Cory Smith

A-TPU is set to unseat PEBA as the foam of choice for top-end racing super shoes.

Elite runners don’t gamble on gear. Behind every top finish is a dialed shoe choice. From unreleased prototypes to trail workhorses the rest of us can buy, here’s what the best wore at the 2025 Western States 100.

We took Nike’s new max-cushioned shoe for a spin and found it is truly a step up in performance and comfort.

Our 20-plus-person testing team put their heads together to select the six pairs of kicks that make every step feel easier.

The editors of Outside painstakingly tested dozens of trail running shoes to pick out six key models from what's becoming a very crowded (and complicated) running shoe category in 2025.

As carbon-fiber plates make their way into trail running shoes, are they a performance game changer, a hindrance, or just a fad?

We took the first trail model from ultra-running shoe brand Mount to Coast for a spin to see if it delivers.

We tested the new ultra-light racing shoe from Asics to see how it performs and if it is right for you.

"Ironically, after years of cautioning runners not to jump into marathon training on short notice, I found myself doing exactly that. I broke all my own rules."

The Hoka Clifton 10 is bigger than ever, but is it better? We ran in it to see if it lives up to its legacy as a speedy comfort shoe.