Reader review
texasrunner527 · Sep 20, 2014
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
Nike
Air Zoom Elite 5
Daily trainer
· Neutral
· Road
Good (71/100)
- Release
- 2012
Good (71/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Release
- 2012
Ratings & Reviews
Good (71/100)
Better than about 34% of shoes
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates worse than 66% of shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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The darker band shows the central score range. The lighter band shows a wider range of reasonable outcomes. More reviews for this shoe usually narrow both bands.
Overall
Good (71/100)
Overall ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Good (71/100)
Rank
Ranks above 34% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Cushioning
Above average (80/100)
Cushioning ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Above average (80/100)
Rank
Ranks above 60% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Appearance
Good (75/100)
Appearance ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Good (75/100)
Rank
Ranks above 50% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Value
Good (70/100)
Value ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Good (70/100)
Rank
Ranks above 32% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Durability
Good (66/100)
Durability ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Good (66/100)
Rank
Ranks above 23% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
Comfort
Below average (58/100)
Comfort ranking
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Estimate
Below average (58/100)
Rank
Ranks above 9% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
50%
2/4
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Worse than 66% of 2,526 running shoes ranked.
Good (71/100)
Daily Trainers
Worse than 66% of 1,847 daily trainers ranked.
34%
Nike
Worse than 77% of 418 Nike shoes ranked.
23%
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
Cons
- Rated below average overall.
- Rated below average on comfort.
- Rated below average on cushioning.
- Rated below average on durability.
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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8.5 oz M
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
—
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5mm
Release
2012
2018 Q4
2023 Q1
Newest
MSRP
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$100
Lower MSRP
$165
Best price
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$164.99
Ratings
Overall
Below average (34%)
—
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Bottom tier (9%)
—
Exceptional (>99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Average (60%)
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Exceptional (>99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Below average (23%)
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Good (80%)
Best durability
Appearance
Average (50%)
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Very good (81%)
Best appearance
Value
Below average (32%)
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Good (74%)
Best value
Where to buy
No offers available
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Reader Ratings
9 reader ratings
Showing 1–5 of 9 written reviews
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014
4/5
Overall
midsole has fast responsive ride but upper is too small and not pliable enough.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 18, 2014
4/5
Overall
I pretty much wore this shoe for everything. The only thing I didn't like was the upper support around the midfoot; it tended to dig in to my foot a bit.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 9, 2014
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 9, 2014
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5