#274 The Topo Athletics Lineup Explained: 2026 Shoe Preview

Update: 2025-12-31

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In this final part of our series meeting with brands to highlight their updates in the next year, Andrea is joined by Russ Stevens & Carolyn Todd from Topo Athletic. They highlight the big redesign to the Specter 3 featuring an all new A-TPU midsole. They'r also bringing updates to the Atmos, Ultrafly, trail favorites like the Terraventure, and many more.

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro
2:28 - What makes Topo tick
6:08 - Specter 3
10:47 - Atmos 2
15:34 - Ultrafly 6
19:12 - Aura 2
22:48 - Connect
28:28 - Ultraventure 5
31:18 - Terraventure 5
33:56 - Future Cyclone updates
38:45 - What the next couple years have in store for Topo
43:54 - Wrap-up

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