Discontinued · road · Recovery / Long run / Daily · $150
Earlier generation of the Hoka Bondi line, kept for replacement lookups.
Built for recovery, long run, daily, at a target pace of 9:30–13:00 /mi on road.
This model is no longer in production. The closest shoe you can buy today is Hoka Bondi 9.
Hoka tuned this midsole very soft (5/5 on our cushioning scale). Energy return is modest, so the ride feels protective and damp rather than springy. At 40 mm of heel stack this sits in max-cushion territory; legs stay fresher on long efforts, but the platform is tall. Combined, the ride reads as muted at 1/5 responsiveness.
There is no plate here. The midsole does all the work, so the shoe flexes naturally and stays versatile across paces — easier on the feet day to day, but without the snap of a plated shoe when you want to roll.
A low 5 mm drop encourages a midfoot landing and keeps the ankle working through a fuller range. The rocker is moderate — enough curve to smooth the roll-through without dictating your footstrike. The forefoot is stiff, so it rolls rather than bends — a lever, not a slipper. Support is light — neutral, with a mildly steady platform.
The toe-box is wide, with space for the toes to spread late in long runs. It fits true to size. Expect roughly 500 miles from the outsole, about $0.30 per mile at $150.
For the foams and plates Hoka uses across its line, read the Hoka brand guide.
Measured against the 542 currently-available shoes in the catalog. The bar shows where this shoe sits in that range.
Weight
311 g / 11.0 oz
36 g heavier than the catalog median of 275 g
Heel stack
40 mm
4 mm taller than the catalog median of 36 mm
Drop
5 mm
1 mm lower than the catalog median of 6 mm
Price
$150
10 cheaper than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
1 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
5 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
2 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~500 mi
Catalog median ~400 mi
Within the Hoka line it is heavier than the brand's median (275 g / 9.7 oz) and sits taller than its median stack (38 mm).
Current shoes with the nearest combination of weight, stack, drop, foam feel and plate.
Topo Athletic Atmos 2
281 g / 9.9 oz · 40 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $170
Max-cushion, pillowy recovery trainer with a roomy forefoot.
Adidas Adistar 3
270 g / 9.5 oz · 40 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $150
Heavy, durable and forgiving — built for very high mileage at easy effort.
Hoka Bondi 10(2026)
305 g / 10.8 oz · 43 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $175
Maximum cushion, maximum forgiveness — the recovery-day default.
Topo Athletic Aura 2
301 g / 10.6 oz · 38 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $175
Max-cushion stability trainer using Topo's Y-Frame guidance.