Vegam Run
Global
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Community Project
The Sub-₹5K Shoe Project
Nobody reviews the shoe most of us actually buy. So we're taking India's sub-₹5,000 running shoes and running them into the ground: weighed, cut open and worn for 200 km by runners across the country. Vote now. The shoes with the most backers go in first.
17Shoes in play
–Runners voted
–Voting closes 15 Nov
Video coming soonKarthik unboxes the first pairs and explains the project.
You vote
Back up to 3 shoes you want tested. Missing one? Nominate it below.
We test
The core team measures every shoe the same way, and community wear-testers run them across cities, paces and body weights.
Results go live
Every tested shoe gets a scorecard on this page: our verdict, kilometres logged by the community, and what it costs per km.
Vote: which shoe next?
The most-backed shoes go into testing after voting closes on 15 November.
Duramo Speed
Global
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Kipcore
DecathlonMRP ₹4,999
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Blackbird
HomegrownMRP ₹4,990
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Gel-Contend 9
Global
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Patriot 13
Global
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Revolution 7
Global
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Downshifter 13
Global
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Runfalcon 5
Global
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Galaxy 7
Global
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Twitch Runner
Global
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GO RUN Consistent 2.0
Global
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Jogflow 500.1
Decathlon
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Catapult
HomegrownMRP ₹4,499
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Running range
Homegrown
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Running range
Homegrown
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Running range
Homegrown
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Wear-Tester Squad
Run these shoes for us
Lab numbers only go so far. We want to know how a ₹4,000 shoe holds up after 200 km on your roads, at your pace, in your city's heat.
- We're picking testers of every pace and size, from first-timers to sub-5:00/km runners, women and men, across cities.
- Testers log three short check-ins: out of the box, at 50 km, and at 150–200 km with photos of the outsole.
- Already own one of the shoes on the ballot? Apply anyway. Your kilometres count too.
Missing a shoe?
Tell us about the sub-₹5K shoe you run in, or one you've had your eye on. Popular nominations get added to the vote.
The rules
- A shoe qualifies if its MRP in India is under ₹5,000.
- One vote per shoe, up to 3 shoes per runner. You can change your picks until voting closes.
- Votes decide what we test first. Geeks on Feet makes the final call, so stuffing the ballot won't help.
- Every review will say whether we bought the shoe or a brand sent it. Brands don't see a verdict before you do.