The Run Testers
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The Run Testers are a group of experienced running, fitness and tech journalists. We test kit for dozens of different publications, covering everything from running shoes and GPS running watches to smartwatches, headphones, apparel and nutrition. We bring all that testing together in easy-to-digest videos on YouTube – and now a monthly podcast series that you can listen to on your runs. Subscribe for all the latest news on running shoes, headphones, watches and races.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Experienced race talk and specific gear comparisons turn marathon preparation and running-shoe choices into practical, candid listening.
The Run Testers Podcast turns first-hand race experience and extensive gear testing into advice runners can use. Tom Wheatley, Nick Harris-Fry and Kieran Alger compare marathon courses with the specificity of people who remember the bus ride, the crowded start and the downhill…
A Boston bus coffee mistake is your reminder that marathon wisdom gets painfully specific.
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A practical Boston guide built around the small mistakes that can ruin race morning.
This Boston Marathon guide works best when it keeps its feet on the ground. The practical parts land cleanly: how to get to Hopkinton, how to stay warm, and how to handle the bus-and-bag routine without making a mess of race morning.
Manchester and London are weighed up in a practical post-race chat that stays close to what runners want to know.
The episode stays with the spring marathons the hosts have just run, moving between Manchester and London through the same practical ground: the course, the trip to the start line, and how the effort sat in the legs afterward.
A practical London Marathon guide with sharp pacing advice.
The London Marathon guide gets to the useful bits fast. It covers the start line, the expo, the route, and the finish line details that matter on race day.
A practical look at the marathon shoe rotations runners might actually trust for a PB build.
Marathon shoe rotations sit at the centre of this piece, as the panel compares the pairs they would actually choose for a PB marathon build. What works best is the way the discussion keeps turning opinion into practical use cases: shoes that can handle big mileage, stay lively…
A grounded carbon-shoe roundtable that keeps returning to fit, price, and runner fit.
This episode keeps its focus on carbon plate shoes, moving from current favorites to what may arrive over the next few months and which models suit different runners.
A grounded running-shoe check-in, with Puma's Fast-R 3 emerging as the clearest surprise.
The 2025 running-shoe roundup feels like a steady check-in on what has held up, what has surprised the panel, and what has not. Its clearest strength is the way each judgment stays tied to testing, so the praise for Puma's Fast-R 3 lands as earned rather than hype.
A loose but useful awards chat with clear, earned gear verdicts.
The Run Testers use their 2025 awards episode to run through the gear they actually spent time with over the year, moving from shoes to watches to headphones with a focus on what held up.
A practical Loch Ness Marathon preview with useful pacing detail and atmosphere.
This episode keeps its focus on the practical side of Loch Ness Marathon day. It walks through the start setup, the road layout, and the early downhill miles that shape pacing, with Tom and Nick also noting the timing pens, the clean surface, and the pipers at the line.
Trail running, told from inside race week.
The Run Testers recap their experiences at the 2025 spring marathons, with Nick and Kieran discussing London's record heat and crowded course, while Tom shares his Manchester Marathon struggles.
The Run Testers provide a comprehensive guide to the London Marathon, covering logistics from accommodation and expo tips to course pacing and spectator advice.
The hosts discuss their ideal marathon shoe rotations for achieving personal bests, covering easy-day, training, and race-day shoes with specific brand recommendations.
The Run Testers discuss running shoe trends expected in 2026, including lighter max cushion shoes, the rise of Chinese brands, and road-to-trail hybrids.
Tom Wheatley and Kieran Alger provide a comprehensive guide to the Boston Marathon, covering its history, qualifying times, logistics like the expo and bus ride, course challenges including Heartbreak Hill, and tips for spectators and post-race activities.
The Run Testers discuss carbon plate running shoes, reviewing top models like the Saucony Endorphin Elite 2 and Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 PB, while sharing personal race stories from Seville and Gran Canaria.
This episode provides a comprehensive guide to the Loch Ness Marathon, covering travel, accommodation, expo details, and the challenging course with insights from hosts Tom and Nick, plus an interview with event director Malcolm Sutherland.
The Run Testers Podcast returns to its Points of Shoe format for a 100,000-subscriber special, with Tom and Nick answering audience questions about headphones, running shoes, training, and fit.
The Run Testers hosts review their top picks for running gear in 2025, awarding best products in categories like watches, headphones, and shoes, while sharing personal running highlights and discussing brand performances.
The Run Testers hosts review the best and worst running shoes of 2025 so far, highlighting standout models like the Puma Fast R3 and New Balance Rebel v5, while discussing trends in pricing and design.
Tom, Mike and Nick on The Run Testers Podcast pick separate easy-day, training and race-day shoes for marathon blocks, after catching up on January training.
Tom, Nick and Kieran of The Run Testers list the 2025 running shoes they hope to see, stressing that these are rumors and not confirmed releases.
A treadmill that speeds up as you lean forward, hits four-minute-mile pace, and costs $5,000 in the US.
Kieran Algar says the Adidas Adios Pro 4 lifts toenails, leaving him unsure he'd race a marathon in it again.