Nike Air Pegasus+ 30

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

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.2 oz · 14mm drop · 35/21mm stack

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 rests on 180 runner reviews and 22 other rated shoes in the Pegasus product line.

Good

85/100

Overall

Good 85

Value

Good 89

Cushioning

Decent 77

Durability

Decent 78

Appearance

Decent 75

Comfort

Decent 73

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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

99/100

Very high 99

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

Prefer this shoe over another

44% 44/99

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

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 85. This shoe has very high certainty. 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

70 2005 74 85 2009 74 91 2011 70 85 2013 68 92 2015 97 86 2017 89 95 2019 56 66 2021 68 80 2022 77 66 2024 66 73 2026 71 71 2026

Release year

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

Pegasus Premium

2026 · 7 reviews

71 Decent

67 Confidence
Pegasus Plus 2

2026 · 0 reviews

71 Decent

45 Confidence
Pegasus 42

2026 · 7 reviews

73 Decent

76 Confidence
Pegasus Plus

2024 · 24 reviews

66 Below average

86 Confidence
Pegasus 41

2024 · 66 reviews

66 Below average

95 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 40

2023 · 188 reviews

77 Decent

99 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus FlyEa

2022 · 2 reviews

80 Decent

65 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 39

2022 · 134 reviews

68 Below average

99 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 38

2021 · 23 reviews

66 Below average

93 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 37

2020 · 20 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

92 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 36

2019 · 72 reviews

95 Excellent

99 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 35

2018 · 150 reviews

89 Good

99 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 34

2017 · 129 reviews

86 Good

99 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 33

2016 · 58 reviews

97 Exceptional

99 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 32

2015 · 24 reviews

92 Very good

96 Confidence
Air Zoom Pegasus 31

2014 · 199 reviews

68 Below average

99 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 30 This shoe

2013 · 180 reviews

85 Good

99 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 29

2012 · 18 reviews

70 Decent

93 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 28

2011 · 1 review

91 Excellent

10 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 27

2010 · 1 review

74 Decent

59 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 26

2009 · 0 reviews

85 Very good

10 Confidence
Air Pegasus+ 25

2008 · 1 review

74 Decent

68 Confidence
Air Pegasus 2005

2005 · 0 reviews

70 Decent

35 Confidence

Reader 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: 10.2 oz
Release: 2013
MSRP: $110
Stack Height: 35mm heel - 21mm toe
Drop Height: 14mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Oct 31, 2024

89 mpw training for a marathon

Comfort: 3/5
Cushioning: 3/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 2/5
Value: 5/5

Good general purpose running shoe

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 7, 2019

35 mpw

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Best shoe to run in. Comfortable. Lightweight. Not constricting.

Anonymous runner · Mar 11, 2016

4 mpw

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Dec 2, 2015

40 mpw training for a marathon

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

I ran in the Pegasus for a long time until they changed out the bottoms to match the LunarGlide. I got worried, so I switched. About 100 miles ago, I switched back. I've been pretty happy with them! I'm a toe-striker. They feel more cushiony than I remember in the forefoot, but still nimble and responsive.

JBH3 · Nov 30, 2015

25 mpw came from the Brooks Pure Flow 3