Many brands have even stopped advertising the heel-to-toe offset number. Thankfully, the infatuation with heel offsets has waned in recent years, as it should. We’re not out of that phase yet the max-cushioning has evolved to become the plate-in-a-midsole category that was made popular by the Nike Vaporfly. Then came the era of maximalist cushioning that led to the growth of Hoka. It also led to the misplaced notion that running shoes with a lower heel-to-toe offset were superior to ‘high drop’ shoes. Over 10 years ago, it was the barefoot running boom that popularized the likes of Vibram Five Fingers, Vivo Barefoot, and Nike Free. Running shoes often go through a cycle of fads. For example, if a midsole has an 18 mm thick heel and 10 mm thick forefoot, it would have an 8 mm drop. There was this strange period between 2009 to 2016 when runners became obsessed with the ‘drop’ of a shoe.Īlso known as the heel-to-toe offset, the ‘drop’ is the difference between the heel and forefoot thickness. Low-profile racer with a 8 mm drop: adidas adios 7 Cushioned marathon racer with a 8 mm drop: Saucony Endorphin Speed V3 Cushioned trail runner with a 8 mm drop: Nike Wildhorse 7 Cushioned trail runner with a 8 mm drop: New Balance Hierro V7 Cushioned 8 mm drop trainer with a medial post: New Balance Vongo V5 Cushioned 10 mm drop trainer with a medial post: Asics Kayano 29 Max-cushioned 9 mm drop trainer for easy runs: Nike ZoomX Invincible Run V2

Cushioned 10 mm drop trainer for easy runs: Asics Nimbus 25 Cushioned tempo trainer with a 8 mm drop): Asics Novablast V3 Everyday 10 mm drop) trainer with a soft ride: Asics Cumulus 24 Supportive 8 mm drop trainer for daily runs: Asics GT-2000 11 Versatile 10 mm drop trainer for daily runs: Nike Pegasus 39

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