Happy marathon training season, folks. If you live in an area that's even somewhat dense, it's unavoidable: Runners hoisting their phones in the air and wailing their miles out loud, Instagram stories touting Garmin and Strava screenshots, millennial run clubs resembling 18th-century angry mobs, and half-sucked gel packets on the side of every other trail and sidewalk.
But y'all know what Uncle Ben said to young Peter Parker, right? With great power (to tell every single human about that race you signed up for) comes great responsibility (to buy good shoes that won't cause permanent joint damage while you do it).
So here we are. During my marathon training this year (sorry, but that is unfortunately a need-to-know professional disclosure for this review), I'm testing a few pairs