--- description: Find out why Allbirds Wool Runner 2 is one of the best inventions of 2023 title: Allbirds Wool Runner 2: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba30d275f9603da6/698a41a186f68e18096f2e8d/best-inventions-2023-allbrids.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 24, 2023 # Walking on Air Allbirds Wool Runner 2 by [Tara Law](/author/tara-law/) ## Tara Law Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  SPECIAL MENTION: Allbirds’ Wool Runners have made a name for themselves as some of the comfiest shoes you can buy without sacrificing style. Now the company claims their newest model, the Wool Runner 2, is even comfier, with double the amount of foam and an improved fit thanks to tweaks to the shoes’ heel and tongue. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327684/allbirds-wool-runner-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327684/allbirds-wool-runner-2/"},"headline":"Walking on Air","datePublished":"2023-10-24T11:00:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:24:36.287Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327684/allbirds-wool-runner-2/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","best inventions","Best Inventions 2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba30d275f9603da6/698a41a186f68e18096f2e8d/best-inventions-2023-allbrids.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara Law","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-law/"}],"creator":"Tara Law","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba30d275f9603da6/698a41a186f68e18096f2e8d/best-inventions-2023-allbrids.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327684/allbirds-wool-runner-2/","name":"Walking on Air"}}]}] ```