🌲 Hoka Challenger 8, hay cream soup, and a drone carried off by the wind.They say money is the devil’s eye. I say my Hoka Challenger 8s are his sportier brother. They don’t care if I buy them with cash, card, or on a promise to pay after payday. What matters is that once I lace them up, they’ll...

A Different Kind of Review: Hoka Mafate X After 3 Surprise-Filled Runs on Thassos Island — Goats, Snakes, Drone Rescues, Desserts Instead of Gels, and Serious Trail Time on Water and LandI couldn’t wait to get back to Thassos. For some, this island is just a vacation spot with beaches and turquoise...

When you're in Thassos, there's no question about bringing your running shoes — of course you do, and you pretty much live in them. And if your shoes happen to be the new Hoka Clifton 10, then it would be a shame not to put them to the test.I was lucky (or maybe just inspired): I landed in one of those...

I tested the Hoka Bondi 9 in the most objective way possible: 100 km across Puglia — on asphalt, packed dirt, light trails (gravel, grass, even damp ground), climbs and descents, under sun and shifting temperatures. A true endurance test, exactly how a long-distance shoe should be challenged. From...

These are the kind of shoes you take with you without overthinking. They are not meant for personal records or ultra-competitive races, but they are good enough to become a reliable partner in almost any situation. The more than 60, 000 steps during my city break in Rome, the rain that caught us at the...