Puma Deviate Nitro 2

Over my 60-year running career, I've worn (literally) several hundred different running shoes. It goes without saying that running shoes have made huge leaps over the last 10 years in both comfort and performance. In fact, it's hard to find a "bad" shoe these days. Which makes picking a favourite shoe difficult. But if I had to pick one running shoe that I'd be very happy to live with until I can no longer run, it would have to be the PUMA Deviate Nitro 2. Although not the lightest daily trainer, it fits me like a glove, has great 'responsiveness' and has proven to be pretty durable. I can run 50K's in these shoes with no undue fatigue, yet still pick up the pace when I want to. 

Pros

-Offered in wide sizes

-cushioning in supreme

-very responsive

-carbon plate adds stability and pop, you cant even feel it in the shoe

-Grip is top notch, better than any other shoe brand IMO

-Can be used for easy runs to marathon racing 

Cons

-a bit bulky for soft surface running

-even the wide's toe box is a bit narrow, the mid foot and heel has plenty of width, but the toe box does cramp the pinky and fourth toe a bit.  The room for the big toes is adequate.  

-Price point is a bit high IMO, but you can find 20% discounts at Dicks Sporting Good's website if you sign up for their membership.

Puma Grip makes this shoe amazing. The grip outside is amazing when it's a bit misty or a tad wet. It is also really good in a downpour. The durability is great. I tend wear the heel of the shoe really quickly and this shoe still looks good about 150. I begin to notice wear on most shoes around the 100 mile mark. (I ran in this shoe during the 2023 Flying Pig Marathon which was an absolute downpour). I think the shoe could use a bit more volume in the toe box, as it felt a bit tight. The shoe doesn't like to go slow, so I don't think it would be the best daily trainer. I think it works great for tempo runs where you need to pick up the pace. The shoe feels better when you're pushing the pace than when you're taking an easy run. 

I bought the OG Deviate as a joke, and the fun lasted 900km until the upper ripped. As it was winter I got the WTR version for 80€, and found a very good universal trainer.

After 1200km on road, trail, in the snow and tropics, it still does nearly everything well and refuses to die. The only caveat, is that compared to the OG Deviate, it is slightly heavier and has a bit less bounce (the intern decided to paint the foam) thusly removing racing from its repertoire.

it is also quite good off-road, on hard pack, gravel or stone. Not great in wet leaves or mud. The carbon plate acts as a rock plate and it is sufficiently stable.

never had heel slip or any Achilles tendons issues with it.

As a one shoe rotation for travellers, it’s pretty effin’ good

i’m a collegiate runner, there shoes are the everyday go to. they are perfect. can pick up or go slow and very durable and long lasting

Suitable for most types of paces and surfaces. Great cushioning for a 70kg (154lb) runner when running on hard surfaces. Good for simple trails, too. I have used it for track workouts, too. 

A super trainer  I noticed that on cold temperatures, the foam hardens and the shoe becomes less cushioning and a bit less responsive  

Have over a 100mi in the shoes. The cushioning is probably the closest thing I’ve been able to find to the Turbo 2s. The upper feels nice, not too narrow, fits very true to size. 
I have a feeling they’ll get me thru 350-400. If the plates doesn’t bug you maybe further than that but I’m sensitive to trainers with plates messing with my metatarsals. For $160 I probably wouldn’t go for them but <$120 definitely buy these 

I had never ran in a Puma shoe, so I bought it for the sole purpose of trying out their shoes. It has definitely exceeded expectations; fast enough for workouts but cushioned enough for recovery runs. Very light as well!

The shoe is great in every respect. Only, with my weight, I sometimes get the feeling of bottoming out the cushion on fast descents.

Bought this 4 month ago, and it has become my favorite allrounder. Good on tarmac, track and even trails. Not a race shoe, but a solid allrounder.