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Nike Free Run 5.0
Overall Grades And Reviews
8.6
Overall Grade
5 reviews
How This Shoe Compares To Its Competitors
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Overall Rating among all shoes reviewed by
LetsRun.com readers:
- Middle 50% out of 1,612 shoes with reader reviews
- Middle 50% out of 1,610 shoes designed for everyday
- 174th out of 318 shoes made by Nike
Compared to
all 1,612 shoes with reviews:
Black/White/Anthracite/Volt
Pros
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Rated among the top 25% of shoes on comfort.
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Rated above average on durability.
Cons
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Reviewers rate this shoe worse than the Nike Free RN Flyknit 3.0.
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Rated below average overall.
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Rated below average on cushioning.
LetsRun.com Reviewer Ratings
LRC Grades take sample size-related uncertainty into account to make comparing shoes more fair. Read more.
Overall Ratings Breakdown
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5
reviews
- LRC Grade
- 8.6
- Average Review
- 8.4
- Median Review
- 9.0
- LRC Grade
- 8.9
- Average Review
- 9.2
- Median Review
- 10.0
- LRC Grade
- 8.2
- Average Review
- 7.4
- Median Review
- 7.0
- LRC Grade
- 8.1
- Average Review
- 8.2
- Median Review
- 8.0
- LRC Grade
- 8.7
- Average Review
- 9.2
- Median Review
- 9.0
- LRC Grade
- 8.6
- Average Review
- 9.4
- Median Review
- 10.0
Score Distribution
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Shoe Comparison
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Nike Free Run 5.0
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Nike Free RN By You Custom
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ASICS Novablast 5
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Brooks Adrenaline GTS 24
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| Shoe Properties | ||||
| Shoe Type |
Trainer
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Trainer
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Trainer
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Trainer
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| Shoe Released |
Q3 2019
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Q3 2024
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Q4 2024
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Q4 2024
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| MSRP |
$80
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$140
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LRC Ratings
Out of 10
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| Overall |
8.6
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8.7
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8.6
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| Comfort |
8.9
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8.7
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8.7
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| Cushioning |
8.2
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8.2
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8.6
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| Durability |
8.1
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8.0
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7.7
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| Appearance |
8.7
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8.3
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8.4
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| Value |
8.6
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7.9
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7.9
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Reader Reviews
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Just Right - Doesn’t try to do too much
15 miles per week, overpronator, high arches- Overall
- 10.0
- Comfort
- 10.0
- Cushioning
- 8.0
- Durability
- 10.0
- Appearance
- 10.0
- Value
- 10.0
Only issue is it does like to hold on to pebbles in the threads.
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Nike Free RN
30 miles per week, neutral pronator, high arches- Overall
- 10.0
- Comfort
- 10.0
- Cushioning
- 7.0
- Durability
- 10.0
- Appearance
- 9.0
- Value
- 10.0
This shoe has maximum flexiblity. It is very comfortable and I use it for runs up to 6 miles.