Nike ZoomX Invincible Run

I had to return them within 2 months. The foam skuffs like crazy and actually split in half. I was using them mostly for easy runs and shorter tempos. I was just getting back into shape so I used them for slower intervals, but regardless don't think they should have split the foam with how slow I was going.

I'm trying them again for only long runs! They sent me a brand new pair. They are comfy, but in my opinion the foam is a little too much.

i like em. they are light and it didn’t take much to get used to them. i ran in peg 36’s before. invincibles are a yes for me.

Bottom of the shoe is great, good energy return and bounce. Great for easy runs. The upper is a bit over designed IMO, especially around the heel. I cut a bit of the heel part off because it kept giving me blisters on my Achilles, but otherwise the shoe is very good.

Very good shoes for easy days and long runs. The Zoom X foam is amazing stuff. I suspect that they will pack out earlier than most shoes and I only expect to get 300-400 miles from them instead of the usual 500. Expensive but, worth it for the ride quality and protection.

ukrun21 wrote:

Has anyone tried these?

Really interested in them because of the zoomx foam (like the pegasus turbo).

Are they better than the Pegasus 38 or the Infinity Run 2 as an everyday trainer?

Can they be used for tempos (for me that is 6 min miles) and an 18:30 5k.

Also looking at the Hoka Mach 2 and any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance

I returned the pair I bought.

(1) Way too much foam in heel area for a midfoot striker.

(2) Zoom X foam was squishy but just absorbed energy without sufficient return.

(3) Ridiculously narrow at the instep, so much so that it hurt the outside of my foot.

invincibles= yes wrote:

i like em. they are light and it didn’t take much to get used to them. i ran in peg 36’s before. invincibles are a yes for me.

I had the complete opposite experience with this shoe. It's not an absurdly heavy shoe but it feels heavy underfoot (probably heavier than it actually is) because the zoomx compound is so thick and dense. it took me a good 50 miles to get used to this shoe, and only now do I "like" running in it. It feels weird even for someone who has run in Hoka a lot and in NEXT% a lot. IMO this shoe should have 4-6mm less stack of ZoomX. I agree with another poster who said it feels too squishy and not bouncy enough, It makes me feel like the magic in the next% is the zoomX working in tandem with the carbon plate to really give it that spring. the invincible has no spring for me.

im enjoying it now past the 50 mile mark, but its one of the stranger shoes i have ever run in.

James Seth Demoor wrote:

Very good shoes for easy days and long runs. The Zoom X foam is amazing stuff. I suspect that they will pack out earlier than most shoes and I only expect to get 300-400 miles from them instead of the usual 500. Expensive but, worth it for the ride quality and protection.

Essentially this, but less. I couldn't keep 'em a mile past 300. By 250 I was killing myself.

However I found it pretty easy to hit half marathon pace in them. Never really tried to push it or do a true workout in them.

epinion wrote:

I couldn't keep 'em a mile past 300. By 250 I was killing myself.

Interesting, mine are currently at 230 miles and seem fine; however, I've had shoes fall of a cliff in performance before (Clifton 6, after 250 miles the foam just died).

Hoping I can go past 300 miles in them, the main issue I have with the shoe is the price.