8mm drop, BOA closure, and the best triathlon-specific shoe on the market in terms of comfort and cushioning.

A great, light shoe, probably only ideal for runners and triathletes who can get away with the bare minimum of support and cushioning.

I asked top ITU coach Jamie Turner (Gwen Jorgensen and others) what his racers use. I expected them all to be in the same lacing system, but, no.

At the 2015 accenture Ironman 70.3 California at Oceanside, David Jewell of ShoeRanger.com did an extensive running shoe count and shared it with slowtwitch.

Very nice upper, even more impressive midsole. Many things right with this shoe, but, one fit issue disqualifies some customers for whom this shoe is otherwise ideal.

Newton has taken a step toward market trends, as shoe companies tend to do, but more importantly a step toward the best-in-market through improved processes and materials.

The New Balance 890v4 was introduced at the end of 2013, but thanks to a new partnership with Team Garmin-Sharp now comes this very cool limited team edition.

We review the Paradigm, a shoe that takes Altra to new heights of cushioning. With a 34mm advertised stack and zero drop, could this fill a vacant slot in the shoe world?

Now your 5 metatarsals do not have to fight over Newton’s lugs. Its new shoes provide a lug for every toe. But this is not the only difference between its 4- and 5-lug versions.

We review a unique shoe from Altra, the Provision 1.5. It has two things that seem to elude many brands – zero heel-toe drop and stability features.

This Saucony under-reported-on shoe is like a Kinvara on steroids. It’s the same 4mm drop, but with much more cushioning. Meet the Cortana 3.

After the big success of the Iso Transition, Pearl Izumi’s previous triathlon-specific race shoe, could Pearl make that shoe even better? Here’s a look at the EM TriN1 and EM TriN2.