In preparation for this year's Best Running Shoes video, we chat through the shortlist across a range of categories: best race shoe, best daily shoe, best cushioned shoe, best all-rounder, and  best value, mainly to work out if the categories are nonsense.

Big thanks to Fear of Tigers for the killer intro music. You can listen to more of his stuff over at https://www.patreon.com/fearoftigers

Choosing The Best Running Shoes Of 2026 | We talk about judging this year's best shoes so far

Although we'd love to, we don't have a lot of free time to answer all of your questions on the channel. That's why we're bringing Points of Shoe back so we can dedicate a whole podcast to responding to your messages.

In this episode, Tom and Nick answer a whole heap of great questions, from the simplifying brand running shoe lines to our best and worst marathons experiences.

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Your Running Questions Answered | The Points of Shoe Podcast: Episode 3

While football fans are enjoying the World Cup at the moment, the team is hosting their own tournament; The Big Running Shoe Football Tournament 2026 (name still under discussion). 32 shoes go head to head, with the winning brand possibly receiving a spray painted shoe, or something, we're not quite sure yet.

Hosted by a man who knows nothing about football post 1998, it's definitely not A Question of Sport.

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The Big Running Shoe Football Tournament 2026 | 32 Running Shoes. 1 Winner

Although we'd love to, we don't have a lot of free time to answer all of your questions on the channel. That's why we're bringing Points of Shoe back so we can dedicate a whole podcast to responding to your messages.

In this episode, Tom and Nick answer a whole heap of great questions, from training shoes for progressive long runs to our views on using AI to build training plans.

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Your Running Questions Answered | The Points of Shoe Podcast: Episode 2

Although we'd love to, we don't have a lot of free time to answer all of your questions on the channel. That's why we're bringing Points of Shoe back so we can dedicate a whole podcast to responding to your messages.

In this episode, Tom and Nick answer a whole heap of great questions, from whether there should be entry requirements for the London Marathon, to what we'd pick in a two shoe rotation. 

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Your Running Questions Answered | The Points of Shoe Podcast: Episode 1

In this episode of the podcast, the team try to come up with a list of 10 shoes you need to know about by whittling down a list of 70. - and it's not easy.

We also go through some last minute London Marathon tips.

Big thanks to Fear of Tigers for the killer intro music. You can listen to more of his stuff over at https://www.patreon.com/fearoftigers

The 10 Running Shoes You Need To Know About | London Marathon Tips

George Lewis is a stand-up comedian, a social media phenomenon, an author, a family man and now a proud lover of running. This year, he's taking on the London Marathon to raise money for Autistica, the UK’s leading autism research and campaigning charity. 

Tom speaks to George about his prep for his first 26.2 miles in over a decade, from dealing with the increasing training volume to what shoes he's planning to wear for the big day.

To support George in raising money for Autistica, head over to his Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/page/georgelewis

George Lewis Podcast | London Marathon 2026: training, fuelling, kit and learning to love running

With many people planning for the first wave of 2026 marathons, there are going to be a lot of running shoes being bought over the next few months. In this podcast (also available as a video) we chat through our top choices for marathon shoe rotations in 2026.

Big thanks to Fear of Tigers for the killer intro music. You can listen to more of his stuff over at https://www.patreon.com/fearoftigers

Marathon Shoe Rotations 2026 | Our Top Picks

In this episode of the podcast, we discuss some of the shoes we're hoping/expecting to see come up over the next few months. From cushioned favourites to carbon plate race shoes, we talk about our views of the current version and what we want to see in an update.

Big thanks to Fear of Tigers for the killer intro music. You can listen to more of his stuff over at https://www.patreon.com/fearoftigers

Running Shoes Coming Up in 2026 | We Talk About the Shoes We're Expecting to See

The latest episode of the podcast is our annual Run Testers Awards ceremony. We pick our top picks for running products across a range of categories: Race shoes, daily shoes, cushioned shoes, trail shoes, watches, headphones, and the audience award for best running shoe.

Download, stick your headphones on and make the best of that long run.

Big thanks to Fear of Tigers for the killer intro music. You can listen to more of his stuff over at https://www.patreon.com/fearoftigers

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Garmin Forerunner 970: https://sportsshoes.prf.hn/l/aWoJPNM/

Coros Pace 4: https://coros.com/pace4

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2: https://www.beatsbydre.com/uk/earbuds/powerbeats-pro-2

Apple Airpods Pro 3: https://www.apple.com/uk/airpods-pro/

Adidas Adizero EVO SL: https://sportsshoes.prf.hn/l/9ODnB4O/

Asics Megablast: https://sportsshoes.prf.hn/l/bxkAVeG/

Nike Vomero 18: https://sportsshoes.prf.hn/l/KNOdDOe/

Puma Magnify Nitro 3: https://sportsshoes.prf.hn/l/EJDGpoV/

Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3: https://sportsshoes.prf.hn/l/bxlvkNa/

Asics Metaspeed Sky Tokyo: https://sportsshoes.prf.hn/l/kV0Zo3W/

Asics Fuji Lite 6: https://sportsshoes.prf.hn/l/1eEzqbD/

Merrell MTL Matryx Adapt: https://sportsshoes.prf.hn/l/K3wPvwn/ 

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The Run Testers Awards 2025 | The best running shoes, watches and headphones of the year

The Run Testers are a group of experienced running, fitness and tech journalists. We test kit for dozens of different publications, covering everything from running shoes and GPS running watches to smartwatches, headphones, apparel and nutrition. We bring all that testing together in easy-to-digest videos on YouTube – and now a monthly podcast series that you can listen to on your runs.

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