Our verdict
Pros
- Unobtrusive carbon plate
- Responsive ride
- Smooth transitions
- Stable
- Durable
- Sock-like collar
- Grippy
Cons
- Loose-fitting knit upper
Audience verdict
- Top 15% most popular running shoes
Comparison
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Audience score | 80 Good! | 85 Good! | 85 Good! | 86 Great! | |
Price | $180 | $290 | $200 | $250 | |
Pace | CompetitionSpeed training | Competition | Competition | Competition | |
Arch support | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | |
Weight lab Weight brand | 8.4 oz / 239g 8.5 zapatillas de running HOKA hombre trail talla 36 rosas | 7.9 oz / 225g 7.5 oz / 212g | 7.5 Womens HOKA TenNine Waterproof Hiking Boots 7.4 Hoka One One Mafate Speed 4 42 Verde | 7.7 oz / 218g 7.9 HOKA knows cushioning | |
Lightweight | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Drop lab Drop brand | 11.0 mm 5.0 mm | 10.2 mm 9.0 mm | 9.1 mm 6.0 mm | 6.6 mm 5.0 mm | |
Strike pattern | Heel | Heel | HeelMid/forefoot | Mid/forefoot | |
Midsole softness | Soft | Balanced | Soft | Soft | |
jeu concours hoka stinson tarmac | Small | Small | Big | Small | |
Toebox durability | - | Decent | Decent | Bad | |
Heel padding durability | - | Decent | Good | Good | |
Outsole durability | - | Decent | - | Good | |
Breathability | Moderate | Breathable | Breathable | Moderate | |
Toebox width at the widest part | Narrow | Narrow | Narrow | Narrow | |
Toebox width at the big toe | Narrow | Narrow | Narrow | Narrow | |
Stiffness | Stiff | Stiff | Stiff | Stiff | |
zapatillas de running Hoka One One Clifton | Small | Small | Big | Small | |
Torsional rigidity | Stiff | Stiff | Stiff | Stiff | |
Heel counter stiffness | Flexible | Flexible | Flexible | Flexible | |
Plate | Carbon plate | Carbon plate | Carbon plate | Carbon plate | |
Rocker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Heel lab Heel brand | 35.0 mm 32.0 mm | 38.6 mm 37.0 mm | 35.0 mm 36.0 mm | 37.7 mm 36.0 mm | |
Forefoot lab Forefoot brand | 24.0 mm 27.0 mm | 28.4 mm 28.0 mm | 25.9 mm 30.0 mm | 31.1 mm 31.0 mm | |
Widths available | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
Orthotic friendly | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Season | Winter | Summer | Summer | Summer | |
Removable insole | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Ranking | #214 Bottom 14% | #131 Bottom 47% | #145 Bottom 42% | #113 Top 46% | |
Popularity | #37 Top 15% | #141 Bottom 43% | #86 Top 35% | #71 Top 29% |
HOKA Ora Recovery Slide Swirl en Lunar Rock Sharkskin | Who should buy
The Hoka HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 is a super shoe that we believe is great for:
- marathoners who want to finish the race instead of setting PRs
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- runners who want a smooth and easy ride during long runs
- HOKA Ora Recovery Slide Swirl en Lunar Rock Sharkskin
Who should NOT buy
The HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 is a pass for runners who want a racer for short distances. It's on the heavier side; that's why.
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Breathability
We found the knit upper's ventilation to be quite good. Our feet remained cool and dry even under warm weather. However, it is not the most breathable trainer on the market, receiving only 3 out of 5 in our smoke-machine test. Expect decent airflow but not on a hot summer day.
Hoka HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 (left): it's breathable; Adidas Runfalcon (right): very little smoke is coming out, and only from the tongue area, so this shoe is not breathable. To make this test, we use a smoke-pumping machine and cover up the shoe mouth entirely so that the smoke can only escape through the upper.
The second test we carried out confirmed the previous results: we put the upper against light, and it clearly showed that is well-perforated, and therefore airy.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 3 |
Average | 3.8 |
Durability
Outsole hardness
Just like the Hoka Mach 5, the HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 makes use of a firm rubberized EVA form at the bottom of its platform. While it helps to save the shoe's weight tremendously, it has consequences for its long-term durability.
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Using a durometer to check the firmness of this layer, we got 64.5 HA. That's 25% softer than the road shoe rubbers on average! As soft as it feels upon landing, this compound is doomed to wear out much faster compared to a typical outsole rubber.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 64.5 HC |
Average | 80.5 HC |
Outsole thickness
Because there is no rubber outsole per se, we kept the outsole thickness at 0.0 mm. But if you're wondering how thick the rubberized foam layer is, our caliper showed 7 mm.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 0.0 mm |
Average | 3.2 mm |
Weight
We weighed the shoe on our scale, and it returned 8.4 oz (239g). That's a whole ounce lighter than average!
But, of course, if we compare it to speed training shoes only (8.5 oz/237g), the Hoka HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 is right about average.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 8.43 oz (239g) |
Average | 9.35 oz (265g) |
Cushioning
Heel stack
Stack heights gone wrong! Officially, the HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 has a heel stack height of 32 mm. However, we got a different result in our lab - 35 mm.
On one hand, that means even more cushioning (yay!), but the higher heel also affects the shoe's drop... More on that below.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 35.0 mm |
Average | 33.6 mm |
Forefoot stack
The forefoot stack height actually turned out to be lower than stated: 24 mm over the official 27 mm.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 24.0 mm |
Average | 25.0 mm |
Drop
The measurements mentioned above give us a heel-to-toe drop that is completely different from what the brand says. It's not 5 mm, but actually 11 mm.
To understand why it's important to know the drop, consider that different drops affect muscles, tendons, and joints in different ways. Higher drops (8-14 mm) load more hips and knees, whereas low drops (0-5 mm) make calves and Achilles tendons work more.
So, if you are expecting a 5mm heel drop in the HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3, it is going to be a huge disappointment!
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 11.0 mm |
Average | 8.6 mm |
Insole thickness
This Hoka has a thin insole. Our caliper showed 2.3 mm, while the average for running shoes is around 4.5 mm.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 2.3 mm |
Average | 4.5 mm |
Midsole softness
The shoe's plate is not very stiff and the midsole is a touch more forgiving than the Carbon X 2.
It's true that the foam used in the midsole is soft. Actually, with a durometer reading of 19.0 HA, it is 26% softer than average. Yet, due to the presence of the plate, it is not an extremely soft shoe, it is balanced.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 19.0 HA |
Average | 21.5 HA |
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We put the shoe in the freezer to simulate cold weather conditions and found out that the midsole didn't change much. After 20 minutes, it became only 23.7% firmer, less than the average of 26.9%.
With a durometer measurement of 23.5 HA, it is 30% softer than the other "frozen" foams we've tested!
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 23.7% |
Average | 25.6% |
Ride
Seamless would be the best word to describe the Hoka HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3's ride. Because of its meta-rocker, rolling forward felt effortless to us.
Thanks to the Hoka HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3's carbon plate, we felt supported from the first mile down to the last. Our feet and legs never felt strained while running in this Hoka shoe. This is also one of the reasons why we approve of it as a long-distance racer.
Stability
zapatillas de running HOKA placa de carbono naranjas
Contrary to other speed-day shoes like the Nike Next% collection, the third version of the Carbon X felt a bit more stable.
Torsional rigidity
We believe that the stability is mostly due to this Hoka shoe's torsional rigidity.
As our manual test shows, the carbon plate makes it very difficult to twist the HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 sideways. On a 1-5 scale, where 5 is the stiffest, we gave this shoe a maximum score of 5.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 5 |
Average | 3.2 |
Heel counter stiffness
The shoe's heel counter, on the other hand, has much more give to it.
We gave its stiffness a low score of 2 out of 5, indicating that it's quite bendy and doesn't hold the ankle so rigidly.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 2 |
Average | 2.8 |
Midsole width in the forefoot
The platform of the Hoka HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 is neither wide nor narrow. It sits right at the average of road running shoes.
Measuring the widest part of its sole in the forefoot, we got 111.2 mm. That's even 2 mm narrower than average.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 111.2 mm |
Average | 113.7 mm |
Midsole width in the heel
The situation is better in the heel. Our caliper showed 90.1 mm which is precisely the average.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 90.1 mm |
Average | 90.5 mm |
Flexibility
Stiffness
The HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 is a stiff shoe and we can prove it.
It required as much as 50.4N to bend the shoe in our longitudinal flexibility test. This is as much as 40% more than it takes on average in our lab!
On the other hand, these results also showed that this Hoka shoe is not as stiff as the other shoes in the carbon-plated category. For example, the HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 is 66% more flexible than the Vaporfly 2!
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 50.4N |
Average | 29.1N |
Grip / Traction
On dirt, gravel, crushed rock, wet, and dry surfaces, the shoe bites.
Size and fit
Toebox width at the widest part
Based on our measurements, the shoe's toebox is much narrower than average! In the widest part of the forefoot, our caliper shows only 92 mm (6 mm narrower than average)!
But the trick is that the shoe's knit upper material is a damn stretchy one! From our experience, it can really stretch from narrow to medium fit!
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 92.0 mm |
Average | 98.3 mm |
Toebox width at the big toe
The shoe's toebox also narrows down at the big toe. Measuring the width here returned only 70.9 mm which is over 6 mm narrower than average.
If you need a high-end speed trainer that accommodates wide feet, try the Adidas Adizero Boston 12.
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 | 70.9 mm |
Average | 78.2 mm |
HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 vs. 2: Toning down the aggressiveness
These are the most notable changes introduced in the Hoka HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3:
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- For a more flexible wrap, a new knit upper is introduced.
- The Hoka HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3 also loses 0.2oz (5g), from 8.7oz (247g) to 8.5oz (242g), while maintaining the same rubberized outsole and stack height.
Style
It makes a statement. With its huge stack, two-tone colors, and detailed knit pattern, it's hard not to notice the Hoka HOKA Clifton 8 Chaussures en Eggnog Shifting Sand Taille 50 2 3.