Discontinued · trail · Trail / Tempo · $150
Nimble, bouncy trail trainer with PUMAGRIP ATR.
Built for trail, tempo, at a target pace of 8:00–11:00 /mi on trail.
This model is no longer in production. The closest shoe you can buy today is Puma Fast-Trac Nitro 4.
Puma tuned this midsole soft (4/5 on our cushioning scale). Energy return is above average: the midsole rebounds well without feeling unstable. 36 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 6 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. 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 400 miles from the outsole, about $0.38 per mile at $150.
For the foams and plates Puma uses across its line, read the Puma brand guide.
Measured against the 542 currently-available shoes in the catalog. The bar shows where this shoe sits in that range.
Weight
255 g / 9.0 oz
20 g lighter than the catalog median of 275 g
Heel stack
36 mm
Level with the catalog median of 36 mm
Drop
6 mm
Level with the catalog median of 6 mm
Price
$150
10 cheaper than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
3 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
4 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
4 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~400 mi
Catalog median ~400 mi
Within the Puma line it is lighter than the brand's median (259.5 g / 9.2 oz) and sits lower than its median stack (38 mm).
Current shoes with the nearest combination of weight, stack, drop, foam feel and plate.
Puma Velocity Nitro Trail
255 g / 9.0 oz · 36 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $140
Road-trainer geometry with PUMAGRIP rubber for gravel and light trail.
Asics Blazeblast(2026)
270 g / 9.5 oz · 38 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $150
New trail line: bouncy FF Blast Max over a trampoline pod, 2.5 mm lugs.
Mount to Coast H1
242 g / 8.5 oz · 35 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $160
Hybrid road-to-gravel shoe on CircleCELL foam with VersaGrip rubber.
Saucony Canyon TR 3
275 g / 9.7 oz · 36 mm · 6 mm drop · — · $150
Road-to-trail cruiser with moderate lugs and a soft ride.