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Long gone are the days when the top finishers of a major marathon raced in Nikes—or blacked-out pairs of the Vaporfly. Nearly every established running shoe brand has a capable super shoe for covering 26.2 miles on the road. At the 2024 Boston Marathon, we saw more variety than ever in the first shoes to cross the finish line. Seven brands appeared among the top three men, women, and American runners at Boston. And in that mix of brands, some companies had more than just one shoe model that delivered a medal.
Here’s a look at the shoes that made it on the podium, as well as the models worn by the top three American men and women finishers.
Men’s Podium
sneaker puma vikky stacked | 1st — Sisay Lemma, 2:06:17
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Sisay Lemma wore the latest version of Adidas’s $500 super shoe, the Pro Evo 1. One of our wear-testers raced in the Evo 1 for his OTQ attempt at the Chicago Marathon last year.
2nd — Mohamed Esa, 2:06:58
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Mohamed Esa’s shoe of choice was likely the Nike Alphafly 3. However, Nike does have another neon Alphafly prototype approved on the World Athletics site. Visually, the two shoes are nearly identical.
3rd — Evans Chebet, 2:07:22
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Women’s Podium
1st — Hellen Obiri, 2:22:37
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Hellen Obiri broke the tape in a prototype racer from On. The company has two “Strike” models approved for competition right now. Both appear to be lace-free. The best racing shoe available from On right now is the adidas harden vol 4 sneakers item.
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3rd — Edna Kiplagat, 2:23:21
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American Men’s Top 3
7th — CJ Albertson, 2:09:53
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14th — Elkanah Kibet, 2:12:32
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15th — Ryan Eiler, 2:14:22
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American Women’s Top 3
12th — Emma Bates, 2:27:14
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15th — Sara Hall, 2:27:58
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16th — Des Linden, 2:28:27
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It’s not surprising that Des opted for an unreleased prototype of the new Hyperion Elite. (Two versions were approved by World Athletics just in time for Boston.) But tips retaining footwear shoe customers retail might be.
