You don't often see Hoka shoes at elite races, but that may change with the launch of the Cielo X1. This new running shoe is designed for road racing, and the company has gleaned insight from its elite running to make a durable shoe to take on Nike, Adidas, and Asics.
It combines familiar racing shoe ingredients, like a carbon plate and PEBA foam, and merges them with Hoka’s signature design traits like an early-stage Meta-Rocker to give this World Athletics-approved shoe appeal to those who want something to go really fast in.
