
XtepRace Day Shoes
160X 7.0 Pro
Xtep's marathon-elite flagship. Sub-190g, full carbon, built to chase records.
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XtepRace Day Shoes
Xtep's marathon-elite flagship. Sub-190g, full carbon, built to chase records.

AdidasRace Day Shoes
The carbon-rodded marathon weapon built to survive 26.2 miles at goal pace.

NikeRace Day Shoes
The marathon record shoe. Air Zoom pods, full ZoomX, carbon Flyplate.

HokaDaily Trainers
HOKA's benchmark daily trainer — taller stack, higher drop, same easy-mile manners.

PumaRace Day Shoes
12% lighter than its predecessor, with a highly-sculpted carbon PWRPLATE built to propel.

QiaodanRace Day Shoes
Qiaodan's flagship carbon racer — dual carbon plate, PEBA foam, built for a sub-3:30 marathon.
Editor’s picks

NikeRace Day Shoes
The marathon record shoe. Air Zoom pods, full ZoomX, carbon Flyplate.

HokaRace Day Shoes
HOKA's fastest racer — a lighter jacquard-mesh rebuild of its top carbon-plated marathon shoe.

AdidasRace Day Shoes
The carbon-rodded marathon weapon built to survive 26.2 miles at goal pace.
First Stride is not affiliated with — nor an authorised reseller for — any of the brands we stock. We source from markets worldwide to bring you genuine product at a fairer price.
Every item we list is guaranteed 100% authentic. Each pair is verified against the manufacturer’s own specification before it reaches the storefront.
Weights, stack heights and drops are lab-measured figures from RunRepeat where available, not marketing claims — so you can compare across brands on the same basis.