ShoeGeometry

NNormal Cadi vs Topo Athletic Ultraventure 5

Two shoes compared on measured geometry. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

heel boneNNormal Cadi: heel 35 mm, forefoot 29 mm (drop 6 mm); toe rocker 39 % of length, radius 52 % of length; heel bevel 10 % of length, 15 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.NNormal Cadi: toe rocker 39 % of lengthTopo Athletic Ultraventure 5: heel 35 mm, forefoot 30 mm (drop 5 mm); toe rocker 34 % of length, radius 44 % of length; heel bevel 11 % of length, 19 mm high at the back, ending about under the heel bone.Topo Athletic Ultraventure 5: toe rocker 34 % of length
  • NNormal Cadi35/29 mm · toe rocker 39 % · heel bevel 10 %
  • Topo Athletic Ultraventure 535/30 mm · toe rocker 34 % · heel bevel 11 %
Illustrative profiles, not photographs: drawn from published stack heights and photo estimates of the unloaded shoes on a common length (300 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark where each toe rocker starts; the dotted vertical line is under the heel bone (12 % of length), so a heel curve reaching past it is a bevel in front of the heel bone. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

Which suits you

If you wantPickBecause
A smoother roll at toe-offNNormal Cadi39.3 vs 33.7 % toe rocker
More cushioning under the heelAbout the same35 vs 35 mm heel stack
More under the forefootAbout the same29 vs 30 mm forefoot stack
A lower dropTopo Athletic Ultraventure 56 vs 5 mm drop
Less weightNNormal Cadi269 vs 303 g

From the values below, with differences inside measurement noise shown as about the same. This describes the shoes, not what is right for your feet; comfort in the first few runs decides.

MetricNNormal Cadi
Trail · Trail
Topo Athletic Ultraventure 5
Trail · Trail
Heel-to-toe drop6 mmStated5 mmDerived
Heel stack35 mmStated35 mmStated
Forefoot stack29 mmStated30 mmStated
Weight269 gStated303 gStated
Toe rocker39 %est.34 %est.
Rocker radius52 %est.44 %est.
Rocker rise angle28 degest.29 degest.
Rocker angle at toe66 degest.60 degest.
Toe tip over ground41 mmest.38 mm*est.
Visible rocker lift onset—75.4 %est.
Toe spring (relative)20.6 %est.19 %est.
Heel bevel length10.1 %est.11.3 %est.
Heel bevel height15 mmest.19 mm*est.
PlateNo plateNo plate
Primary foamSupercritical foam (EExpure family) with eTPU footbedZipFoam
List price$175$155

Key differences

  • NNormal Cadi's heel-to-toe drop is 6 mm, 1 mm higher than Topo Athletic Ultraventure 5's 5 mm.
  • Heel stack is about the same: 35 mm for NNormal Cadi, 35 mm for Topo Athletic Ultraventure 5.
  • NNormal Cadi's forefoot stack is 29 mm, 1 mm thinner than Topo Athletic Ultraventure 5's 30 mm.
  • NNormal Cadi's weight is 269 g, 34 g lighter than Topo Athletic Ultraventure 5's 303 g.
  • NNormal Cadi's toe rocker is 39 % of length, 6 % of length longer than Topo Athletic Ultraventure 5's 34 % of length.

Read more about both shoes

We measure the shape. For how they feel over many miles, and for lab tests of cushioning, grip and fit:

NNormal Cadi

Topo Athletic Ultraventure 5

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