Enjoy our picks, and here’s to some great new reviews in 2022.ĪSICS has found its “Kingslayer” | FLYTEFOAM BLAST TURBO midsole | Worth every penny Without further ado, let’s get into the shoes.

Not all of our picks made the grade (Meaghan’s love for the HOKA Bondi X and the hundreds of miles she put in that shoe was relegated to an honorable mention), but we kept ourselves to just one tie.Īnd though there are some shoes from 2020 that remain our overall favorite (Nike Alphafly NEXT%), we kept this solely dedicated to shoes released into the wild sometime over the last 12 months. Then, we sat down to hash out our differences. Well, it wasn’t really, but we all took some time to reread the reviews from this year and pick our personal favorites. If you’re wondering how we put this list of the best road running shoes together, it was a fight to the death. ASICS had a pretty impressive year in its own right, and our awards reflect that. The folks up in Boston kept the goodness coming with hits on recovery shoes and racers, too. New Balance hit us right away with the FuelCell Rebel V2, which we loved almost universally. We saw some pretty incredible things this year - from an explosion of updated super shoes to some daily-training sequels that knocked our socks off. That’s probably enough about us, though, now it’s time to talk shoes. We got to race against other runners in real life, attend some pretty sweet events, and even host our headquarters launch party with all of you! After all, this year saw the world take a step back towards normal after a difficult 2020. On the bright side, it means we get to rattle off our favorite road running shoes of 2021. It doesn’t feel real, but another year is drawing to a close.

Only shoes released in this calendar year were considered.

From race day to recovery day, we cover it all.

Our list of top road running shoes of the year.

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