10 Best Shoes for New Runners in 2025 (100+ Shoes Tested)

If you're starting a running habit this year, you're in the right place. On this channel, we put in the work daily, testing 113 new running shoes over the past year. Here are the 10 best of those shoes for new runners in 2025.

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If you're going to buy any new shoes, use my Running Warehouse link to support the channel:

Best Deal (Asics Gel-Nimbus 26. I said in the video it was on sale for $107. It's actually $109. Sign up for the Supwell app either way to get the 10% off code) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=neo+zen&searchtext=nimbus+26&from=supwell

Best Soft Daily Trainer (New Balance 1080v14) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=1080v14&searchtext=1080v14&from=supwell

Best Overall - More Fun (Asics Novablast 5) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=1080v14&searchtext=novablast+5&from=supwell

Best Overall - More Versatile (New Balance 860v14) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=novablast%205&searchtext=860v14&from=supwell

Best for Bigger Runners (Brooks Ghost Max 2) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=860v14&searchtext=ghost+max+2&from=supwell

Best Nike - Comfort (Nike Vomero 17, $112 deal at Nike.com) https://www.nike.com/t/vomero-17-mens-road-running-shoes-4x7CMp/FB1309-101

Best Nike - Speed (Nike Pegasus Plus) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&searchtext=pegasus%20plus&from=supwell

Best for Gym & Running (Brooks Hyperion 2) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&searchtext=hyperion+2&from=supwell

Best for Marathon Training (Hoka Mach X2) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=hyperion+2&searchtext=mach+x+2&from=supwell

Best Running Socks - Overall (Feetures Elite Max Cushion) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/Feetures_Elite_Max_Cushion_No_Show_Tab_Socks/descpage-FEMCNS2.html?from=supwell

Best Running Socks - Comfort (OS1st Wicked Comfort) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/OS1st_Wicked_Comfort_No_Show_Socks/descpage-OSWCNS.html?from=supwell

Best Running Socks - Lightweight (Balega Hidden Comfort) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=sl2&searchtext=balega+hidden+comfort&from=supwell

Best for Marathon Training - Wide Feet/Bigger Runners (Brooks Hyperion Max 2) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=mach+x+2&searchtext=hyperion+max+2&from=supwell

Best Hoka for Everyday Running (Hoka Skyflow) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=hyperion%20max%202&searchtext=skyflow&from=supwell

Best for Soft & Durable Fun (Adidas Adizero SL2) https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=30&prevsearch=skyflow&searchtext=sl2&from=supwell

0:00 Intro

3:00 Best Deal

4:33 Best Soft Daily Trainer

5:35 Best Overall - More Fun

7:22 Best Overall - More Versatile

9:26 Best for Bigger Runners

12:10 Best Nike

16:10 Best for Gym & Running

18:36 Best for Marathon Training

22:12 Best for Marathon Training - Wide Feet/Bigger Runners

24:09 Best Hoka Everyday Running Shoe

26:17 Best Blend of Traditional & Modern

Thank you for the support! Here are five ways you can support the channel:

1. Join my app to take your training to the next level. Buy/sell/trade running shoes and swap training and shoe advice with fellow hobby joggers: https://supwell.circle.so/checkout/marketplace-and-forum-ld3nz

2. Buy your new shoes, running gear and fuel through my Running Warehouse link. I also have a discount code on the app above that gets you 20% off apparel and 10% off fuel and discount https://www.runningwarehouse.com?from=supwell

3. Get matched with the best running shoe for you at https://runningshoematcher.com (I built the running shoe database and matching logic. It's pretty cool and actually works)

4. Buy a hobby jogger hat and other cool Supwell Certified drip at https://hobbyjogger.com

5. Follow the Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supwellrunning/

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