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The Carbon Arms Race: Finding the Best Running Shoes for Marathon 2026

By Sofia Laurent · 6 min read

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The 4:45 AM alarm doesn't care about your VO2 max.

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By the time we hit the 2026 marathon season, the 'super shoe' isn't a novelty anymore.

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To understand where we are in 2026, we have to look at the wreckage of the early 2020s.

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But the market matured.

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We’ve seen this pattern before in other high-performance sectors.

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This year, the podium for the best running shoes for marathon 2026 is crowded.

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