Made for the second half.
Most shoes feel great for the first ten kilometres. We are a small team of runners and shoe makers who wanted one that still felt good after thirty.
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Every Stride prototype starts here: a long Sunday run.
How we test a shoe.
Long before fast
Every version is run over 30 km before anyone times anything in it. If it hurts late in a long run, it does not matter how quick it feels on a short one.
Worn, then cut open
After 500 km we cut test pairs in half to see how the foam and the pod have held their shape, and where the outsole has worn.
One plate, every size
Every size gets the same full-length plate, the same foam and the same 8 mm drop. A US 7 should run like a US 13.
Nothing extra
No parts that are only there to look fast. Each of the six layers has a job you can feel.