In production · road · Daily / Long run / Tempo · $210
Air Zoom plate plus ZoomX — the most propulsive Pegasus ever built.
Built for daily, long run, tempo, at a target pace of 7:00–9:30 /mi on road.
The midsole is ZoomX, tuned very soft (5/5 on our cushioning scale). The foam is highly resilient — it gives energy back rather than swallowing it, which is what makes the shoe feel eager when you push. At 45 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 snappy at 4/5 responsiveness.
A nylon (or PEBA-blend) plate adds structure without the harsh stiffness of carbon. You get a firmer, more propulsive toe-off that still flexes at slower paces, which is why nylon-plated shoes double as workout and long-run shoes rather than race-day-only tools.
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 aggressive: the sole is curved and stiff enough to tip you into the next stride on its own, which saves the calf on long runs but feels strange when you slow right down. 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 400 miles from the outsole, about $0.53 per mile at $210.
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
309 g / 10.9 oz
34 g heavier than the catalog median of 275 g
Heel stack
45 mm
9 mm taller than the catalog median of 36 mm
Drop
10 mm
4 mm higher than the catalog median of 6 mm
Price
$210
50 pricier than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
4 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
5 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
5 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~400 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 Invincible 4(2025)
305 g / 10.8 oz · 45 mm · 9 mm drop · — · $190
The most ZoomX Nike will sell you for easy days. Trampoline-soft, mildly unstable.
Mizuno Neo Vista 2(2025)
266 g / 9.4 oz · 44 mm · 8 mm drop · Nylon · $175
Plateless max-stack Enerzy NXT — soft, wide and surprisingly light.
Nike Structure Plus(2026)
309 g / 10.9 oz · 42 mm · 10 mm drop · — · $170
ZoomX over ReactX stability at 42 mm — smooth and steady, not fast.
On Cloudmonster 3(2026)
295 g / 10.4 oz · 40 mm · 6 mm drop · Nylon · $180
Huge CloudTec pods and a strong rocker — soft with a springboard feel.