A training shoe with a carbon plate and ZoomX foam the Zoom Fly 5 gets great marks in comfort and cushioning while still being durable and relatively light.
$160 $127.97 |
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$160 $143.97 |
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comfort and durability are vastly improved over the zoom fly 4. Removal of the elastic sock helped breatheability.
I began running in junior high school in 1974 and have run in numerous pairs of shoes. The Nike Zoom Fly 5 is by far the all around best shoe I have ever run in. I have used it for long runs, tempo runs as well as some of my longer repetitions on the track. it is durable enough as a high mileage shoe yet light enough and responsive for use in faster, paced running.
I love this these so much I’ve bought a couple extra pair. Great for all workouts.
I switched from the endorphin speed to the zoom fly as my workout shoe in my last marathon build. I found the endorphin speed was pretty useless before 250 miles, so I wanted something more durable. I also have ankle problems, so I was looking for a heavier shoe for stability. The zoom fly has held up past 250 miles, and I think it’s pretty decent overall. It’s definitely a little stiff and heavy, but if you train in the Pegasus you should be used to that. I like it for workouts, but definitely wouldn’t want to run in it every day.
I have had the nike Zoom Fly 5's for about 6 months now, and I can comfortably say, they are the best running shoes I have ever ran in. Recently I have found myself running XC races in them instead of spikes. I personally think that spicks are very over rated.
I got the first Zoom Fly with my first pair of Vaporflys in 2017. While the VFs were life changing, the Zoom Fly always felt clunky. I ran in several early models of this and would put in 400-500 miles. At some point, the huge block of foam just became such a barrier to wanting to put them on for a run. I skipped the v4 but seeing the ZoomX advertised here, I jumped on a pair on sale. The ZoomX is used in homeopathic doses here. Maybe it's in there behind that little window but the window is there for a reason as you would never accuse this shoe of being soft and bouncy like we've come to expect from that super foam. That said, it's not a total brick like the early versions and while I don't think it's as refined as say the Peg, it's... fine. Lots of better options out there for an uptempo shoe.
Zoom Fly 5 has a carbon plate and zoomx foam. It offers some stability even though it is a neutral shoe
While extremely comfortable it feels a little heavy and slow when trying to do workouts