Nike Air Pegasus+ 30

Name: Nike Air Pegasus+ 30
Brand: Nike
Rating: 4.4 (179 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.5 oz · 35/21mm stack · 14mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 31 replaced it

How it ranks

The Nike Air Pegasus+ 30 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Value and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 180 runner reviews and 19 other rated shoes in the Pegasus product line.

Decent

Overall

Decent 78

Value

Good 86

Durability

Decent 74

Appearance

Decent 74

Comfort

Below average 68

Cushioning

Below average 68

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

100 Very high

Very high 100

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.

Our ratings
External ratings
Product line track record

What runners say

“Big toe nails tore holes in the toe box in under 70 miles”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Cannot be beaten in terms of value at only $100”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon

“Cushion midsole much too soft, every stride took so much work”

2/5 Full review 60 mpw 52 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon

“Chronically injured: lower back/hip pain, metatarsal injury, inner knee pain”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon

“Comfortable with lots of cushioning but isn't too bulky or heavy”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon

“With wider forefoot, fits better than any shoe found”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw

“Cushioning is thick but doesn't feel like it weighs me down”

4/5 Full review 80 mpw 1,043 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon

“After about 200 miles they lose a lot of their support and 'spring'”

4/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a half marathon

“Regularly lasting around 600-800 miles”

4/5 Full review 100 mpw training for a half marathon

“Extremely comfortable, yet surprisingly responsive”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

“Durable enough to get through 10 weeks (700 miles) with no problems”

4/5 Full review training for a marathon

“Soft, squishy, mile eating”

4/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a half marathon

“Feel more cushiony in forefoot but still nimble and responsive”

4/5 Full review 25 mpw came from the Brooks Pure Flow 3

“Great weight—not too heavy, not too light”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon

“A little too clunky and wish the shoe was less bulky and weighed less”

4/5 Full review 100 mpw training for a half marathon

“Best for trail/gravel, cushion wears quickly on long road runs”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon

“Had to purchase size 9.5 instead of 9.0 as Pegasus seems to have 'shrunk'”

5/5 Full review 90 mpw training for a marathon

“Becomes dried, rough, non-fluid material after some miles”

4/5 Full review 90 mpw training for a half marathon

“Hard to tell what size, each Nike model is different”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Get blisters and random toe/toe-knuckle soreness semi-frequently”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a marathon

“Bulky trainer but great cushioning”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a half marathon

“A bit wide midfoot and toe box”

4/5 Full review 90 mpw training for a half marathon

“Tops out at 6 weeks with 80 miles per week”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a half marathon

“Available in a wide shoe”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon

“Prefer shoes with more forefoot cushion”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Loved 28s, couldn't wear 29s, find 30s ok”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon

“There has to be some firmness”

1/5 Full review 95 mpw 413 miles in this shoe training for middle distance

Prefer this shoe over another

44% 44/99

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Reviewers use it for easy and long miles and describe the ride as cushioned without being bulky.
Four reviewers with wider feet praise the roomy forefoot, and it comes in a wide.
The Air Zoom Pegasus 31 after it scores 68 on one hundred and ninety-nine reviews, against this version's 85, and five reviewers say they prefer this one.

Cons

Four reviewers wear through the upper over the big toe.
Four reviewers say the midsole loses its support between 200 and 300 miles.
Six reviewers call it bulky or too soft for intervals and tempo work.

Air Pegasus+ 30 rates 78. 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

40 60 80 100

69 2005 68 85 2009 67 91 2011 67 78 2013 66 84 2015 92 79 2017 83 88 2019 66 72 2021 70 81 2022 74 70 2024 84

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Pegasus 42

2026 · 11 reviews

84 Good

87 Confidence
Pegasus 41

2024 · 67 reviews

70 Decent

97 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 40

2023 · 188 reviews

74 Decent

100 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus FlyEa

2022 · 2 reviews

81 Good

83 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 39

2022 · 134 reviews

70 Decent

100 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 38

2021 · 23 reviews

72 Decent

97 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 37

2020 · 20 reviews

66 Below average

94 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 36

2019 · 72 reviews

88 Good

100 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 35

2018 · 150 reviews

83 Good

100 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 34

2017 · 129 reviews

79 Decent

100 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 33

2016 · 58 reviews

92 Very good

100 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 32

2015 · 24 reviews

84 Good

98 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 31

2014 · 199 reviews

66 Below average

100 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 30 This shoe

2013 · 180 reviews

78 Decent

100 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 29

2012 · 18 reviews

67 Below average

97 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 28

2011 · 1 review

91 Very good

0 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 27

2010 · 1 review

67 Below average

76 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 26

2009 · 0 reviews

85 Good

0 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 25

2008 · 1 review

68 Below average

82 Confidence
Air Pegasus 2005

2005 · 0 reviews

69 Below average

77 Confidence

Runner Ratings

180 ratings

5/5 85

4/5 90

3/5 3

2/5 1

1/5 1

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.5 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 10.2 oz · Women's 8.8 oz
Release: 2013
MSRP: $110
Stack: 35/21mm
Drop: 14mm

Runner reviews

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4/5

Overall

User for decades, progressed through the generations of Pegasus since 1990. Over the years the shoe has gotten shorter (or my feet longer). Maybe NIKE has changed to a different last. Only dissatisfaction I have with this shoe is the price. I often wait for close-outs on a color or model to get better price.

Anonymous runner · Apr 11, 2015

25 mpw