On was founded in 2010 in Zurich by Olivier Bernhard — a former Ironman and duathlon world champion, together with David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti. Bernhard had prototyped the first CloudTec sole by gluing cut sections of garden hose to the bottom of a running shoe; the hollow rubber pods compressed on landing and locked firm for push-off, and the idea scaled. The brand still runs its R&D out of Zurich and has been listed on the NYSE since September 2021.
The Cloudrunner 2 is On's stability daily, a higher drop (10 mm claimed, ~8.5 mm measured), full-coverage outsole, and a firmer Speedboard execution than the neutral line. The Waterproof variant adds a membrane and measurable extra midfoot stiffness (lab tests show a stiffness bump to 5/5 versus 3/5 on the standard). It is a genuine mild-stability trainer rather than a medial-post corrector.
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On was founded in 2010 in Zurich by Olivier Bernhard — a former Ironman and duathlon world champion, together with David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti. Bernhard had prototyped the first CloudTec sole by gluing cut sections of garden hose to the bottom of a running shoe; the hollow rubber pods compressed on landing and locked firm for push-off, and the idea scaled. The brand still runs its R&D out of Zurich and has been listed on the NYSE since September 2021.
The Cloudrunner 2 is On's stability daily, a higher drop (10 mm claimed, ~8.5 mm measured), full-coverage outsole, and a firmer Speedboard execution than the neutral line. The Waterproof variant adds a membrane and measurable extra midfoot stiffness (lab tests show a stiffness bump to 5/5 versus 3/5 on the standard). It is a genuine mild-stability trainer rather than a medial-post corrector.
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