Discontinued · road · Race day · $210
Earlier generation of the Salomon S Lab Phantasm Cf line, kept for replacement lookups.
Built for race day, at a target pace of 5:15–7:15 /mi on road.
This model is no longer in production. The closest shoe you can buy today is Salomon S/Lab Phantasm 3.
Salomon tuned this midsole balanced (3/5 on our cushioning scale). Energy return is moderate — comfortable and predictable rather than bouncy. 33 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. 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 narrow and performance-oriented; wide-footed runners should try before buying. It runs small; most runners size up a half. Expect roughly 200 miles from the outsole, about $1.05 per mile at $210.
For the foams and plates Salomon uses across its line, read the Salomon brand guide.
Measured against the 542 currently-available shoes in the catalog. The bar shows where this shoe sits in that range.
Weight
208 g / 7.3 oz
67 g lighter than the catalog median of 275 g
Heel stack
33 mm
3 mm lower than the catalog median of 36 mm
Drop
6 mm
Level with the catalog median of 6 mm
Price
$210
50 pricier than the catalog median of 160
Responsiveness
3 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Cushioning
3 / 5
Catalog median 4 / 5
Energy return
3 / 5
Catalog median 3 / 5
Durability
~200 mi
Catalog median ~400 mi
Within the Salomon line it is lighter than the brand's median (278 g / 9.8 oz) and sits lower than its median stack (34.5 mm).
Current shoes with the nearest combination of weight, stack, drop, foam feel and plate.
Asics Hyper Speed 4
210 g / 7.4 oz · 32 mm · 7 mm drop · — · $100
Budget racer: light, simple and fast enough for 5Ks on a dime.
Asics Noosa Tri 17
215 g / 7.6 oz · 32 mm · 5 mm drop · — · $145
Loud, light triathlon-friendly speed trainer with quick-entry upload.
Brooks Hyperion 2(2024)
201 g / 7.1 oz · 32 mm · 8 mm drop · — · $140
Light, firm and fast — a plateless racer for shorter distances.
Mount to Coast S1(2024)
210 g / 7.4 oz · 36 mm · 4 mm drop · — · $180
Light road-ultra racer with adaptive lacing for feet that swell over 50 miles.