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=The Best Running Shoe=
What constitutes the best running shoe will depend a little on what you're looking for. Right now, there are five shoes that I would consider to be 'the best' in their categories.
* '''Best Transition Shoe''': [[Saucony Kinvara]]. If you're moving away from a heavy, over-engineered shoe like the [[Asics GT 2000]], then the Kinvara is a great halfway house on way to one of the shoes below. It's useful to make changes gradually in order to let your body and biomechanics adapt. It will also help you get a feel for what direction you'd like to go – minimalist, optimal, or [[Minimax]]. You may find that like me, you end up with several shoes in different categories for different lengths or types of run.
* '''Best Minimax Shoe''': [[Hoka Clifton]]. This is by far the best [[Minimax]] (minimum drop/maximum cushioning) shoe available. It's remarkably light and remarkably cushioned. So far, nothing else comes close.
* '''Best Optimal Shoe''': [[Asics Gel Hyper Speed]]. The Hyper Speed is a wonderfully light shoe that's far better cushioned than you might expect. It's billed as a 'racing flat', but I consider it a wonderful general purpose running shoe, proving just what you need and little more. The [[Nike Zoom Streak LT]] and [[Puma Faas 100 R]] are remarkably close to the Hyper Speed.