# #274 The Topo Athletics Lineup Explained: 2026 Shoe Preview

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Podcast: [Doctors of Running Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctors-of-running-podcast-696708)
Published: 2025-12-31T07:10:00+00:00
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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. Get your DOR Merch: https://doctors-of-running.myspreadshop.com/ Get 20% off your first order from Skratch with code: DOCTORSOFRUNNING! https://www.skratchlabs.com 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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