Best Running Shoes of 2024 (Road) | FINAL PICKS | Best in Gear Awards

It's been quite a year for running and running shoes, with super trainers gone wild and some simple shoes done right. Thomas, Meaghan, and Robbe give you their final top picks for 2024. Agree, disagree, let us know in the comments. Happy running, thanks for watching and subscribing, and here's to an even better year in 2025 (we hope).

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SHOP THE SHOES

RACE DAY
Nike Alphafly 3

Asics Metaspeed Sky/Edge Paris

SUPER TRAINER
Nike Zoom Fly 6

Hoka Cielo X1

DAILY TRAINER
Puma Deviate Nitro 3

New Balance Rebel v4

MAX CUSHION
Brooks Glycerin Max

Puma MagMax Nitro

FIT AND FUNCTION
Brooks Hyperion Max 2

Mount to Coast R1

STABILITY
Asics Gel-Kayano 31

Mount to Coast P1

MOST UNDERRATED
Topo Athletic Specter 2

Mizuno Neo Vista

SURPRISE
Diadora Gara Carbon

Hoka Skyward X

LIFESTYLE/CROSSOVER
Adidas Ultraboost 5X

Veja Condor 3

Hoka Mach X 2

BEST DO-IT-ALL
ASICS Superblast 2

HOKA Mach 6

Saucony Endorphin Speed 4

ALMOST THE BEST SHOE OF THE YEAR
Hoka Mach X 2

BEST OVERALL SHOE
Adidas Adizero SL2

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INDEX
00:00 INTRO
1:21 BEST RACE DAY
3:35 BEST FOR BEGINNER MARATHONER
6:15 BEST SUPER TRAINER
9:49 BEST DAILY TRAINER
12:17 BEST MAX CUSHION
16:13 BEST FIT AND FUNCTION
19:46 BEST STABILITY
21:35 BEST UNDER THE RADAR
24:28 BEST SURPRISE
27:37 BEST LIFESTYLE/CROSSOVER
31:10 BEST WIDEFOOT
33:38 BEST FOR BIG GUYS
36:36 BEST DO-IT-ALL
40:07 ALMOST BEST SHOE OF THE YEAR
41:57 BEST OVERALL

SHOP THE SHOES

[MicheleGiannone]

Zoom Fly 6!! LFG! Best shoe of 2024. Can't say enough how much I LOVE that shoe.

[sirexo]

I have done 100k in the SL2, such an awesome shoe!!

[declanmccartney]

Man how did I just accumulate 14, 700 minutes (ten days) of listening to this madness 😅. Love it keep up the great work BITR.

[movdqa]

I wish that there was an Extra-Wide category. Very few people cover wide and then I don't think that there are any reviewers that cover Extra-Wide.

[scholesiefirsttime]

Glad the Brooks Glycerin Max was rated in the max cushion category. I’ve really enjoyed running in it and am looking to increase my distances in the new year wearing this shoe.

[PietroSurjus]

Best daily trainer is a super trainer 😅 Great video ❤

[patiogreen]

Could never do the alpha fly, just for the sound. Having done my first marathon this fall, it sounded like a herd of horses every time someone was running in them.

[tb-]

when people refer to a 3.30 marathon time as being a beginner I can not help but to get offended. ve been running for a little over 2 years and a half and my best for now is 4 hours. 5 min.

[MyFatAdaptedLife]

The twilight colorway on the MTC R1 is 🔥 My shoe of the year. I ran five marathons in five days in this shoe.

[paulmulks]

Done my first 4.5 mile run in the Evo SL's today, and yes what a banger they are! 👌🏻

Thanks team 🫶🏻

[stevenrocker]

Maybe this is because I am a so-called Clydesdale runner (i.e., 200 pounds and over), but the Hoka Cielo X1 was by far the half-marathon best shoe I ever raced in. I felt the cushion and propulsion and not really the relative heaviness at all.

[mad]

Love my Mizuno Neo Vista and have run 3 marathons in them this year. Ran some marathons in my NB SC Elite v.4 as well, but opted to wear the NV at CIM. I am not a sub-3 or 4 marathoner, as I am older, but managed a BQ in these. I most definitely am shocked about the pick of the Saucony Endorphin Speed 4 as a "do it all" shoe. I can't imagine running anything but short uptempo workouts in them. Not my favorite. I would like to try the Zoomfly 6. Thanks for your opinions.

[henya]

The Cielo is just the perfect shoe, the pound for pound king of 2024. Skyward is fine, as well, but doesn't come close.

[caseysmith]

"It's pretty high up there"... understatement of the year 😂

[peterledrew]

I was watching and thought you were going to pass over the Mach X2. I've tried a lot of shoes here but that one even over Cielo x was by far the best i keep going for. Way ahead of zoom fly 6 which i have as well. The fit worked for me. The New version looks incredible. All paces it worked too. One of or the best shoe I've used ever. Another shoe I think that may be underrated by most and forgotten about by you and others is the New Balance pacer v2. Reviews were all very very good but it's like no one remembers or talks about it. Maybe the 5k/10k category? There's also only one colorway I've seen still.

[JohnBirtchetSharpe]

I am using the rebel v4 as a daily too. My favourite good value shoe of the NB family ( UK we have some very large NB hikes compared to what you pay in the U.S.)

[markspinozzi]

I'm with them on the Cielo X 1!! I have two pair and love that shoe for my daily runs!! The cushion and bounce make it a fun shoe!! Plus love that aggressive rocker!!!

[hahaheslop]

Got 40mins into this thinking "where the hell is the SL2???" 😅

[matthiassventoest]

super blast 2, is a bona fide big guy shoe. word to big bird.

It’s one of the few shoes, I would even consider buying again.

[da]

Have a feeling you won’t get invited to Berlin next year 😁