Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.5 oz
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Flyknit Lunar 2 replaced it
How it ranks
The Nike Flyknit Lunar 1 trails most daily trainers in our data. Looks and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Value scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 10 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Lunar 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
85 High
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.
“The Lunarlon foam gets stiff and worn at around 300-350 miles.”
“It is lightweight and fits like a sock.”
“Tight toe-box for those with longer toes/morton's toe.”
“The cushion is worn out already after maybe 300-400 miles.”
“Very quick "turn over," encourages faster cadence.”
“Insufficient stability, had ITB issues immediately after.”
“The treads wear out fairly fast in comparison to other shoes.”
“Light with excellent durable cushioning.”
“It is really expensive.”
“With Flyknits I forgot all these troubles.”
“The tongue doesn't stay in place.”
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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 Lunar, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2015 · 3 reviews
76 Decent
66 Confidence
2014 · 21 reviews
85 Good
93 Confidence
Flyknit Lunar 1 This shoe
2013 · 10 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
85 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
RunCzar · Sep 2, 2014
50 mpw training for a half marathon
1/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
30 mpw 130 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
30 mpw training for a marathon
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
50 mpw training for a marathon
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 27, 2014
25 mpw training for a half marathon
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