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Understanding differences between men's and women's running shoes
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Shoe is in very good condition - Cut in half
1. We cut shoes in half to be able to see what's inside and do accurate tests.
Shoe is in very good condition - 20 parameters
2. Essential Sneaker FW0FW03682 Rwb 020.
Shoe is in very good condition - Comparing the results
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Shoe is in very good condition - No bias
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