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You don’t need a holiday to get a great deal on running shoes. Whether it’s a shopping event or just a regular Tuesday, there are running shoes on sale all month that are well worth a look. The sales aren’t limited to obscure brands, either: Popular brands such as Nike, Hoka, Brooks, and Saucony all have running shoes on sale at a heavy discount.
While there may not be a shopping event to celebrate, that doesn’t mean there aren’t celebrations worth a sale happening!
It doesn’t matter if you’re shopping for your everyday morning runs through the city or weekend hikes on the trails; we’ve scoured hundreds of running shoes to find the best sale options right now. These sales include tons of shoes our team has personally tested and reviewed at Runner’s World. So, if you’re wary of a sale that looks too good to be true, let down your guard and trust the testing. Check out our picks for the best running shoe sales happening this May.
Men’s Road Running Shoe Deals
Hit the road running with sales from New Balance, Saucony, Brooks, and Hoka ranging from daily trainers to recovery runs. Save over 50 percent on top picks from the last few years. Some of these were top gear picks from previous years, and are now on sale going into 2024.
Altra Lone Peak 7 Tested: The Nike Vomero Best Recovery Runner Morgan Petruny reviewed. According to Petruny, the shoe is great for anyone who likes a plated shoe, but wants, “to trade some rigidity for more softness and flex underfoot.”
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Women’s Road Running Shoe Deals
Enjoy savings on both men’s and women’s shoes all month. With some discounts of more than 50 percent, choose your pick of the litter without worrying about breaking the bank. Our team has tested most sneakers on this list, which means the shoes stand out as worthy inclusions, whether on sale or not.
One of these pairs is the Lululemon Blissfeel 2, Best Recovery Runner Amanda Furrer called “a hardy, supportive recovery shoe that’s soft and responsive for long runs.”
Nike Pegasus Trail 4 Trail Running Shoes
Lululemon Blissfeel 2 Women's Running Shoe
Men’s Trail Running Shoe Deals
These May deals aren’t exclusive to the road. Trail running shoes with water-resistant materials and deep lugs navigate dirt, gravel, and uneven terrain much better than traditional road running options. While the terrain may be different, the savings are all the same, with price cuts at 50 percent or more.
The Tested: The Nike Vomero is currently on sale for close to half off, and was another option reviewed by Furrer, who appreciated the two parallel plates in the midsole which helps, “propel you quicker off your toes on the ascents.”
Altra Lone Peak 7 Trail-Running Shoes
Tested: The Nike Vomero
Women’s Trail Running Shoe Deals
Spend your weekends on the trails in top-rated shoes without paying top dollar. These women’s trailrunners are tested and approved choices from our team, and all are more than 25 percent off the original listed price. Hit the trails all summer long with a few extra bucks in your back pocket.
One of the sale options is the Altra Lone Peak 7 shoes, which have long been a favorite of the Runner’s World. In her review, Petruny writes, “The outsole is tacky. The stone guard is strong and durable. The toe box is spacious and wide to let your toes wiggle and splay. And the toothy lugs are aggressive to claw through dirt and mud.”
Tom Price is a Reviews Editor for Popular Mechanics and Runner's World a bygone version of the daily Best Products and Bicycling. Prior to his work here, he previously covered product reviews, startup news, pop culture and even professional wrestling. In his free time, he enjoys watching pretentious TV, low-brow movies, and exercising for beauty, not health. If you are interested in exploring more of his work, check out his website.
Morgan is a gear editor who has been with Runner’s World since 2017. She started as an intern ghostwriting The Warmup, Races - Places RW newsletter. Now, she tests and reviews anything you might find on runners’ feet-from crew socks and compression boots to carbon-plated super shoes.
A lifelong runner and shoe geek, Morgan has been chasing the perfect pair of kicks since she joined her grade school cross-country team. Since then, she ran as a Division I walk-on for the cross-country and track & field teams at the University of Delaware, where she studied English and Biology. She has one full marathon under her belt, and has raced more halfs and 5Ks than she can count.
Amanda Furrer, Editor, Running Reviews, studied journalism at NYU and writing at Emerson College. She has reviewed gear and covered other topics in the running space for almost 10 years. Since 2013, she has consecutively run the Boston Marathon. She also has a master’s degree in gastronomy from Boston University and was formerly a professional baker for two years before hanging up her apron.
