HOKA | Men’s Clifton 9 Running Shoes – Cerise/Cloudless

Advice for Road Runners: These vibrantly coloured HOKA Men’s Clifton 9 Running Shoes are a great match for summer runs. The Clifton 9 neutral running shoes feel lightweight and soft underfoot – making them well-suited to daily miles.

Underfoot Feel

The HOKA Clifton 9 Running Shoes’ cushioning feels both soft and energetic underfoot. This means they feel comfortable on slower paced runs, and responsive on steadier efforts.

When your foot strikes the ground, you’ll feel HOKA’s signature MetaRocker™ roll your feet forward. This helps lower the stress on the lower leg area, such as the calf muscles. 

HOKA’s Active Foot Frame™ functions in a similar way to a bucket seat in a race car. The combination of the raised side walls and broad midsole base delivers a stable ride.

Upper Fit

The simple engineered upper in the HOKA Clifton 9 Running Shoes feels light and breathable. There’s also a gusseted tongue that stops it from slipping down the side.

The tapered back heel collar helps to reduce friction at the back of the ankle. It also makes it easier to slip them on and off.

Ideal Run Type

The HOKA Men’s Clifton 9 Running Shoes are likely to feel comfortable across a broad range of paces: both slow and steady efforts. While we don’t recommend using them for intervals, the lightweight design makes them suitable for some quicker paced runs. 

The Clifton 9 Running Shoes are cushioned enough for longer runs. However, you may want to consider the HOKA Bondi Running Shoes if you’re looking for maximum protection. 

Technical Features

• Approximate weight: 248 grams
• Drop: 5 mm
• Forefoot stack height: 27 mm
• Heel stack height: 32 mm
• Early stage MetaRocker™
• Durabrasion rubber
• Recycled polyester laces
• Vegan

Sizing Advice

Shoe size is a personal preference and everyone’s feet are different, but we want to ensure you avoid any pain or discomfort from bruised toenails, rubbing, blistering or pins and needles.

Your running shoes should have enough width to allow you to spread your toes and should have some space at the front (we recommend having a half to one thumb’s width of space from the end of your longest toe to the front of your running shoes).

This usually means that your running shoe will be at least a half size bigger than your regular shoe size though this can vary from brand to brand.