Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 2

Nike ZoomX Vapour Fly Next% 2 RIP Review – These Nike Vapour Fly Next% 2 were my Ironman 70.3 race day run shoes. I managed to get 2 Ironman race seasons or 10 races out of them before they perished with a total distance of 200km with my 72kg frame. From the photos you can see the outer edges of both soles are well worn, the ZoomX foam is well compressed, the spring, bounce and energy return is gone and on the right upper sole the carbon plate protrudes through the hole. The uppers appear in good condition.

The Nike vapour fly shoes are expensive $330 AUD retail price and there is no negotiation in Australian stores. The Nike vapour fly shoes are not the most comfortable shoes and do require socks to be worn otherwise your blistered bloody toes will hate you.

I found that the vapour fly shoes saved between 45sec – 1 minute over the 21 km run after the 90 km bike ride and course dependent. Obviously these shoes are not designed to last or be used for high mileage training runs but they are light weight race day prospects and provide a slight propulsion when I run at a faster pace under 4 mins per km.

Will I buy again? I’m not sure perhaps I’ll try the competition. Previously I raced in Hoka and Asics non carbon plated shoes which were far more comfortable but did not provide any pop or propulsion as these shoe provide but were far cheaper…