Customer Reviews Hoka Challenger 7

The Challenger 7 came highly recommended for an Ultra trail run I have coming up. As of this writing I have put 20+ miles on these shoes and I will NOT be using them for the event I had hoped I would be using them for. They are stiff and uncomfortable and show no sign of easing up as I might have thought with putting a few miles on them. The energy return is absolutely nonexistent. I had moved to another brand a few years back after a similar experience with a Hoka product that went into the closet after a few runs and never came back out. On a positive note, they do feel durable and look great but that is not enough to bring me back to Hoka. I may very well be done with this product line for good.

I've had the shoes for only a few weeks and the bottom of the shoes are already wearing down and breaking apart.

I use these on a daily as a ups driver yes these are comfortable shoes undoubtedly but the material on top has begun to tear on the side ( big toe & little toe) of the shoe...too pricey for such fragile material!!!

I loved the ATR 6. Sturdy, hard wearing, and with heel loops. I purchased the ATR 7 on the assumption there would be improvements and instead I've been totally underwhelmed. The ATR 7s are Light to the point of feeling cheap, they lack the structure of the ATR 6s and the interior of the heel wore through after a few months of wearing. I thought I'd found a style of Hokas I could keep buying for years, but I guess the endless need for pointless iterations in the name of a profit margin won out.

I wear these at work, in a warehouse situation. These shoes alter my hair /pronation. I absolutely hate these shoes.

Just walking in a playground, a wood chip went through the sole of my brand new shoe. It wasn't a thin sharp wood splinter, just a normal blunt wood chip.

For the amount of money I was expecting super comfort . These are no better than Brooks

I've only had these shoes for a few months (like 4-5) and I only use them for walking. The boot on BOTH shoes is splitting at the corners. This is super disappointing as they probably only have 10 miles on them in total. These shoes are not cheap, and this is my second pair of Hokas. I would expect them to last longer than a few months.

I've recently moved from using other brands to using models such as Bondi, Clifton, Kaha, and now Challender 7. I been so impressed with all running shoes that I've purchased 9 pairs. However with the Challenger 7 marked as a trail shoe, living in Colorado. I've had the apportunity to test them. I can honestly say, they are not made for rock/dirt trails. After my 1st use in the trails, my shoe sole tired quite a bit. I expect this to happen after a few weeks but not on my 1st week with the shoe. If have to think about what I'm buying from HOKA from now on.

These shoes are very comfortable but I have suffered from leg and calf pain since wearing them. I think the change in drop has been the issue.

I love Hoka's just this year I have purchased two pairs of Bond's, Ora recovery shoe, and Ora recovery slide. I purchased the Challenger 7's because I needed a wide "trail" shoe to do the occasional hike. The shoe like all my other Hoka's feel great and are comfortable. The issue is the lack of traction on anything other than hardpack. Any mixed surfaces I encountered and the shoe would break loose and not in a predictable manner especially on inclines and declines. The issue seems to be the lug depth and large flat area in the midsole that just skates across the surface, On flat roads or hardpack this is not a big deal and the shoe performs well. However ,on mixed terrain it is a problem which will come apparent quickly. Hoka likens the lug spacing to gravel tires and with that sport people put a lot of thought into the expected terrain and trade off between rolling resistance and traction to meet the demands of the terrain. If you choose incorrectly you might have lower rolling resistance at the expense of staying upright. Im not sure why they chose not to go with a Vibram sole and reduce the flat mid foot area with no lugs but the design choices limit the range of the terrain you will be safely able to traverse in this shoe. Now that they offer wide in the Speedgoat I will be switching to those for anything other than maintained hardpack flat trails.

I love the fit, but after only 2 weeks the material on the side of the soles is ripped and falling apart

Shoes feel great but after just 2 weeks of light wear the shoes began to separate in certain areas. While the fit is great I wouldn't buy this again. Bad experience for first purchase.

Sorry, I've been wearing the shoes for a month now if I still can't get comfortable in them. I've tried them with the insoles that came with, with my custom orthotics, and with Dr. Scholl's insoles, and none of them really work. Not sure what it is because I have a normally narrow foot, but these feel too snug and I just can't get comfortable. I bought two different models and neither one is working for me.

NOT AS CUSHIONED AS ADVERTISED. OTHER HOKA STYLES MOE COMFORTABLE.

Very bulky design and not that comfortable . Wore them twice figuring I had to break them in and it didn't help. Have 6 other pairs of Clifton 8's and love them. Should have sent these back

I ordered the gore tex version of this shoe first and had to return it because I needed a wide width. I wish Hoka would make the gore tex shoe in wide.

Hopefully was just this pair. The right toe box of the shoe - seems like something under the liner came lose a was snagging on my toes as I ran. - Returned them. Probably won't be buying online again.