Under Armour HOVR Guardian 2

Overview

The HOVR Guardian is a stability road running shoe family using Hovr technology from Under Armour.

The HOVR Guardian 2 uses breathable construction design. Its support type is designated as stability, meaning that it's designed for runners with overpronation. The latest model in the family is the Under Armour HOVR Guardian 3.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the cheapest 20% of running shoes today.

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released	Released	Dec 2022	Nov 2022	Feb 2020	Jun 2024	Jan 2024
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Weight	Weight M: 318 g W: 275 g	M: 275 g W: 235 g	M: 275 g W: 235 g	M: 366 g W: 312 g		306 g
Forefoot	Forefoot M: 21 mm W: 19 mm	M: 27 mm W: 14 mm	28 mm			26 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 8 mm	8 mm		12 mm	10 mm	12 mm
Heel	Heel M: 29 mm W: 27 mm	M: 35 mm W: 22 mm	28 mm		40 mm	38 mm
Brand	Brand Under Armour	ASICS	Altra	New Balance	ASICS	Mizuno
Shoe Type	Shoe Type		Low drop		Comfortable Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Rocker	Rocker
Techs	Techs Under Armour Hovr	ASICS FF Blast ASICS TRUSSTIC	Altra EGO GuideRail		ASICS Gel OrthoLite
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics	Sustainable			Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningStabilityOverpronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeLow archBreathable

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+2048)
Terrain	Road (+1361)
Usages	Daily running (+1131)
Brand	Under Armour (+82)
Support Type	Stability (+209)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+195)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+1113)Heel strike (+1096)
Arch Type	Low arch (+201)
Fit	Medium toe box (+853)
Features	Breathable (+752)
Materials	Mesh (+941)Reflective (+181)
Techs	Under Armour Hovr (+26)
Events	10k (+711)Half marathon (+711)Marathon (+711)
Colorways	Black 001 X Ray, Blue, Blue Ink / Peach Fro, Green, Grey, Grey / Black / Red, Grey / Pink, Gris Mod Rouge Versa Rouge Versa, White, White / Black / Blac