Step 02 — The lineup
6 shoes scored across eleven metrics · Any purpose
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Hoka Mach 6 — Snappy supercritical foam without a plate — the honest tempo shoe.
Sizing note
Cielo Road 5, Streakfly 2 run snug — go up half a size, especially for long runs.
Durability
Plated models here average ~250 mi; non-plated land closer to ~313 mi.
Step 03 — Every metric
| Metric | Hoka Clayton 2 | Hoka Cielo Road 5 | Nike Streakfly 2(2025) | Asics Noosa Tri 17 | Brooks Hyperion 2(2024) | Hoka Solimar 2 | Asics Hyper Speed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 210 g / 7.4 oz | 215 g / 7.6 oz | 144 g / 5.1 oz | 215 g / 7.6 oz | 201 g / 7.1 oz | 227 g / 8.0 oz | 210 g / 7.4 oz |
| Drop | 4 mm | 5 mm | 4 mm | 5 mm | 8 mm | 5 mm | 7 mm |
| Stack (heel) | 24 mm | 36 mm | 27 mm | 32 mm | 32 mm | 29 mm | 32 mm |
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| Toe-box | Narrow | Narrow | Narrow | Standard | Narrow | Standard | Standard |
| Plate | — | Carbon | Carbon | — | — | — | — |
| Intended pace | 6:00–8:15 /mi | 5:15–7:15 /mi | 5:15–7:00 /mi | 6:15–8:15 /mi | 6:15–8:15 /mi | 8:00–11:00 /mi | 5:45–7:45 /mi |
| Purpose | Tempo, Race day | Race day, Tempo | Race day, Tempo | Tempo, Race day | Tempo, Race day | Daily, Tempo | Tempo, Race day |
| Sizing | True to size | Size up ½ | Size up ½ | True to size | True to size | True to size | True to size |
| Durability | ~250 mi | ~250 mi | ~250 mi | ~300 mi | ~300 mi | ~400 mi | ~250 mi |
| Price | $150 | $180 | $170 | $145 | $140 | $110 | $100 |
Your reference shoe is shown first for context. Cushioning, flexibility and stability are rated 1–5, where 5 stability means the most guidance and 1 means fully neutral.