 500.
Light at 7.6 oz with a 40mm heel stack.
Reviewers use it across the range, from recovery runs to tempo work and the occasional track session.
Cons
Three of thirty-two reviewers mark the fit small, against fourteen who find it true to size.
Three reviewers call the ride firm, and one finds the cushioning going away as a long run wears on.
Two reviewers have trouble with the outsole, one with the heel rubber peeling off inside 50 miles.
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#148 ASICS
Cumulus 2850 Bottom-tier Comfort · 2 reviews · Confidence 23/100
Daily trainer · Neutral
Durability averages 4.5 out of 5 from the two reviewers so far, the strongest of their marks.
Overall 50 Cushioning 64Overall50Cushioning64Durability60Value59Appearance53Comfort50Confidence23Buy it now
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Pros
Durability averages 4.5 out of 5 from the two reviewers so far, the strongest of their marks.
Cons
Comfort and looks both average 3.0 out of 5 from the two reviewers so far.
One of two reviewers finds the fit too big.
How this ranking works
Ratings come from our statistical models of runner reviews: the score is our best estimate of how a shoe is rated, and the bar behind it in an expanded row is the range we consider plausible given how many reviews it has. Shoes with few reviews rank more cautiously rather than shooting to the top on a handful of glowing write-ups. Prices are the live prices at the retailers we track, and everything ranked here is a shoe you can buy today.