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The adidas Running Evo SL Exo will be coming in a pink colourway with a heart graphic inside the shoe ❤️

There are rumors that it will be releasing around Valentine’s Day in 2027 🌹

Could these be the best way to ask someone to be your valentine? 💘

The On Cloudboom Strike 2 comes in four show-stopping colourways 👀

It weighs 191g putting it towards the upper end of super shoe weight. It has a 40mm stack with a 5mm drop, and retails for €250/$250.

Our reviewers found the upper extremely comfortable, but it doesn’t have the same snug race day fit of the LS version. The midsole feels very smooth underfoot, with a great transition from heel to forefoot. The outsole is thick and covers the full length of the shoe, making it a highly durable option as a trainer/race-day shoe.

Our one concern comes for shorter races where we would like a more responsive and aggressive feel underfoot.

You can pick up the On Cloudboom Strike 2 on top4running.com (link in bio) where you can use code META to get an additional 5% off 💰

Which colourway would you add to your cart? 👇

The more specialised a running shoe is, the less of your mileage it should cover. Daily trainers sit at the base of the pyramid and should take most of your running. Pro racers sit at the top and come out for races.

In between are recovery shoes, max cushion shoes, uptempo shoes and racers. Each slide shows examples from one category.

This is a general guide, not a rule. A runner with two pairs will split their mileage differently from a runner with eight.

Where does most of your mileage go? 👇

Two daily trainers, almost identical zone coverage, completely different personalities. Thys puts the ASICS Running Novablast 6 against the Nike Running Pegasus Plus 2.

The Novablast is the softer of the two by some margin. With Thys describing a marshmallow bounce that works across every pace except genuine top-end speed, where it gets a bit too soft to respond. There’s a bouncy forefoot insert in there, similar in principle to the Pegasus, just less noticeable underfoot.

The Pegasus asks more of you. It’s propulsive, but what you give is what you get, and it rewards effort rather than supplying it. The payoff is a more compact midsole that feels considerably more durable. The cost is that slappy landing, which Thys puts down to the 10mm drop.

On paper they’re close. The Novablast sits 12g lighter, 10 euros cheaper, and carries 3.5mm more stack. Neither has a plate.

Soft and forgiving, or firm and propulsive? Which do you want on an ordinary Tuesday? 👇

Four colourways of the adidas Running Adios Pro 5 already 👀

Worth knowing what sits underneath them. This is the generation where adidas scrapped the Energy Rods that ran through the middle of the shoe and replaced them with the ENERGYRIM, a rigid carbon rim around the outside edge. Thys expected that to make the shoe more flexible and found the opposite: you can barely bend it by hand, while the foam in the centre stays genuinely soft.

At 175g on a 39mm stack and a 4mm drop, it’s 25g lighter than the Pro 4 and feels, in his words, barely there for how much foam is packed in.

The surprise is the character. This is less aggressive than its predecessor, not a speed-first racer but a comfort-oriented marathon shoe that works for heel and midfoot strikers just as well as forefoot. More accessible, less edge. Whether that’s an upgrade depends entirely on what you wanted from it.

One caveat worth reading before you buy: Thys has real concerns about durability at this price. We’ll update you once we have more miles in them! Check out our full review on meta-endurance.com.

They’re available now on top4running.com now where you can get an extra 5% off using code META at checkout (link in bio) 🔗

Which colourway would you be racing in? 👇

Alex compared the Brooks Running Hyperion Elite 6 and the adidas Running Adios Pro 5

On paper they’re close. The Hyperion Elite 6 is 40mm at the heel and 33mm at the forefoot for a 7mm drop, with a DNA Gold midsole and a plate. The Adios Pro 5 is 39mm at the heel and 35mm at the forefoot for a 4mm drop, with Lightstrike Pro. Brooks lists the Hyperion at 192g in a men’s US 9, and adidas lists the Adios Pro 5 at 175g. The Brooks is €275 / $275 and the adidas is €260 / $275.

Alex calls the Hyperion’s upper the best Brooks has made. The forefoot is springy enough for an aggressive toe off, and it still suits heel strikers. It’s his 10K and half marathon shoe, and he’d use it for fast long runs.

The Adios Pro 5 is Alex’s marathon shoe. He says the ride is very efficient and feels best at marathon pace, but dead over shorter distances. His outsole shows abrasion, which he thinks is cosmetic. He’s keeping an eye on it.

Which one would you race in? 👇

We ranked 27 daily trainers for autumn 2026. Each shoe’s tier is its average rating from four of our reviewers.

S tier is the adidas Evo SL, adidas Hyperboost Edge, Mount to Coast C1 and Saucony Ride 19. Seven shoes made A, seven made B, four made C and five made D. Swipe for price, stack, drop and weight on every shoe.

Which shoe would you move, and where to? Did we miss any?👇