Reader review
texasrunner527 · Sep 20, 2014
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
Nike
Air Zoom Elite 5
Daily trainer
· Neutral
· Road
Good
(71/100)
- Release
- 2012
Good
(71/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Release
- 2012
Ratings & Reviews
Good (71/100)
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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Scores better than 33% of all shoes.
Our ratings use detailed reviews from knowledgeable runners, ratings for shoes in the same product line, and reliable product information from trusted retailers.
Rating breakdown
Better Shoes Rating. Shading shows the expected rating range.
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Rankings combine runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, direct comparisons to other shoes, related product-line performance, and trusted external ratings.
The darker band shows the central rating range. The lighter band shows a wider range of reasonable outcomes. More reviews for this shoe usually narrow both bands.
Overall
Good (71/100)
Overall rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Good (71/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 33% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Cushioning
Very good (82/100)
Cushioning rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Very good (82/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 64% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Appearance
Good (76/100)
Appearance rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Good (76/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 50% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Value
Good (70/100)
Value rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Good (70/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 35% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Durability
Average (66/100)
Durability rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Average (66/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 24% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Comfort
Below average (59/100)
Comfort rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Below average (59/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 9% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
50%
2/4
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Scores better than 33% of 2,617 running shoes.
Good
Daily Trainers
Scores better than 33% of 1,872 daily trainers.
33%
Nike
Scores better than 29% of 443 Nike shoes.
29%
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
Cons
- Rated below average overall.
- Rated below average on comfort.
- Rated below average on cushioning.
- Rated below average on durability.
Compared to other shoes
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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Stack
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Drop
—
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7mm
Release
2012
2018 Q4
2024 Q2
Newest
MSRP
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$100
Lower MSRP
$200
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Below average (33%)
—
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Bottom tier (9%)
—
Exceptional (99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Above average (64%)
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Exceptional (99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Below average (24%)
—
Exceptional (99%)
Best durability
Appearance
Average (50%)
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Exceptional (98%)
Best appearance
Value
Below average (35%)
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Very good (86%)
Best value
Where to buy
No offers available
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Reader Ratings
9 reader ratings
Showing 1–5 of 9 written reviews
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014
4/5
Overall
midsole has fast responsive ride but upper is too small and not pliable enough.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 18, 2014
4/5
Overall
I pretty much wore this shoe for everything. The only thing I didn't like was the upper support around the midfoot; it tended to dig in to my foot a bit.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 9, 2014
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 9, 2014
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5