Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 6, 2024
40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Nike Free Run 5.0
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · Medium
How it ranks
The Nike Free Run 5.0 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Looks and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Free Run product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Good
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.
Confidence
48/100
Where to buy
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BuyPros
- Reviewers highlight the flexibility and call it comfortable for everyday runs.
- Value rates 4.9 out of 5 across seven reviewers against a $100 list price.
Cons
- Durability draws the lowest ratings of any dimension, at 4.0 out of 5.
- Cushioning rates 4.1 out of 5, and one reviewer keeps it to runs of six miles or less.
- One reviewer says it holds on to pebbles in the tread.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Free Run
Each dot is one version of the Free Run, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2018 · 6 reviews
83 Good
74 Confidence
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Free Run 5.0 This shoe
2019 · 7 reviews
82 Good
48 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2019
- MSRP
- $100
- Widths
- Medium
Available sizes
Men's sizes
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13
Runner reviews
Reader review
3/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 6, 2023
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Just Right - Doesn’t try to do too much
5/5
Overall
Only issue is it does like to hold on to pebbles in the threads.
Anonymous runner · Jun 9, 2023
15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Brooks Glycerin 20
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Nike Free RN
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 28, 2019
30 mpw
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Nike Free Run 5.0 In Context
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2 1 runner
- Brooks Glycerin 20 1 runner