Salomon was founded in Annecy, France in 1947 and from the beginning was an innovator in skiing technology. Eventually, Salomon expanded to snowboarding, inline skating, adventure boots, and trail running shoes. Today, Salomon also makes road running shoes and its line keeps growing. With its extensive catalog of highly rated outdoor products, the Salomon fanbase keeps growing and new people discover the brand daily. Our current list of the best Salomon running shoes will help you sort through Salomon’s running product line.
This list does not include all of our Salomon running shoe reviews – just the best ones. If you want to see more, you can check out all our running shoe reviews here or all of our Salomon running shoe reviews here. We update this list any time we review a new Salomon shoe that is one of the best Salomon running shoes available.
All the shoes mentioned here are at the top of their category within the brand. We tried to make it easy to find the categories that are most important to you. Just click the category you want to read in the table of contents, and you’ll quickly see what we have to say about the best shoe from that category.
Best Salomon Running Shoes
Best All-Around Salomon Running Shoe
Salomon Aero Blaze 3
The Salomon Aero Blaze 3 is Salomon’s best running shoe to-date. The Aero Glide 3 may have more cushion underfoot but everything is tuned better on the Aero Blaze 3 plus it’s $20 less expensive. The Aero Blaze 3 feels fluid and the rocker/optiFOAM² combination delivers an effortless feel that can handle double digit mileage days without any issue. We were even able to pick up the pace on occasion as the energy return is acceptable for pick ups or fartleks. The Aero Blaze 3 is the best of Salomon’s daily trainers. The outsole was dependable, the upper simple yet comfortable, and durability appears to be among the top tier of daily running shoes. It’s a versatile shoe at the $140 price point that will make you second guess “upgrading” to the daily trainers in the $160-$180 price band.
Fit: True-to-size, Drop: 8mm, Price $140
Best Salomon Marathon Running Shoe
Salomon S/Lab Spectur
The Salomon S/Lab Spectur is aimed at runners with marathon times above three hours. It does that by adding extra stability and comfort for runners who will be on the course a bit longer. And it works. Salomon effectively created a marathon shoe that still offers great bounce but a better build to withstand all the issues (like form breakdown) inherent with so much time on feet. At $220, it’s a great value and delivers a better experience for the majority of marathon runners. Read the review.
Fit: True to size, Drop: 8mm, Price: $220
Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 2
The Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 2 is a solid first marathon shoe for the brand. It’s lightweight, has great bounce, fantastic traction, and is way more stable than expected. But it needs to be more accommodating and be priced lower. The S/Lab Phantasm 2 is a throwback super shoe that feels similar to the original Vaporfly while adding awesome traction and tongue padding. So if you want that early super shoe feeling back, this is for you. Read the review.
Fit: Go down a half size, Drop: 9mm, Price: $275
Best Salomon Trail Running Shoes
Salomon S/Lab Ultra Glide
The Salomon S/Lab Ultra Glide is an ultra-distance, mixed-terrain, non-plated super shoe with a dual-foam setup.
Its greatest Pros include: a bouncy energyFOAM+ (PEBA) core that makes it perfect for long distances, an EVA chassis for top-tier protection and side-to-side support, a neoprene-like tongue and ¾-bootie that are well-padded and protective, with a comfortable upper that’s stretchy in all the right places. Cons involve: inconsistent traction on technical terrain from eye-catching but risky relieveSPHERE outsole, the bottom of the tongue that bunches and folds together, it’s one of the heavier high-end trail shoes, and it will be hit-and-miss for wide-footers with regard to fit.
As long as your planned use of the Salomon S/Lab Ultra Glide aligns with its strengths – primarily comfort and plenty of leg-saving pep over long hours on well-groomed trails (whether for long training miles or race days) – it could warrant the $250 price point. But you’ll likely need to avoid taking it to super technical environments. For more details, read the full review.
Fit: True to size, Drop: 6mm, Price $250
Best Salomon Running Shoes – Honorable Mention
Salomon Aero Glide 3
The Salomon Aero Glide 3 is the first Salomon road daily trainer that competes well against similarly positioned models from other brands.
Pros include: a soft, cushy SalomonFOAM evo midsole and a durable Contragrip outsole in a comfortable, lightweight package. Cons can be attributed to a strangely attached tongue, a heel that may be too malleable for heel strikers and larger runners, and potential sizing inconsistencies that could affect the pace versatility. The Aero Glide 3’s fit is more accommodating than most Salomon shoes, though we definitely recommend trying this one on as our testers had surprisingly varied experiences with regard to length, width, and volume.
Overall, the Salomon Aero Glide 3 is a comfortable and reliable easy-day option for those whose running style gets along well with an easily compressed heel. For more details, read the full review.
Fit: True-to-size or a half size down, Drop: 8mm, Price $160
Salomon Running Shoes to Avoid
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