I bought my first pair of On running sneakers in 2019 purely out of curiosity. I lived in Chicago at the time, and all the runners that passed me while I was jogging along Lake Michigan wore the brand’s shoes. I wondered what I was missing out on, so I got a pair of On’s Cloudflyer sneakers .
Honestly, I didn’t love them. They weren’t cushioned enough for my liking, and the feel of the ridged outsole, which resembles an egg carton, threw me off. I didn’t think much of On after that — until I slipped my feet into the brand’s Cloudeclipse running shoes .
On sent me it’s Cloudeclipse sneakers to test when they launched in November 2023. Immediately upon opening the box, I could tell they were drastically different from the shoes I tried four years prior. The Cloudeclipse is a tall, highly cushioned shoe, and unlike many of the brand’s models, it has a smooth outsole.
The first time I wore them, I was pleasantly surprised by how comfortable they kept my feet, how much pressure they took off my joints and how supported I felt mile after mile. I’ve been running in the Cloudeclipse for the past nine months and despite having over a dozen pairs of sneakers in my closet , and rotating between two to three different pairs a week to test new models , I constantly come back to the Cloudeclipse. They support me regardless of whether I’m running indoors or outdoors, and I now travel with them because they’re so reliable.
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