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Compared from 33 real runner reviews

ASICS Metafuji Trail 2 vs HOKA Challenger 8 vs ASICS Metafuji Trail

Side by side from 33 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each shoe’s page.

How the signal works
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.

So a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product lots of people like. No sponsored placements.

68 signal

8 reviews

71 signal

15 reviews

66 signal

10 reviews

In short

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Runners find the Challenger 8 holds up well, with several getting hundreds of kilometers from a pair, and they see it as a solid successor to the 7.

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Specs

Weight
255 g (9 oz), men's
Stack height
41.5 mm heel / 36.5 mm forefoot
Drop
5 mm
Weight
275 g (9.7 oz), men's
Stack height
42 mm heel / 34 mm forefoot
Drop
8 mm
Weight
261 g (9.2 oz), men's
Stack height
44 mm heel / 39 mm forefoot
Drop
5 mm

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