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.

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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.