How We Test Running Shoes: The Fourteen Metrics
July 5, 2026
Every shoe goes through the same protocol: purchase at retail, 400km field cycle, fourteen lab measurements, then a teardown. Here is exactly what we record and why.
Buying advice built on measurements rather than marketing copy, plus the reasoning behind how we score.
Every shoe goes through the same protocol: purchase at retail, 400km field cycle, fourteen lab measurements, then a teardown. Here is exactly what we record and why.
The 800km rule is a marketing number. Durometer drift and outsole loss give you a far better answer, and both are things you can check at home.