Nike Air Zoom Structure 18

Name: Nike Air Zoom Structure 18
Brand: Nike
Rating: 4.3 (28 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 10.4 oz · 9mm drop · 27/18mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Air Zoom Structure 20 replaced it

How it ranks

The Nike Air Zoom Structure 18 trails most daily trainers in our data. Looks and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Value scores well below its other sub-ratings. Most runners who came to it from another shoe preferred it. The rating rests on 28 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the Air Zoom Structure product line.

Bottom-tier

59/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 59

Appearance

Good 85

Durability

Decent 70

Cushioning

Below average 66

Value

Bottom-tier 51

Comfort

Bottom-tier 50

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

93/100

High 93

What runners say

“Plantar fasciitis went away running ~80mpw in the Zoom Structure.”

4/5 Full review 80 mpw came from the Saucony Kinvara 4

“Midsole wears out first, causes toe pain.”

5/5 Full review 65 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Elixir 8

“Good support while light enough for workouts; holds up to 50+ mile weeks.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Free 5.0

“Switched from soft shoes to Structure—much stiffer and helped with injury.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw 695 miles in this shoe training for middle distance came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 10

“Upper is very comfortable—feels like a sock/glove.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Mirage 4

“Slightly heavy but fit so well you forget you're wearing them.”

5/5 Full review 65 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Elixir 8

“Right balance between weight, responsiveness, and stability.”

4/5 Full review 65 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike LunarEclipse 4

“More support without feeling heavy.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 8

“Lasted 450 miles, very comfortable.”

5/5 Full review 65 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Elixir 8

“Fits narrow feet well.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 8

Prefer this shoe over another

65% 17/26

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Pros

Four reviewers praise the support at 50 to 90 miles a week.
Three reviewers find it light enough for tempo and uptempo work.
One reviewer says the upper feels like a sock or a glove.

Cons

Two reviewers get limited mileage, one finding the midsole worn out at 450 miles and causing pain in the toes.
Two reviewers find the ride stiff, one of them also finding the toe box narrow.
Value averages 3.8 out of 5, the lowest of its six dimensions.

Air Zoom Structure 18 rates 59. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Air Zoom Structure

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

59 2016 69 2016 57 2016 60 2017 71 2018 61 2023 68 2021

Release year

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

Air Zoom Structure 24

2021 · 4 reviews

68 Below average

49 Confidence
Air Zoom Structure 23

2023 · 6 reviews

61 Below average

70 Confidence
Air Zoom Structure 22

2018 · 21 reviews

71 Decent

90 Confidence
Air Zoom Structure 21

2017 · 14 reviews

60 Below average

89 Confidence
Air Zoom Structure 20

2016 · 9 reviews

57 Bottom-tier

80 Confidence
Air Zoom Structure 19

2016 · 8 reviews

69 Below average

77 Confidence
Air Zoom Structure 18 This shoe

2016 · 28 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

93 Confidence

Reader Ratings

28 ratings

5/5 10

4/5 17

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.4 oz
Release: 2016 Q3
MSRP: $120
Stack Height: 27mm heel - 18mm toe
Drop Height: 9mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Dec 2, 2015

50 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 21

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

3/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Dec 2, 2015

53 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2130

Comfort: 3/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 3/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Great support and comfort for putting in the miles.

Anonymous runner · Aug 7, 2015

90 mpw came from the ASICS GT-2130

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Great shoe, midsole wears out before anything else and causes pain to toes. Lasted 450 miles, very comfortable, slightly heavy but fit well so you forget you have them on.

Anonymous runner · Jul 19, 2015

65 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Elixir 8

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 2/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

love structures - needed something with more support but that didn't feel heavy. these are perfect. they fit my fairly little, narrow feet well. that being said, i did switch to nike just because i was going to be getting these shoes for free from school

Anonymous runner · Jun 5, 2015

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 8