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Running Shoes Today

 Now we're down to it. The final installment of our 3-part series on the run shoe market. The killer app? Organic Support.
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Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%

 The Vaporfly 4% is the hard-to-get, expensive, much lighter brother of the Zoom Fly. Is this shoe better than the Zoom Fly? Nope.
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Nike Zoom Fly

 Why is this shoe fast for me? I can only say that it works, but not for certain why it works.
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Saucony Freedom ISO

 Saucony built, probably unintentionally, a near-perfect triathlon shoe for neutral runners. Add heel and and tongue loops and you’re there.
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Hoka Vanquish 2

 Has the Vanquish 2 vanquished the Bondi? Yes. No. I don't know. I'm conflicted. I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop, so to speak.
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Zoot Ali’i 14

 8mm drop, BOA closure, and the best triathlon-specific shoe on the market in terms of comfort and cushioning.
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Newton Distance Elite

 A great, light shoe, probably only ideal for runners and triathletes who can get away with the bare minimum of support and cushioning.
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Lacing Systems

 I asked top ITU coach Jamie Turner (Gwen Jorgensen and others) what his racers use. I expected them all to be in the same lacing system, but, no.