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.

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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

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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