Dynafish XiaoNian Reviews

Feels almost new at 1,000 km; stable and versatile for long runs, tempos and easy days.

Light, stable and smooth super trainer that rides beautifully for easy and aerobic miles; great value though not their top pick for any one job.

60 km including a 30 km long run: like a lighter, more stable EVO SL that disappears on foot at easy paces.

More stable and less firm than the EVO SL; prefers the XiaoNian.

At least as exciting as the Evo SL and stable.

65 miles in, used for easy and long marathon-training runs, they love it and find it quite stable.

Out of 15–20 models, it's what they reach for on almost every run: very stable, picks up pace and feels protective and forgiving.

Used for training at paces from roughly 7:30 to 9:00 per mile, they found them light, bouncy and rockered without being mushy, handling both easy and quicker running. They suit midweek runs of around 8 miles rather than very long efforts. They had no hot spots or rubbing and found the toe box roomy. Downsides were the long, poor laces and the sizing risk, since a wrong size is reported to be hard to return.

After two easy runs and a tempo, the XiaoNian is amazing: bouncy foam with much better stability than the EVO SL, likely replacing their three pairs.

Eric calls it a near do-it-all shoe, very close to the adidas EVO SL but with a better upper and more stability. The main hassle is sizing and buying it without trying it on.