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Topo Athletic Specter 2

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.3 oz · Medium

How it ranks

The Topo Athletic Specter 2 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Durability and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 other rated shoes in the Specter product line. Another 12 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Topo Athletic Specter 2

of 5

Current estimate: Decent

70/100
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

7/100

7

Based on product-line history and external ratings.

Where to buy

Running Warehouse
$100

Black / White

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$102
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Pros

  • At 8.3 oz in the men's and 8.0 oz in the women's it is below the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.

Cons

  • The Specter 3 arrives in 2026, so this is no longer the current version.

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

Specter 2 rates 70. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Topo Athletic Specter

Each dot is one version of the Specter, 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.
  • Specter 3

    2026 · 0 reviews

    72 Decent

    7 Confidence

  • Specter 2 This shoe

    2024 · 0 reviews

    70 Decent

    7 Confidence

  • Specter

    2022 · 0 reviews

    67 Below average

    26 Confidence

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.3 oz
Release
2024 Q3
Widths
Medium

Available sizes

Men's sizes

9, 10, 13

Women's sizes

8, 10

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Speed / workouts
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.3 oz M Lightest
8.5 oz M
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
5mm
Release
2024 Q3
2026 Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$145
Best price
$99.88 Lowest price
$169.95
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Decent (70)
Decent (72)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Decent (73)
Decent (73)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Decent (71)
Below average (69)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Decent (74)
Decent (73)
Very good (92) Best durability
Appearance
Below average (70)
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Very good (91) Best appearance
Value
Decent (71)
Decent (72)
Good (88) Best value
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