Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.1 oz · 24/18mm stack · 6mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Free 4.0 V1 replaced it
How it ranks
The Nike Free 4.0 trails most daily trainers in our data. Looks and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Value scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 15 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Free 4.0 product line.
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.
Confidence
81 Moderate
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.
“It's light, low, nothing extraneous about it—I can barely feel it there and that's great”
“Flexible, great fitting shoe—snug in the ankle, ample in the toebox”
“By the end of run 3 I'd worn a groove in the foot pad and my feet weren't sliding around anymore”
“The heel of my foot extends backward over the heel section of the sole, which should not happen”
“Lots of room in the toe box, unlike most Nike shoes I've tried”
“Every heel-strike feels like I'm going to lose my balance”
“With flyknit shoes, more of your stability will have to come from your glutes and other core muscles”
“Comfortable but doesn't last like most Nikes”
“It's not wide enough, and doesn't come in wider sizes”
“Don't go trail running in them”
“I have worries about how long the material on the upper will last”
“Runs incredibly quiet”
“I want more support because I've had various injuries”
40% 2/5
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 23.
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.
Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Free 4.0, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2015 · 2 reviews
69 Below average
38 Confidence
Free 4.0 This shoe
2014 · 15 reviews
65 Below average
81 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
hauckster · Sep 1, 2014
25 mpw training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 30, 2014
30 mpw training for a marathon
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 29, 2014
25 mpw
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 29, 2014
40 mpw training for a marathon
2/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
8 mpw training for a half marathon
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