Jeff is Runner-in-Chief for Runner's World, guiding the brand's shoes and gear coverage. A true shoe dog, he's spent more than a decade testing and reviewing shoes. In 2017, he ran in 285 different pairs of shoes, including a streak of 257 days wearing a different model.
Lightweight running shoes have come a long way as both racing flats and daily trainers. Once upon a time, to shave grams on a shoe and get it down to a competitive weight, brands had to make considerable compromises in comfort and stability—but that’s no longer the case. Thanks to lighter midsole foams and meshy upper materials, some of our favorite supportive and maximally cushioned shoes now sit well below 8 ounces on the scale.
The cherry on top? This shoe is somehow more than an ounce lighter than the Clifton 9, which we’ve consistently lauded as one of our favorite daily trainers because of its lightness.Buy Men’s Buy Women’s At 5mm, the Spark’s lugs aren’t super long, and they’re not sharp like a set of YakTrax spikes. But this shoe offers some of the best traction we’ve tested. How? The Spark uses VJ’s 100 percent butyl rubber, which lets the outsole grip slick terrain due to its tacky hold and overall flexibility.
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