On this week’s episode:
- We speak with RW+ member Lauren Maze about running in the Hoka Skyward X
- Ask an Expert question: “What’s an average daily trainer weight and when does a shoe seem heavy?”
- Missed last week’s episode? We spoke with RW+ member Dean Lao about the Saucony Tempus 2
RW+ member Lauren Maze, who lives in Des Moines, Iowa, said she hated Hoka on her How Was Your Run? guest application. We said: Challenge accepted.
The Hoka Skyward X has a 48mm stack height, making it an illegal shoe to race in according to World Athletics guidelines (shoes can’t be thicker than 40mm). It has PEBA foam with a carbon-fiber plate sandwiched in the middle. Find out if the max-cushioned Skyward X changed Maze’s mind about Hoka’s shoes.
You can appear on a future episode by becoming an RW+ member today! Once you’re a member, fill out an application to test shoes and be our guest on the show.
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Amanda Furrer, Editor, Running Reviews, studied journalism at NYU and writing at Emerson College. She has reviewed gear and covered other topics in the running space for almost 10 years. Since 2013, she has consecutively run the Boston Marathon. She also has a master’s degree in gastronomy from Boston University and was formerly a professional baker for two years before hanging up her apron.
