{"id":46068,"date":"2024-04-26T04:14:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T08:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runningshoesguru.com\/?post_type=reviews_road&p=46068"},"modified":"2024-04-26T05:02:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:02:26","slug":"topo-athletic-magnifly-5-review","status":"publish","type":"reviews_road","link":"https:\/\/www.runningshoesguru.com\/reviews\/road\/topo-athletic-magnifly-5-review\/","title":"Topo Athletic Magnifly 5 Review","author":110,"featured_media":46076,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"brands":[478],"shoes_type":[234,781],"shoes_family":[],"_stcr@_rolfkleinfeld@hotmail.com":null,"review_3_website_name":null,"test_trail":null,"_test_trail":null,"usd":null,"_usd":null,"aud":null,"_aud":null,"cad":null,"_cad":null,"gbp":null,"_gbp":null,"eur":null,"_eur":null,"shoe_brand":null,"_shoe_brand":null,"shoe_name":null,"pros":"4","cons":"3","verdict":"The Topo Athletic Magnify 5 is a zero-drop daily trainer that provides enough midsole to protect your feet on those easy miles of both running and your daily walks. 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Either way I went out to run in them. \r\n\r\nThe looseness of the heel counter continued until around 5 minutes in, then the feeling went away. \r\n\r\nThe midsole itself felt firm to my liking. \r\n\r\nBut I was for certain the shoe was going to break in at some point as I was continuing to test the shoes out. \r\n\r\nAnd after running in a 6mm drop shoe for a bit and transitioning to a zero drop I can feel the major difference as I felt I was working a little bit harder on certain paces. 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And with the stack height being 25mm you still get a sense of feeling contact with the ground\/terrain. \r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_46073\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1280\"]\"Picture<\/span>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWhile testing the various mileages in the shoe, I found the sweet spot to be running easy paces with low milage. \r\n\r\nThe longer the miles the more fatigued I got, and that was probably because I was recently in a shoe with a higher offset. \r\n\r\nThe rubber outsole is put in strategic places and is designed as foot pods, which are either square or rectangular rubbers that are naturally constructed to improve the flexibility of the human foot as you go through your gait cycle. \r\n\r\nJust by running over 50 miles with the Magnify 5's I have noticed the exposed Zipfoam midsole on the bottom already tearing up a bit. \r\n\r\nNot sure how long the exposed midsole will last when it comes to durability. The rubber foot pods durability itself have had no significate wears or tears on them. \r\n\r\nWhile running on various terrains during my testing, I have noticed the traction to be very good. I felt confident as I was running through gravel, dirt, concrete, and pavement. 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If you’re looking for simplicity, this is the running shoe for you. There are no special technology or gadgets. The shoe can be used for your daily running and walking.<\/p>\n","who_should_not_buy_it_":"

If you are in search for a shoe either for race day or for long runs, like a super trainer, this is probably not the ideal shoe to use. The shoe is very minimalist with its technology and has no support to go that long of a distance. <\/p>\n","introduction":"

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