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What Were The Most Successful Running Shoes Of 2024?

BY: Mark Dredge
13 December 2024

With the year’s Marathon Majors now all complete, plus an Olympic Marathon, we wanted to see which supershoes won the most medals in 2024.

THE FASTEST SUPERSHOE IN 2024?

Ruth Chepengetich ran the fastest women’s marathon in 2024, breaking the world record with 2:09:56. She wore Nike Alphafly 3. The men’s and women’s world record have both been run in the Nike Alphafly 3. 

Sebastian Sawe ran the fastest men’s marathon in 2024, running 2:02:05 at the Valencia Marathon. He wore the adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo. 

WHICH SUPERSHOE WAS ON MOST MARATHON MAJOR PODIUMS IN 2024?

This includes the male and female podium finishers in the six Marathon Majors plus the 2024 Olympic Marathons. 

adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉🥉
Nike Alphafly 3🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉
Nike Vaporfly Next%2🥇🥇🥉
adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4*🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉
ASICS Metaspeed Paris (Sky & Edge)🥇🥈🥈🥉
On Cloudboom Strike LS🥇🥈🥉
adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3 🥈🥉🥉
On Cloudboom Strike 🥈
Under Armour Velociti Elite 2🥈
Anta C10 Pro🥈
PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 3🥉🥉

*The adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4 were only released in the middle of 2024, so were only used by athletes from the autumn marathons.  

SUPERSHOES: MEN VS WOMEN 2024

SHOEMENWOMEN
adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥉🥉🥇🥇🥈🥈🥉
Nike Alphafly 3🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥇🥇🥉
Nike Vaporfly Next%2🥇🥇🥉
adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4🥈🥈🥉🥉🥇
ASICS Metaspeed Paris (Sky & Edge)🥇🥈🥉🥈
On Cloudboom Strike LS🥇🥈🥉
adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3 🥉🥈🥉
On Cloudboom Strike 🥈
Under Armour Velociti Elite 2🥈
Anta C10 Pro🥈
PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 3🥉🥉

The top three brands overall were:

adidas🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉
Nike 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉🥉
ASICS🥇🥈🥈🥉

WHAT MARATHON WINNERS WORE IN 2024

TOKYO MARATHON 2024

MENWOMEN
1stadidas Adizero Adios Pro EvoNike Vaporfly Next%2
2ndNike Alphafly 3adidas Adizero Adios Pro 3
3rdASICS Metaspeed Paris Skyadidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo

BOSTON MARATHON 2024

MENWOMEN
1stadidas Adizero Adios Pro EvoOn Cloudboom Strike LS
2ndNike Alphafly 3Under Armour Velociti Elite 2
3rdadidas Adizero Adios Pro 3PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 3

LONDON MARATHON 2024

MENWOMEN
1stadidas Adizero Adios Pro Evoadidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo
2ndAnta C10 Proadidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo
3rdadidas Adizero Adios Pro Evoadidas Adios Pro 3

BERLIN MARATHON 2024

MENWOMEN
1stNike Vaporfly Next%2 adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo
2ndadidas Adizero Adios Pro 4ASICS Metaspeed Paris Sky
3rdNike Alphafly 3Nike Vaporfly Next%2

CHICAGO MARATHON 2024

MENWOMEN
1stASICS Metaspeed Paris SkyNike Alphafly 3
2ndNike Alphafly 3ON Cloudboom Strike
3rdadidas Adizero Adios Pro 4Nike Alphafly 3

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2024

MENWOMEN
1stNike Alphafly 3adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4
2ndadidas Adizero Adios Pro 4On Cloudboom Strike LS
3rdadidas Adizero Adios Pro 4PUMA Deviate Nitro Elite 3

PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES MARATHON 2024 

MENWOMEN
1stadidas Adizero Adios Pro EvoNike Alphafly 3
2ndASICS Metaspeed Paris Edgeadidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo
3rdadidas Adizero Adios Pro EvoOn Cloudboom Strike LS

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Is the adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo the best and fastest running shoe in the world? Will the Nike Alphafly 3 be able to compete with it again in 2025? Which supershoe will be the fastest and more successful in 2025? 

Lead image: Getty Images Michael Steele

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