4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 8, 2024
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Xero HFS
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.
How it ranks
The Xero HFS’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 5 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.
Good
80
Overall
80
Comfort
96
Value
88
Durability
85
Appearance
84
Cushioning
53
Confidence
52
Confidence
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Confidence
52 Low
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- Reviewers rate comfort highly, and one says it feels like wearing nothing.
- Reviewers rate value highly.
- One reviewer running 140 miles a week does 400m repeats and 5K tempos in them.
Cons
- Cushioning is the most divided of its scores, ranging from 1 to 5 out of 5 across five reviewers.
- One reviewer warns it will hurt runners who are used to heavily cushioned shoes.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2023 Q4
Runner reviews
Healthy shoe, light fast and allow natrual elastic recoil tendencies
5/5
Overall
Running 30K a day every day in them including 20x400, 14 minute 5K tempos. Absolute joy to run in feels like wearing nothing, will hurt if you've been atropied by cuhsioning and used to slamming feet into the ground with no consequences.
SPAGHETTILEGS · Apr 21, 2024
140 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Nike Zoom XC
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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9.9 oz
8.0 oz
Lightest
Stack
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40/35mm
38/33mm
Drop
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4mm
5mm
Release
2023 Q4
Newest
2022 Q3
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$165
$145
Best price
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$95
Lowest price
$170
Ratings
Overall
80 Good
99 Exceptional
Best overall
98 Exceptional
Comfort
96 Excellent
99 Exceptional
99 Exceptional
Cushioning
53 Bottom-tier
99 Exceptional
Best cushioning
98 Exceptional
Durability
85 Good
97 Exceptional
Best durability
87 Good
Appearance
84 Good
75 Decent
86 Good
Best appearance
Value
88 Good
Best value rating
77 Decent
83 Good