Similar in some ways to me - I'd been using Newton Motion and Distance S for 8 years now with no issues, however my legs have recently been a little shot afterwards and I fancied seeing what Hokas were like but I was put off initially by the 'size' of them.

Then they released the Clayton which I tried and I have to say they are great, as I mid foot striker I'm not too worried about stability issues and these are great for me to on long runs and tempo sets that I don't want to beat my legs up too much.

I still use my Distance to race in up to 70.3 but for IM I'd now use my Claytons (plus they don't look too BIG).

I will however give the other shoes in their range a go when I come from injury (broken back due to a bike crash) simply because of the additional cushioning.

Good luck