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For a number of years, I was really happy to recommend the BondiX to a lot of runners. But it slowly disappeared because they were working on something even better in the background. This Hoka Skyward X review is here to help you understand this mega stack height carbon plate shoe and who will love it and who might not.
One of the things I loved hearing from HOKA in past discussions was that they don’t think speed shoes or technology should be limited to the front of the pack. Why shouldn’t every runner enjoy the benefits of what they are learning and developing?
Some would say there’s no value in the carbon plate if you are running slower than an 8 minute mile. I would say from coaching thousands of runners that I’ve seen this to be an inaccurate statement. (Plus, spoiler alert my legs felt so good after a longer run in these!)
The Hoka Skyward X is a vastly different shoe than the new HOKA Cielo X1 that I recently reviewed. But that doesn’t mean worse! It means it’s built for a different kind of runner. The majority of runners aren’t running sub 3 hour marathons and still deserve a shoe.
You’ll notice I go back to the Bondi for comparison here because many…
