Nike LunarGlide 8

Name: Nike LunarGlide 8
Brand: Nike
Rating: 4.6 (7 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 10.1 oz · 10mm drop · 29/19mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Nike LunarGlide 8 trails most daily trainers in our data. Looks and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the LunarGlide+ product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Below average

67/100

Overall

Below average 67

Appearance

Good 86

Cushioning

Good 83

Comfort

Below average 69

Value

Below average 66

Durability

Bottom-tier 55

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

80/100

Moderate 80

What runners say

“Initial comfort and cushioning is great but Lunarlon is quick to compress and that initial feeling disappears rather quickly.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the Nike Lunar Glide+ 7

“Each one has lasted around the 400 mile mark.”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adiPure Motion

“Fairly seamless uppers, good solid fit without being too wide or too narrow.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Tempo 8

“Lunarlon pods to the outsole end up trapping rocks and you have to clean them out after every run.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the Nike Lunar Glide+ 7

“On longer runs you start to feel the extra weight.”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon

“Cushioned but light and comfortable enough for a race.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Structure+ 17

“Balance of moderate stability and cushioning made these very solid dependable shoes.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Tempo 8

“Took about 20-30 miles to break in, on both pairs that I've had.”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon

“Lack of tread on the bottom did cause a few issues over time.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Tempo 8

“Wears out quick.”

4/5 Full review

Prefer this shoe over another

56% 5/9

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Pros

Cushioning draws 4.7 out of 5 and comfort 4.6, the highest marks of any dimension, for daily training miles.
Reviewers like the balance of moderate stability and soft cushioning, one having run the line since the third version.

Cons

Durability draws 4.0 out of 5, the lowest mark of any dimension, and several reviewers say the Lunarlon compresses quickly.
At 10.1 oz reviewers find it heavy and pillowy for faster workouts.
One reviewer says the outsole pods trap rocks that have to be cleaned out.

LunarGlide 8 rates 67. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike LunarGlide+

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

57 2016 53 2014 46 2013 56 2014 53 2016 67 2017 60 2017

Release year

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

LunarGlide 9

2017 · 8 reviews

60 Bottom-tier

81 Confidence
LunarGlide 8 This shoe

2017 · 7 reviews

67 Below average

80 Confidence
Lunar Glide+ 7

2016 · 5 reviews

53 Bottom-tier

81 Confidence
Lunar Glide+ 6

2014 · 16 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

91 Confidence
Lunar Glide+ 5

2013 · 40 reviews

46 Bottom-tier

99 Confidence
LunarGlide+ 4

2014 · 26 reviews

53 Bottom-tier

91 Confidence
LunarGlide+ 3

2016 · 1 review

57 Bottom-tier

38 Confidence

Reader Ratings

7 ratings

5/5 4

4/5 3

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.1 oz
Release: 2017 Q3
MSRP: $120
Stack Height: 29mm heel - 19mm toe
Drop Height: 10mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jun 16, 2024

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

Nike Lunarglide 9

5/5

Overall

Overall a very good running shoes. Cushioned but light and comfortable enough for a race. I have been wearing them since #3 and change for the upgrades. I use them for training and racing since I am very injury prone.

Anonymous runner · Jul 8, 2019

40 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Structure+ 17

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

great little workhorse of a shoe

5/5

Overall

the lunar glides evolved from good shoes to really good, and no one was noticing. Outside of their lack to tread on the bottom, which did cause a few issues over time, the balance of moderate stability and cushioning made these very solid dependable shoes. Fairly seamless uppers, good solid fit without being too wide or too narrow.

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019

45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Tempo 8

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

Nike LunarGlide 8

4/5

Overall

Very similar to the LunarGlide 7, but much improved in its appearance. The LunarGlide 8 is a decent shoe across the board but is not exceptional at anything. Initial comfort and cushioning is great but Lunarlon is quick to compress and that initial feeling disappears rather quickly. The LunarGlide 8 introduced lunarlon pods to the outsole but these ended up trapping rocks and you would have to clean the rocks out after every run.

Steve84 · Jun 21, 2019

15 mpw came from the Nike Lunar Glide+ 7