Craft’s CTM Extremely Carbon Race Insurgent Is a Racing Shoe for Renegades
The RW Takeaway: The CTM Extremely Carbon Race Insurgent is a light-weight racer that’s race-day worthy.
- Ultralight midsole, higher, and outsole
- Developed with ultrarunner Tommy “Rivs” Puzey
- Carbon-fiber plate encourages a propulsive toe-off
Worth: $250
Sort: Highway, racing
Weight: 6.9 oz (M)
Drop: 11 mm
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- Light-weight supplies
- Carbon-fiber plate paired with UD Foam Professional midsole promotes excessive rebound
- Skinny higher and tongue for a comfortable, safe match
Boldest assertion of 2022 thus far: The CTM Extremely Carbon Race Insurgent is the breakout hit within the racing-shoe class. Final spring, ultrarunner and RW video editor Pat Heine-Holmberg examined Craft’s foray into carbon-plated sneakers, the CTM Extremely Carbon. That street and light-trail mannequin (greatest suited to nothing extra technical than a gravel street) blistered his Achilles due to the excessive collar. Pat warned me about this earlier than I laced up the Race Insurgent for testing. The excellent news is my ankles are unscathed. Even higher: The Race Insurgent has earned its place on my shoe rack beside the Saucony Endorphin Professional, Brooks Hyperion Elite, and Asics Metaracer.
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You could be asking, “What enterprise does a Swedish model recognized for its lengthy underwear have coming into the super-shoe ring?” Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it, I say. Of the sneakers I’ve raced in—Metaracer, Vaporfly, Endorphin Professional—the Craft feels essentially the most secure. It’s supportive via tight turns, just like the Hyperion Elite. The match is dialed, with a collar that grips your heel and a tongue that doesn’t go askew midrace.
