Your Holiday Gift Guide for Runners, By Runners

BEST GIFT FOR RUNNERS

For runners, Christmas means crisp morning runs (hopefully), a break from marathon season (not really), and a chance to ask for that most-wanted run gear (definitely). Because, let’s be honest– it’s hard to justify buying another piece of running gear when we have four carbon-plated shoes sitting in the holster by the door, just in case.

But when it comes to others giving gifts, well… ask away. We put together a list of some of our favorite gear from the past year(s), which we would love to get again and again if we didn’t already have it. Is this an end of the year, Best In Gear awards? Not yet, but it’s kind of a precursor.

I’m not gonna lie, we put a ton of thought and effort into this list and have thoroughly used almost every item on here (just an FYI, most gift guides out there are a collection of product pitches with no actual testing from the interns putting the lists together). So yeah, we want you to enjoy what we’ve been able to enjoy. Hopefully this helps and you’re able to give or get something that will last you for years to come.

Thanks for being a part of our journey, happy holidays to you and your family. Now get to buyin’.

Find the full gift guide here.

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BELIEVE IN THE RUN WAS FOUNDED ON PASSION. WE GET TO WORK IN A SPORT THAT CHANGES PEOPLE’S LIVES. IT’S CERTAINLY CHANGED OURS.

Started by Thomas Neuberger in 2009, the initial purpose of Believe in the Run was to raise money for charity as he trained for the five-day TransRockies Run in Colorado. Eventually, it turned towards shoe and gear reviews, and we are now the top running review site online, serving millions of runners a year through a diverse array of channels, including YouTube, Instagram, and The Drop and Fuel For The Sole running podcasts.

Over the last thirteen years, running footwear has seen a sea change. From the barefoot running craze to the birth of the max cushion movement to the revolutionary race day super shoes spawned by the Nike Vaporfly– we’ve run through it all.

As such, we have a unique insider’s perspective on the sport. Each member of our core team has tried more running shoes than almost any other human on earth. Running is our lifestyle, our job, but most importantly– our passion.

Through it all, we’ve used a down-to-earth approach to try and make our shoe and gear reviews fun, engaging, and (hopefully) not too nerdy. Sure, we want to provide our readers with all the in-depth information and specs, but we also want to make sure we drop in a Wu Tang or Arrested Development reference every now and then.

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