The Best Chinese Running Shoes in 2026 (feat. Jack Crago of JOGONCRAGO)

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In this episode, we brought on Jack Crago aka Jogoncrago to talk all things Chinese running shoes. First, we chatted about the market at large, then he went deep into a list of his top recommendations across categories (full list below - shoutout Grant!). At the end, I close it out with my top takeaways.

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0:00 Intro
0:49 Background on Jogoncrago
6:03 Getting to Know Jogoncrago
24:36 Chinese Running Shoe Recommendations
1:35:17 Yowana's Takeaways

Jogoncrago's full list of Chinese running shoe recommendations:

Dynafish Xiaonian: top tier nimble daily trainer

Anta Zone 2: top tier nimble daily trainer

Li-Ning Red Hare 8: top tier uptempo daily trainer

Xtep 2000km 5: top tier uptempo daily trainer

Li-Ning Challenger 5: Best speed trainer of all time

BMAI Carbon Fly Plus: top tier speed trainer/interval shoe

Li-Ning Feidian 6 Elite: Racing shoe and his gut feel is it would be in his top 5 right now

Li-Ning Feidian 5 Ultra: “magical” top tier racer forked plate

Xtep 160x 3.5 Pro: half marathon and 10k racer

Do Win PB Pro: ultra light and simple racer

Qiaodan Leili 1.0: super cheap top tier max cushion shoe

Eleos 361°: wide based max cushion shoe

Li-Ning Red Hare 9 Ultra: Supertrainer/max cushion Vomero premium if it dropped 120g

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