Nike Free RN

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.8 oz · 20/16mm stack · 4mm drop

Variants of this shoe

Free RN H Edition

Some shoes have multiple versions of what is essentially the same shoe, with variations in style or materials. We try to group these together. Retailers sometimes list a version number wrong, and our system can treat those mislabeled names as variants.

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Free RN 2017 replaced it

How it ranks

The Nike Free RN’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with brand history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Good

Overall

Good 84

Appearance

Very good 90

Value

Good 84

Comfort

Good 83

Durability

Decent 78

Cushioning

Below average 67

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

70 Moderate

Moderate 70

External retailer ratings

We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.

The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.

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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Pros

One reviewer runs in it on roads, trails and the track, and gets a year out of a pair.
Light at 8.5 oz in men's sizing with a 4mm drop.

Cons

Its 20mm heel stack is about half the 39mm median for daily trainers for sale.
Two later Free RN versions rate higher than this one.

Free RN rates 84. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Free RN

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

84 2017 88 2019 85 2019 89 2017

Release year

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

Free RN 2017

2017 · 0 reviews

89 Good

72 Confidence
Free RN 5.0

2019 · 9 reviews

85 Good

85 Confidence
Free RN 3.0

2019 · 7 reviews

88 Good

80 Confidence
Free RN This shoe

2017 · 1 review

84 Good

70 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating

5/5 0

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.8 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 8.5 oz · Women's 7.0 oz
Release: 2017 Q3
MSRP: $85
Stack: 20/16mm
Drop: 4mm

Runner reviews

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Great all-around running shoe

4/5

Overall

Great all-around running shoe, roads, trails, track: whatever; and one pair will last a year no problem, though I prefer to cycle between two pairs (same model). Nice light feel and just enough cushion.

Anonymous runner · Feb 10, 2018

30 mpw training for middle distance