A man walks into Foot Locker-(me) looking for a basic gym shoe, the associate checks out his kicks not recognizing them he ask the man what kind of sneakers are those? The man replies Hoka's One One, they're a runner's dream come true. Oh, so is that just a "Running Thang" only runners would know about? I guess. Those are Hot!!
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| Hoka Huaka |
At that point I realized what an awesome job Hoka did with the design of the Huaka. I typically wear my new sneaks for a day to get the feel for them before I log miles in them. The shoe has a swag all it's own.
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| Hoka Huaka |
What I noticed initial about the shoe was the sole. What most people see is something reminiscent of a 1980's NYC a train station tag and it grabs their attention like a "Picasso Baby". It ain't hard to tell that the Huaka is stripped down Hoka built for performance and speed.
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| Hoka Huaka |
The Huaka shares the same breathable diamond mesh upper as the Clifton and the shape of the Rapa Nui.
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| Hoka Huaka |
The upper on the Huaka's has seven eyelets a wafer thin tongue and a reflective loop in the rear. The heel cup offers decent cushioning and contours nicely along the ankle buckling your feet up for the ride.
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| Hoka Huaka |
The sole of the Huaka is made up of the remarkable inherent R-MAT composition grip that keeps slipping to minimum, rain or shine. With flash warnings in effect in parts of CT, 80% chance of rain and 8miles with Hill repeats scheduled today I would have a chance to test Hoka's slip minimization claims. I'm happy to report I didn't fall during my run; I felt stable in the shoe on the ascent and decent. The 2mm drop felt tremendous. Check the shoe deets: @ Hoka One One
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| Hoka Huaka |
The soles of the Huaka share a similar tread pattern to the Rapa Nui. The dense R-MAT composition is active and aware of when you pick up the pace and responds with a whippy buoyant feel.
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| Hoka Huaka |
One of my running shoe geeks said the Huaka is a totally different Beast from the Clifton and I concur. You can definitely kick some serious asphalt in the Huaka. At some point during my last mile I logged elite level spm204, granted it was not for the duration of run. But it speaks to the ability of quick turnover the Huaka promotes.
The Huaka is a welcomed addition to my training and racing arsenal.
RunR4Lyfe
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