Nike Zoom Fly

Being a product of the research done for the Vaporfly 4%, the Nike Zoom Fly was the best training shoe of its category at the moment of its release. Super responsive, brings your foot at the front for a bouncy stride. The cushioning and shoe height make it easier than equivalent competitor's shoes on the legs. More responsive than the Pegasus because of the nylon plate.

Awesome for jogs, long runs, tempo runs, long intervals.

I'm usually a Brooks kind of guy, but after moving to Germany, I took a chance on the Nike Zoom Flys, since reasonably priced Brooks shoes are hard to find here.

I usually run 70+ miles per week at 6:30 regular run pace. I run my tempos in the low 5 minute range and would consider my 5k and 10k PRs to be 'semi-elite'.

The versatility of this shoe is truly impressive. It has enough cushion and durability for daily running and enough responsiveness and bounce for road workouts. The shoe hugs tight around your foot and has enough of a heel-toe drop to encourage fore-foot striking without feeling like you're running on platforms.

As a severe under-pronator, the fabric on the outside edges of my feet usually tears within a month or two. It took nearly half a year and many rainy runs to tear through these shoes. In terms of durability, these are some of the longest-lasting shoes I've ever worn

This shoe did not meet my expectations. On feet they felt very strange and something that I wasn't but got used to, the upper was decent and breathable. The issues were with the midsole which was lunerlon cushioning including a carbon fibre foot plate, the stack height in this shoe was also a problem as it reduced my leg extension and cased me to heel strike, pound the floor harder and reduced my stride length and as a result I started to have minor injury's along with a painful shin. The outsole was ok as it had exposed cushioning but I never had a bad experiences with this as I didn't make It past 100 miles in this shoe due to its affect on me.

With me being a sprinter and running on the track, this shoe makes the foot unstable during the toe-off phase when sprinting not in a straight line. I would give stability a 7 out of 10 if this was part of the rating criteria. The cushioning is superb on the track as well as on dirt roads in the park. The durability is not as good, but then again the shoe is not made to be durable. It's made to be light, cushioning, and responsive which it is.

these shoes are great for morning runs - when you get up early and need just a little "boost " to get you going. I call them 2% and they help me run 2% better!

Love these shoes. I have a casual pair, a work pair, and a running pair!

I have about 60 miles in mine, but they look like they have 600 miles on them. As a budget Vaporfly, it does everything a little bit worse, but for cheaper. And it isn't much more durable than the Vaporfly.

Pros:

- "carbon infused" nylon plate is nice and stiff

- there's enough cushioning to race a half or full marathon

Cons:

- heavier than many racers

- NOT durable

- feels awful when going slow

I run in 3 shoes typically. Saucony Freedom, brooks Launch and then the Zoom Fly. The Zoom Fly has taken over all my runs. I got it just for long runs but now I find myself grabbing these over my other 2 favorites. I popped my Achilles two years ago and this shoe’s shape really makes my Achilles feel safe and not too stressed. My only complaint is that you have to go a half size up and the shoes cushion shows stress lines pretty quick but the shoe seems to be lasting a long time. I have 3 pairs all in different colors and they all look good.

Only disadvantage related to comfort is that the heel can sometimes be hard to keep upright while putting the shoe on.

Despite being light, shoe remains comfortable for long runs.

This shoe makes me run faster, probably not because of the rebound plate but because of the "rockered" nature of the forefoot that encourages you to run faster. I say that it's probably not the rebound plate because I am a md-foot striker, so the plate probably doesn't come into play for propulsion.

The plate does help me with my hallux rigidus condition, which is a condition that requires a stiffer shoe. In my other running shoes and my walking shoes, I use a carbon fiber plate under the insole already to limit the bending of the big toe. The built-in "rebound" plate eliminates the need for the use of this plate for me.

My only issue with the shoe is how tight it is. I have one pair of my "normal" size that I MUST wear a very thin sock otherwise my toes get all squished and uncomfortable. My 2nd pair is a HALF size larger which is far more comfortable and allows me to wear mid-weight socks, although a very thin sock still feels better.

My shoes have flywire cables which has caused pain for me in previous Nike shoes but not in these, thankfully,. I see that the newest 2019 version flyknit has eliminated the flywires which for me is a good change.

I will run in these for my next marathon.

NOTE that I only run a couple of long pre marathon training runs up to 20 miles and a few 8 milers in this shoe and wear different shoes for daily training as the Zoom Fly soles are fairly thin, so I don't want to wear them out with daily training.,