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Highest Stack Height (Max Cushion)

Running shoes ordered by heel stack height — a quick way to find the most cushioned, maximalist midsoles.

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Rankings

Top 20

Highest stack first. Switch between all time and the last two release years (2025+).

  1. 1FAST-RB NITRO ElitePumaRacing355gStack58mm
  2. 2Vomero PremiumNikeMax Cushion351gStack55mm
  3. 3ADIZERO PRIME X 2 STRUNGadidasRacing306gStack50mm
  4. 4ADIZERO Prime X EVOadidasRacing146gStack50mm
  5. 5Mafate XHOKATrail344gStack49mm
  6. 6Cielo X1 2.0HOKARacing228gStack48mm
  7. 7Skyward XHOKAMax Cushion320gStack48mm
  8. 8SUPERBLAST 3ASICSMax Cushion239gStack46.5mm
  9. 9Hyperion Max 3BrooksSpeed Trainer280.7gStack46mm
  10. 10MagMax NITROPumaMax Cushion290gStack46mm
  11. 11MagMax NITRO 2PumaMax Cushion275gStack46mm
  12. 12MEGABLASTASICSSpeed Trainer230gStack46mm
  13. 13SONICBLASTASICSSpeed Trainer256gStack46mm
  14. 14Vomero 18NikeMax Cushion325gStack46mm
  15. 15Skyward X 2HOKAMax Cushion311gStack45.8mm
  16. 16SUPERBLASTASICSMax Cushion242gStack45.5mm
  17. 17Glycerin MaxBrooksMax Cushion300gStack45mm
  18. 18Glycerin MAX 2BrooksMax Cushion310gStack45mm
  19. 19HYPERBOOST EDGEadidasMax Cushion255gStack45mm
  20. 20LightSpray Cloudmonster 3 HyperOnSpeed Trainer205gStack45mm

By release year

Best by year

Each release year's highest-stack model (n = sample count). Touch a year on the chart for details, then tap to open that shoe.

A slice of our data, not a market trend (from 2020).

All rankings

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