Best Running Shoes of 2025: Our Official Winners & Big Surprises

Welcome back to the Marathon Handbook Podcast! This week we reveal the Best Running Shoes of 2025 — from super shoes to daily trainers, stability picks, super trainers, the most innovative models, and our official 2025 Shoe of the Year.

Michael, Katelyn, and Alex break down testing insights, pro-level performance results, cultural impact, and what regular runners actually feel underfoot. We also discuss Nike’s big revival, ASICS’ dominance, Puma’s engineering breakthrough, and Adidas’ race-winning super shoe.

Plus: listener question mailbag, training talk, and race-week stories from Philly.

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Timestamped Chapters:

00:00 Intro – Best Shoes of 2025 Episode
00:48 If You Were a Shoe Brand…
03:20 What Brand Is Michael?
06:50 Listener Question: Sub-4 CIM Strategy
15:40 Race Psychology & Pacing Advice
20:00 Final CIM Predictions
22:20 Sponsor: Wahoo KICKR Run
24:40 Listener Shoutouts from Philly
31:00 Categories Overview
32:35 Best New Shoe of 2025
36:10 Winner: ASICS MegaBlast
42:55 Best Daily Trainer
45:10 Winner: Nike Vomero 18
48:40 Best Stability Shoe
52:10 Winner: HOKA Arahi 9
54:15 Best Super Trainer
01:00:30 Winner: ASICS Sonic Blast
01:12:25 Best Super Shoe (Super Shoe of the Year)
01:18:00 Winner: Adidas Pro Evo 2
01:22:20 Hosts’ Personal Race Shoe Picks
01:28:05 Most Innovative Shoe
01:32:05 Best Shoe Lineup of the Year
01:40:00 2025 Shoe of the Year – Official Winner
01:42:30 Katelyn & Michael’s Personal Picks
01:43:55 Brand of the Year
01:46:00 Trail & Gravel Notes
01:49:00 Rapid-Fire with Alex
01:52:00 What’s Coming at TRE 2025
01:53:30 Closing



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