In budget
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Nike
Nike Vaporfly 4
$270
The Vaporfly 4. About $270. The current road-race flagship — not a daily trainer, and not a Superblast 3.
WhyA road race at this ceiling. Vaporfly 4 is the plated race shoe.
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A road race plate at $250–350
The quiz already filled these answers: road, race day, neutral, regular last, normal drop, $350 ceiling. The card below is the pick that fits that budget. Change the ceiling and the winner changes.
- Surface: Road — pavement, sidewalks, the treadmill
- Job: Race — workouts and race day
- Support: Neutral — my foot tracks straight
- Fit: Regular — a normal last
- Drop: Normal drop — the usual heel-to-toe offset
- Budget: $250–350
Race day on the road is a plated shoe, not a daily trainer and not a long-run cushion shoe.
The $250–350 range is filled as $350 so a $270 race shoe still fits. Drop the ceiling and you get a cheaper plate.
This page is the race job. Long-run cushion at $250 is a different pair.
Today's pick for these answers
This card is the quiz winner for the filled answers. Change an answer and you can get a different winner.
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ASICS
ASICS Superblast 3
$210
The Superblast 3. About $210. The current max-cushion road flagship for long days — not a daily trainer, and not a carbon-plated racer.
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Same job, different form
Saucony
Saucony Endorphin Pro 5
$225
The Endorphin Pro 5. About $225. A plated race shoe — not the Speed 5, and not a Vaporfly 4.
See dealSame race job, $250 ceiling
Drop the ceiling to $250 and the pick becomes the Saucony Endorphin Pro 5, about $225 — still a plated race shoe, not the $270 pair on this page.
With those answers, the pick is Saucony Endorphin Pro 5. See the $250 race pick
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