New Data Reveals the Most Popular Running Shoes in NYC Marathon

October 27, 2025

New data from social fitness app Strava revealed the top three shoes used in last year’s race. These were the most popular shoes for the 2024 NYC Marathon, in order:

Nike Free Run Flyknit
Nike Vaporfly
Saucony Endorphin Pro

While carbon-plated shoes — running shoes that have a thin, rigid carbon-fiber plate in the sole to improve speed — are only becoming more popular for races, last year’s top shoe was on the opposite side of the spectrum from these performance-driven shoes. Athletech News