Discontinued · road · Tempo / Long run · $170
Earlier generation of the Nike Zoom Fly line, kept for replacement lookups.
Built for tempo, long run, at a target pace of 6:15–8:30 /mi on road.
This model is no longer in production. The closest shoe you can buy today is Nike Zoom Fly 6.
Nike tuned this midsole soft (4/5 on our cushioning scale). Energy return is modest, so the ride feels protective and damp rather than springy. At 40 mm of heel stack this sits in max-cushion territory; legs stay fresher on long efforts, but the platform is tall. Combined, the ride reads as calm at 2/5 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 8 mm drop is the mainstream middle — familiar to almost anyone coming from a standard trainer. The rocker is moderate — enough curve to smooth the roll-through without dictating your footstrike. The forefoot is stiff, so it rolls rather than bends — a lever, not a slipper. 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 350 miles from the outsole, about $0.49 per mile at $170.
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
265 g / 9.3 oz
10 g lighter than the catalog median of 275 g
Heel stack
40 mm
4 mm taller than the catalog median of 36 mm
Drop
8 mm
2 mm higher than the catalog median of 6 mm
Price
$170
10 pricier than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
2 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
4 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
2 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~350 mi
Catalog median ~400 mi
Within the Nike line it is lighter 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.
Asics Dynablast 6(2026)
276 g / 9.7 oz · 41 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $120
Taller, softer value daily trainer on FF Blast Plus with a toe-off pod.
Asics GT-2000 15(2026)
270 g / 9.5 oz · 38 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $145
Support staple on FF Blast Max: lighter and more cushioned than the 14.
Under Armour Velociti Distance
280 g / 9.9 oz · 39 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $150
Tall, cushioned Velociti built for the long stuff.
Saucony Ride 18(2025)
269 g / 9.5 oz · 37 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $140
Neutral daily trainer that quietly does everything competently.