
Read our full Reebok Floatride Energy Grow review How to choose the best running shoes for youįirst and foremost, you should be looking at what kind of distances you like (or aspire) to run. We have some reservations about the durability of the gusset that secures the tongue to the inside, but the Floatride Energy Grow otherwise fared well after plenty of miles. There's a lot to like about this shoe, which is also surprisingly light, leaving the similarly green but much weightier Allbirds Tree Dasher in the dust. It's not excessively cushioned and is quite flexible around the toe (particularly medially), which won't suit those with a tendency to overpronate, but is nicely responsive if your footstrike is neutral. There's a moderate amount of (castor-bean based) cushioning, and in our tests, we found it easy to forget during training runs. Unlike some eco-friendly running shoes, this one doesn't shout about its credentials instead, Reebok has opted for a refreshingly retro design that goes as well with jeans as it does Lycra. It’s still a popular model today, and one of the main shoes in the company’s “Made in USA” series.The Reebok Floatride Energy Grow is made from at least 50% plant-based materials, reducing the use of virgin plastic – but you wouldn't know that from looking at it. The result was a springy, highly durable running shoe that athletes loved. In this shoe, EVA foam in the midsole was encapsulated by a polyurethane shell, which helped the foam keep its shape and bounce over time. The 990, first introduced in 1982, became a groundbreaking model for New Balance with its revolutionary Encap technology.

Over the years, New Balance developed top-of-the-line running shoes and committed to manufacturing some of them in the United States (and also the U.K., where it has long maintained a strong presence). Best for Long Runs: Fresh Foam Vongo v5.Best for Marathons: FuelCell RC Elite v2.Maximum Cushioning: Fresh Foam X 1080 v11.Maximum Stability: Fresh Foam X 860 v12.1 shoe on the market and cemented the company’s status as a global leader in running. By 1976, New Balance’s 320 running sneaker became the No.

Its first breakthrough came with the release of the Trackster running shoe in 1960, which was designed to fit feet of different widths-a novel idea at the time. The company didn’t make its first pair of sneakers until 1938, but New Balance quickly earned a reputation for high quality.

New Balance traces its origins back to 1906, when William Riley founded New Balance Arch Company in Boston and began selling arch supports for shoes.
