An elite stride-style racing super shoe built for maximum vertical propulsion. Tipping the scales at a featherweight 183g, the expansive 39.5mm FF TURBO+ PEBA foam slab and wide carbon plate propel runners forward with an astonishing 9.4 energy return once you lengthen your stride.
Skip it — or buy it
Verdict: buySkip it if
You are a cadence-style runner who beats turnover over stride length. The Sky pitch favors stride-length mechanics; the Edge Paris line fits cadence runners.
You want durable racing rubber past 250 miles. Forefoot-focused ASICSGRIP is a race-window compound by design.
You want planted stability on wet corners. The scooped carbon bed and lean lateral traction wobble at easy paces.
Buy it if
You are a stride-style racer chasing a long-levered podium weapon. 185g and a 5mm drop make stride float repeatable deep into race day.
You want top-tier breathability for hot marathon mornings. Open race mesh vents heat like a singlet in warm races.
You want the lightest carbon racer in the catalog. 185g beats the 200g+ apex rivals on sheer race-day economy.
What the community says
Synthesized from 27 wear-test videos and 290+ Reddit runner logs.
- n=30
Race-window foam and rubber lifeModerate
FF TURBO PLUS and thin rubber peak within 150-200 Competition miles.
- n=22
Wobbly outside race paceModerate
The scooped plate pitch unsettles easy-pace corners and tired form.
