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Nick Harris-Fry

I’ve tested 17 carbon plate running shoes this year — this is my favorite racer

Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3.

As a keen runner who loves to race, I consider myself very lucky that my job involves testing the best carbon plate running shoes. These are the most exciting running shoes on the market, packing in the latest and most impressive tech to deliver as fast a ride as possible.

This year I’ve already tried 17 new carbon plate running shoes, as well as continuing to test many more that came out last year. In fact, going back to the original super-shoe — the Nike Vaporfly 4% — I’ve tried almost every carbon racer released by the major brands, and they are only getting quicker as time goes on.

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