In production · road · Daily / Long run · $165
Waterproof Pegasus 42: same ReactX and full-length Air Zoom ride, sealed for wet-weather miles.
Built for daily, long run, at a target pace of 7:45–11:00 /mi on road.
The midsole is ReactX, tuned balanced (3/5 on our cushioning scale). Energy return is above average: the midsole rebounds well without feeling unstable. 37 mm of heel stack is the modern daily-trainer sweet spot — enough foam for long miles without losing contact with the road. Combined, the ride reads as lively at 3/5 responsiveness.
There is no plate here. The midsole does all the work, so the shoe flexes naturally and stays versatile across paces — easier on the feet day to day, but without the snap of a plated shoe when you want to roll.
A tall 10 mm drop tips weight forward off the heel, which usually suits heel strikers and calves that dislike low-drop shoes. The rocker is moderate — enough curve to smooth the roll-through without dictating your footstrike. Forefoot flex is middle of the road. It is a neutral platform with no built-in correction.
The toe-box is standard width — comfortable for most feet without swimming. It fits true to size. Expect roughly 450 miles from the outsole, about $0.37 per mile at $165.
For the foams and plates Nike uses across its line, read the Nike brand guide.
Measured against the 542 currently-available shoes in the catalog. The bar shows where this shoe sits in that range.
Weight
300 g / 10.6 oz
25 g heavier than the catalog median of 275 g
Heel stack
37 mm
1 mm taller than the catalog median of 36 mm
Drop
10 mm
4 mm higher than the catalog median of 6 mm
Price
$165
5 pricier than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
3 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
3 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
4 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~450 mi
Catalog median ~400 mi
Within the Nike line it is heavier than the brand's median (295 g / 10.4 oz) and sits taller than its median stack (36 mm).
Current shoes with the nearest combination of weight, stack, drop, foam feel and plate.
Nike Pegasus 42(2026)
283 g / 10.0 oz · 37 mm · 10 mm drop · — · $145
ReactX plus a full-length curved Air Zoom unit: the everyday Peg, livelier.
On Cloudswift 3
309 g / 10.9 oz · 34 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $160
Snappy city runner with Helion superfoam pop.
Adidas Supernova Solution 3
296 g / 10.4 oz · 36 mm · 10 mm drop · — · $150
Adidas Supernova Solution 3: 36 mm heel stack, 10 mm drop, 281 g — specs from independent lab testing.
Nike Winflo 11 GTX
310 g / 10.9 oz · 35 mm · 10 mm drop · — · $130
Nike Winflo 11 GTX: 35 mm heel stack, 10 mm drop, 310 g — specs from independent lab testing.