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I’ve now had a chance to run in every On Running carbon plate shoe since the very first model and to say they have leaped ahead by light years with this shoe is not an understatement. The On Cloudboom Strike is very on par with what other brands are doing for a top end race shoe.Helen Obiri won the Boston Marathon in her On Running carbon fiber shoes and really started to get tongues wagging about this brand in a whole new way. No doubt SHE did the work, but as elites have said lately “I wouldn’t consider racing without carbon plated shoes”.
Over the last 11+ years, I have run in a bunch of On Cloud shoes and always come away with the feeling that what they labeled as “cushioned” was not. That’s changed with the Cloudmonster and again with the new shape of the Cloudsurfer.
They have moved in to a new era of foam and personally, I’m on board! After 5 different speed workouts in these shoes ranging from my mile pace to a marathon goal pace, I’m ready to share some thoughts!
The Cloudboom Strike has a very different feel from the previous Cloudboom Echo 3, which was much firmer and lower stack.
As you know I’m always honest in my running shoe reviews with what I…
