Customer Reviews Hoka Carbon X 2

THese shoes are pretty amazing but in the end I was not comfortable with the upper. Whenever I walked up and down steps to test them out the fabrication seemed to bend and slightly pinch inward toward my foot. I planned dual use - working (which involves lots of stairs) and trail running / walking which would involve boulders steps. I usually wear an 8 - 8.5 and in the is shoe the 8.5 is best. Sadly returning.

These run a little narrow for Hokas.

These are the most expensive shoes I have ever purchased, but when working long shifts in healthcare I needed something supportive and comfortable. I wore them for a walk first time out of the box and they were very comfortable. Second time for a 12 hr nursing shift. Third time, another shift but I was definitely running/on my feet more and all of the sudden the front of both feet started hurting about halfway through my shift almost like the shoes weren’t wide enough. The shoes are extremely supportive and so feel comfortable to walk on however this style of hokas are not for me. Also, the tongue on this shoe is sooo weird and uncomfortable… like a harder piece of suede? Who thought that would be comfortable especially for runners?! Thank goodness for the hokas return policy that you can return within 30 days even if worn… otherwise I would be trying to make this uncomfortable pair of $200 shoes work. I have another pair coming that are wide width so I hope they work better.

Had to return because they were too big for me

too narrow for me

I did not like how I walked nor could run (around the house) in this shoe when I tried it on. It was definitely larger than other shoes same size. The upper was definitely thinner with less material than all the others I compared it to in my purchase. (I have been using the Hoka One One Clifton 7's to run in for the past 6 months or so, and used these to compare to for comfort and running ability.) I also compared it to Clifton 8's, and Arahi 5's, and Gaviota 3's. I wear a size 10, my foot is not narrow, and I am an active individual, 5'6" average build. I suggest you try these, as their potential for you may be different. Just order a half size smaller.

When I first took them out of the Box and put them on ,I thought they were going to be wonderful, but within 10 minutes of walking around inside the house, I could already feel increased unwanted pressure in certain areas areas of the foot and definitely did not have as good of lateral ankle support. My plantar left foot and lateral lower leg could already fill the strain. I returned them without an issue. The hoka gaviota is typically my go to shoe for stability, but wanted to try something new.

I didn’t find that the sneakers had enough cushion in the soul to warrant the $180 price tag. I returned them

These sneakers are too big in the toe area. I slide all over the place inside these sneakers and I had the right size just too wide. They don’t have cushion like I heard Hokas are suppose to have. I’m going to try another style to see if I like them.

The fit is good, but there is not enough toe box for me.....also I don't like that the tongue is not padded...but that I could live with if the toe box had more room for my toes to spread when landing.