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Compared from 53 real runner reviews

ASICS Magic Speed 4 vs Brooks Hyperion 2 vs HOKA Cielo X1 3.0

Side by side from 53 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each shoe’s page.

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The signal score

A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is next to others of its kind. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off. The best in each category scores in the 90s.

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69 signal

31 reviews

66 signal

11 reviews

61 signal

11 reviews

In short

Light, bouncy and versatile up to the half marathon; a few find it heavy for speed work.

Runners find the Hyperion 2 light, springy and fast, well suited to tempo work and speed sessions up to marathon pace.

Runners mostly find it bouncy and fun at faster paces, and several say it is stable for a race shoe.

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Specs

Weight
242 g (8.5 oz), men's
Stack height
43.5 mm heel / 35.5 mm forefoot
Drop
8 mm
Weight
201 g (7.1 oz), men's
Stack height
31.5 mm heel / 23.5 mm forefoot
Drop
8 mm
Weight
213 g (7.5 oz), men's
Stack height
38 mm heel / 31 mm forefoot
Drop
7 mm

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