This morning, the 2026 Chongli 168 Super Ultra race's 168 km field started.

We conducted a shoe count at the 6.6 km mark of the course, recording 853 samples in total; there may be omissions, data for reference only.

Let’s take a look at which brands of trail shoes the elite runners in the 168 km field are wearing.

Kailas was undoubtedly the biggest winner — more than half of the shoes recorded were Kailas. ([kailas.com.cn](https://www.kailas.com.cn/Home/Article/UlteaLightPineer.html?utm_source=openai))

Next were Salomon and HOKA, with the two brands almost tied. ([salomon.com](https://www.salomon.com/en-us?utm_source=openai))

HOTPOTATO ranked fourth, ALTRA ranked fifth, and ACG ranked sixth. ([jd.com](https://www.jd.com/brand/13186fef3ddf679fe1a7.html?utm_source=openai))

So, what do you make of the 2026 Chongli 168 Super Ultra 168 km shoe-brand distribution? What will the distribution look like in the 100 km field?