Matt, David, and Nathan bring bracket-style competition to the podcast, seeding a 16-team field of flagship daily trainers — one from each brand — in an homage to the World Cup that just wrapped up. Tune in to listen to them pit these shoes head-to-head and see who's crowned the champion! We want to know who'd be in your bracket or who your champion would be. Email us at doctorsofrunning@gmail.com.

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro
2:42 - In for Testing: Powered by Skratch Labs
22:14 - Daily trainers: a bracket face-off
24:40 - #1 Asics Novablast vs. #16 Diadora Cellula
28:30 - #2 Hoka Clifton vs. #15 Mount to Coast R1
33:00 - #3 Saucony Ride vs. #14 Altra Experience Flow
37:16 - #4 New Balance 1080 vs. #13 Topo Phantom 4
41:56 - #5 Nike Pegasus vs. #12 Adidas Supernova Rise
47:50 - #6 Brooks Ghost vs. #11 Skechers AeroBurst
53:12 - #7 Mizuno Waverider vs. #10 Puma Velocity Nitro
56:30 - #8 On Cloudsurfer vs. #9 Salomon Aeroglide
1:01:11 - Quarterfinals
1:07:54 - Semifinals
1:12:44 - The Final
1:18:52 - Wrap-up

#303 2026 Daily Trainers Go Head-to-Head in Our World Cup!!

Doctors of Running Podcast

#303 2026 Daily Trainers Go Head-to-Head in Our World Cup!!