These Are The Most Successful Supershoes In 2025 (So Far!)

Which supershoes are the most successful in 2025? We’re following the world’s best marathon runners and seeing the shoes that carry them to success.

We’ll be including the seven World Marathon Majors plus the World Championship Marathon in this round-up of the fastest running shoes 2025. Below we’re listing the best running shoes in 2025 and the fastest marathon runners in 2025.

MOST SUCCESSFUL RUNNING BRANDS 2025 (SO FAR!)

Here are how the biggest running brands are doing so far in 2025. This includes the Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon and London Marathon, and both the men’s and women’s races.

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If you want to see how these compare to last year, then we’ve got a full round up of 2024’s most successful running shoes.

MOST SUCCESSFUL SUPERSHOES IN 2025

These are all the shoes which have been worn by elite runners finishing on the podium in the Major Marathons so far in 2025. This list includes both men and women. Some shoes are listed as (Dev) and this means a development shoe which isn’t officially released.

SHOEMEDALSASICS Metaspeed Tokyo🥇🥈🥉ON Cloudboom Strike LS🥇🥈adidas Adios Pro Evo 1 V2🥇Under Armour Velociti Elite 3 (Dev)🥇adidas Adios Pro Evo 2🥈🥉Nike Vaporfly 4🥈adidas Adios Pro 4🥉Nike Alphafly 3🥉Nike Alphafly 4 (Dev)🥉

MOST SUCCESSFUL SUPERSHOES FOR MEN & WOMEN IN 2025

Listed in alphabetical order, here are the most successful marathon shoes in 2025.

SHOEMENWOMENadidas Adios Pro Evo 2🥇🥈🥉🥉adidas Adios Pro Evo 1 V2🥇🥇adidas Adios Pro 4🥉ASICS Metaspeed Tokyo🥇🥉🥈🥈Nike Alphafly 3🥈🥉Nike Alphafly 4 (Dev)🥉Nike Vaporfly 4🥈ON Cloudboom Strike LS🥇🥈Under Armour Velociti Elite 3 (Dev)🥇

FASTEST MARATHON TIMES IN 2025

These are the top five marathon times run by men and women in 2025, including all marathons.

FASTEST MEN’S MARATHONS IN 2025 (SO FAR!)

NAMERACETIMESHOE1stSebastian Sawe 🇰🇪London Marathon2:02:27adidas Adios Pro Evo 22ndTadese Takele 🇪🇹 Tokyo Marathon2:03:23adidas Adios Pro Evo 1 V23rdJacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬London Marathon2:03:37Nike Alphafly 34thAmos Kipruto 🇰🇪Hamburg Marathon2:03:46adidas Adios Pro 45thDeresa Geleta 🇪🇹Tokyo Marathon2:03:51Nike Vaporfly 4

FASTEST WOMEN’S MARATHONS IN 2025 (SO FAR!)

NAMERACETIMESHOE1stTigst Assefa 🇪🇹London Marathon2:15:50adidas Adios Pro Evo 12ndSutume Asefa Kebede 🇪🇹 Tokyo Marathon2:16:31ON Cloudboom Strike LS3rdWinfridah Moraa 🇰🇪Tokyo Marathon2:16:56ASICS Metaspeed Tokyo4thHawi Feysa 🇪🇹 Tokyo Marathon2:17:00adidas Adios Pro 45thWorkenesh Edesa 🇪🇹Hamburg Marathon2:17:55adidas Adios Pro Evo 1

Tigst Assefa’s 2:15:50 in London was a women’s only world record.

ALL THE MAJOR MARATHON WINNERS IN 2025!

TOKYO MARATHON

MENWOMEN🥇Tadese Takele 🇪🇹2:03:23adidas Adios Pro Evo 1 V2Sutume Asefa Kebede 🇪🇹2:16:31ON Cloudboom Strike LS🥈Deresa Geleta 🇪🇹2:03:51Nike Vaporfly 4Winfridah Moraa 🇰🇪2:16:56ASICS Metaspeed Tokyo🥉Vincent Ngetich 🇰🇪2:04:00ASICS Metaspeed TokyoHawi Feysa 🇪🇹2:17:00adidas Adios Pro 4

BOSTON MARATHON

MENWOMEN🥇John Korir 🇰🇪2:04:45ASICS Metaspeed TokyoSharon Lokedi 🇰🇪2:17:22 Under Armour Velociti Elite 3 (Dev)🥈Alphonce Simbu 🇹🇿2:05:04adidas Adios Pro Evo 2Hellen Obiri 🇰🇪2:17:41ON Cloudboom Strike LS🥉Cybrian Kotut 🇰🇪2:05:04adidas Adios Pro Evo 2Yalemzerf Yehualaw 🇪🇹2:18:06Nike Alphafly 3

LONDON MARATHON

MENWOMEN🥇Sebastian Sawe 🇰🇪2:02:27adidas Adios Pro Evo 2Tigst Assefa 🇪🇹2:15:50Adidas Adios Pro Evo 1🥈Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬2:03:37Nike Alphafly 3Joyciline Jepkosgei 🇰🇪2:18:44Asics Metaspeed Tokyo🥉Alexander Mutiso 🇰🇪2:04:20adidas Adios Pro Evo 2Sifan Hassan 🇳🇱2:19:00 Nike Alphafly 4 (Dev)

More coming soon with the Sydney Marathon, Chicago Marathon, New York City Marathon plus the World Championship Marathon. Which supershoe will ultimately be the most successful in 2025?

FAQ ON THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SUPERSHOES OF 2025

What is the marathon world record?The men’s marathon world record is 2:00:35 by Kelvin Kiptum (KEN). The women’s marathon world record is 2:09:56 by Ruth Chepngetich (KEN). As of July 2025, Chepngetich is serving a suspension for a doping violation; her marathon record still stands.

What is the fastest marathon in the world?Both the men’s and women’s world records were run at the Chicago Marathon, but the race with the highest percentage of fastest runners in the Valencia Marathon – the average finish time in Valencia makes it the fastest mass-participation race in the world.

Is Nike Alphafly the best running shoe?Nike Alphafly is one of the fastest shoes for long distance running events like the marathon, and it was worn for both the men’s and women’s marathon world records as of August 2025. But each athlete benefits from different supershoes so just because Nike Alphafly is the fastest for some runners, it might not be the fastest for you.