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Nike Air Pegasus+ 29

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.3 oz · 32/20mm stack · 12mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Air Pegasus+ 30 replaced it

How it ranks

The Nike Air Pegasus+ 29 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Cushioning scores well below its other sub-ratings. Most runners who compared it with another shoe preferred the other shoe. The rating is based on 18 runner reviews and 19 other rated shoes in the Pegasus product line.

Below average

67
Overall
67
Value
91
Durability
89
Appearance
86
Comfort
76
Cushioning
66
Confidence

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

97 Very high

97

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

  1. Product line track record
  2. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

What runners say

“Fairly lightweight but plenty of cushioning, especially in heel”
5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon
“No issues with over 400 miles and 10 months of use”
5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon
“Great comfort for narrow footed, high arch types”
4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon
“Nice cushy neutral trainer. Lot of shoe but not clunky”
5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a marathon
“Recently experienced some knee pain which I've never had before”
3/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 15
“Not lightweight or great for workouts”
4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Air Zoom Skylon
“Excellent durability and perfect amount of cushioning and flexibility”
5/5 Full review 100 mpw 2,607 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon
“Stable and cushioned enough, moderate support”
4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

22% 11/50

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

  • Reviewers report it holding up well past 400 miles, several running the line since college.
  • Comfort draws 4.7 out of 5, the highest mark of any dimension, with reviewers describing plenty of cushioning for long, easy runs.
  • Several longtime Pegasus wearers call this the best version of the line.

Cons

  • Reviewers swap to lighter shoes for speed work, one calling it a standard trainer that is not great for workouts.
  • Appearance draws 4.2 out of 5 across eighteen reviewers, the lowest mark of any dimension.
  • The Air Zoom Pegasus 32, 33 and 36 score 93, 97 and 95 against its 71.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Air Pegasus+ 29 rates 67. This shoe has very high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Pegasus

Each dot is one version of the Pegasus, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

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Runner Ratings

18 ratings
5/5 10
4/5 7
3/5 1
2/5 0
1/5 0
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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
9.3 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 10.2 oz · Women's 8.4 oz
Release
2012
MSRP
$100
Stack
32/20mm
Drop
12mm

Runner reviews

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Showing 1–5 of 18 written reviews

Not For Looks

4/5

Overall

As the family runner, I actually inherited an unused pair from my grandpa. I've been a pegasus fan for years, and this lived up to expectation. Great comfort for narrow footed, high arch types like myself.

Brave New World · Jul 12, 2018

40 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
2/5
Value
4/5

5/5

Overall

This was the last Pegasus that was up to something. Others following are just flushy cushly fast melting crocs.

Anonymous runner · May 24, 2015

90 mpw training for a marathon

Comfort
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
5/5

3/5

Overall

I love the shoe until recently. I've been running in it since last fall (~20 to 35MPW) But recently I've experienced some knee pain which I've never had before. I'm not sure if it is related but I can't think of anything else that could have contributed to it and I've taken a week off and the pain has come right back. I'm about to try a different shoe to see if that improves anything.

Zac76 · Apr 6, 2015

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 15

Comfort
4/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Apr 5, 2015

55 mpw 2,390 miles in this shoe came from the Nike Air Pegasus+ 30

Comfort
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Apr 5, 2015

90 mpw

Comfort
4/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
3/5

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Compared to other shoes

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Nike Pegasus 42
HOKA Bondi 8
Air Pegasus+ 29
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Bondi 8
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.3 oz Lightest
9.6 oz
9.9 oz
Stack
32/20mm
37/27mm
40/35mm
Drop
12mm
10mm
4mm
Release
2012
2026 Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$100
$145
$165
Best price
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$100
$95 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
67 Below average
84 Good
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
76 Decent
72 Decent
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
66 Below average
64 Below average
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
89 Good
80 Good
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
86 Good
88 Good Best appearance
75 Decent
Value
91 Very good Best value rating
81 Good
77 Decent
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