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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 Beginners Shoe'''. [[Saucony Kinvara]] is a great shoe if you're [[Starting to Runrun]]. It's light, comfortable, and reasonably cushioned. It's also a fairly easy shoe to find due to its popularity.
* '''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.
''Main article: [[Shoe Modifications]]''
With a few exceptions such as the Mizuno Curoris, I find that most shoes benefit from [[Shoe Modifications| cutting open the toe box]]. This allows the toes to spread out as you toe off, creating more natural biomechanics and preventing toe blisters.
=Shoe Dissection =
