Brands like adidas, Under Armour, and Brandblack, and smaller brands like Topo and 361°, have been forced to innovate and create good products in order to compete with the biggest brands (Nike and Jordan). Canadian Running recently got a look at four innovative models that Under Armour has coming in 2017.

Many of UA’s runners are getting their third iterations next year. Pictured above is the UA Bandit 3 that looks completely redesigned with what appears to be a predominantly Threadborne upper. The heel still features the anatomically sculpted heel cup (no official word yet on whether it’s SpeedForm but the Bandit 2 did not have it) — and here’s hoping that the Bandit 3 will utilize a Micro G footbed like the 2 did.

The upcoming UA Fortis 3, pictured above with an upper that seems to be made of Spider-Man’s webbing, is Under Armour’s first exploration of spiral knit construction for a running shoe. Additionally, what’s notable here is the heel build, where what appears to be a high-rising internal internal bootie meets the low-riding upper. The midsole features a Charged cushioning logo, and the Fortis 2 utilized a dual-layer midsole with Charged on top of the Micro G foam, so that may be returning. I wish there was a good picture of the tongue, but there isn’t.

Winter is here and we could use something like this now. This blue mid-cut is UA’s new ColdGear runner, the Reactor, (its name according to our Under Armour source) and it uses an interesting Storm upper that is designed to keep heat in and snow out — which pretty much looks like a coat for your feet. It utilizes Charged underfoot and seems, at least from this profile view, to have a pretty aggressive traction set up.

Finally, the UA SpeedForm Gemini 3, which you all have seen a couple times already. It features a knit midfoot panel, engineered mesh forefoot, a different density Charged unit beneath the heel, and a padded SpeedForm construction. As you can see, the shoe is tripartite with thin seams that connect the heel to the midfoot panel and the midfoot panel to the toebox.

There are no official release dates for these sneakers (save for the Gemini 3 which is coming very soon), so we’ll be sure to update you when more information is available.

What do you think of some of these runners that Under Armour is planning for 2017? Anything look interesting in terms of technology? Let us know.

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