Beat Cop

If your feet ache by mid-afternoon or your knees protest after a long travel day, the wrong shoes are usually the reason. I have spent the last three months rotating ten of the best walking shoes through 5K, 10K, and 20K-step days on pavement, hardwood, hotel carpet, and theme park concrete, and the gap between … Read more

Finding the best trail running shoes in shouldn’t feel like picking a route blind. Our team spent four months logging 1,200+ miles across Rocky Mountain singletrack, Pacific Northwest mud, and dry Arizona desert to bring you a list that actually holds up on real dirt, not just a treadmill. We tested ten pairs head-to-head, weighing … Read more

I remember pulling on a fresh pair of trainers 12 weeks before my first marathon, wondering if they would carry me through 26.2 miles without blistering my feet into oblivion. That question — what shoe will get me to the start line AND the finish — is exactly what every marathoner asks at some point … Read more

I still remember the morning I crawled to my bathroom floor on all fours because my heels refused to touch the tile. That was three London Marathon training blocks ago, and it is the exact reason our team spent 90 days testing the best running shoes for plantar fasciitis you can buy right now. After … Read more

After testing 12 of the best outdoor hammocks over 45 days in backyards, campgrounds, and coastal backyards, the Vivere Double Cotton Hammock with 9-Foot Steel Stand earned our top spot. It held up to a 500-lb load test, the USA-grown cotton softened with use instead of pilling, and reviewers report 10+ years of daily use … Read more

I tested patio dining sets through two summers of brutal sun, surprise rainstorms, and one very messy family BBQ to figure out which ones actually hold up. Out of the ten sets that landed on my deck, three earned permanent residency, four earned a reluctant second look, and three are now stacked in my garage … Read more

Saucony has been quietly building some of the best running shoes in the world for more than 125 years. Founded in 1898 in Kutztown, Pennsylvania (pronounced “sock-a-knee”), the brand earned its reputation through American craftsmanship and the legendary Endorphin racing line. Today, our team at Beat Cop Game tested 10 Saucony running shoes across road, … Read more

After logging more than 800 miles across ten different On models over the past four months, our team has a clear picture of where the Swiss brand sits in . On has quietly become one of the most credible performance running brands in the world, and the best On running shoes in cover everything from … Read more

If your shins ache after long runs, your knees complain on downhills, or you simply want a daily trainer that feels like running on a marshmallow, this guide is for you. We spent the past few months logging miles in the most talked-about plush running shoes on the market, from HOKA’s flagship Bondi 9 to … Read more

I’ve logged over 800 miles testing stability running shoes for overpronators across road, treadmill, and long-run sessions, and the category has changed more in the last 18 months than the previous five years combined. The clunky, medial-post shoes of the past are fading. In their place, a new wave of best stability running shoes uses … Read more