Hoka Gaviota

Overview

The Gaviota is a maximalist road running shoe family from Hoka. This is the original product in the family.

It uses breathable construction design, and was released in 2017. Its support type is designated as motion control, meaning that it's designed for runners with severe overpronation. The latest model in the family is the Hoka Gaviota 4.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 30% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Jan 2017	Jun 2018		Dec 2022	Nov 2023
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 83%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 73%	‌ ‌ 62%
productAthletes	Pro athlete users ‌
Weight	Weight M: 298 g W: 244 g	M: 275 g W: 232 g	M: 269 g W: 224 g		M: 227 g W: 193 g	M: 275 g W: 235 g
Forefoot	Forefoot M: 24 mm W: 23 mm				28 mm	28 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 5 mm	5 mm	3 mm		5 mm	8 mm
Heel	Heel M: 29 mm W: 28 mm				33 mm	36 mm
Brand	Brand Hoka	Newton	Newton	New Balance	Hoka	ASICS
Strike Type	Strike Type Fore/Midfoot strike	Fore/Midfoot strike	Fore/Midfoot strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike	Fore/Midfoot strike Heel strike
Shoe Type	Shoe Type		Low drop	Maximalist	Comfortable Lightweight Maximalist	Comfortable
Breathable	Breathable
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs			New Balance Fresh Foam		OrthoLite
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics Vegan Ⓥ		Vegan Ⓥ
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationLow arch

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+2048)
Terrain	Road (+1361)
Usages	Daily running (+1131)
Brand	Hoka (+107)
Support Type	Stability (+209)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+195)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+1113)
Arch Type	Low arch (+201)
Fit	Medium toe box (+853)
Events	10k (+711)Half marathon (+711)Marathon (+711)
Environmental Characteristics	Vegan Ⓥ (+250)