Perfect Daily Trainer
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Oct 8, 2026
70 mpw avg pace 6:50 600 miles in this shoe training for 5K and 10K would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Nike Pegasus 42
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.5 oz (men's) · Men's 37/27mm · women's 27/17mm stack · 10mm drop
Variants of this shoe
- Pegasus 42 Keely Hodgkinson Edition
Some shoes have multiple versions of what is essentially the same shoe, with variations in style or materials. We try to group these together. Retailers sometimes list a version number wrong, and our system can treat those mislabeled names as variants.
How it ranks
The Nike Pegasus 42 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Looks and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Cushioning scores well below its other sub-ratings. 100% of reviewers would buy it again, above the average for daily trainers. The rating is based on 11 runner reviews and 19 other rated shoes in the Pegasus product line.
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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
70 High
External retailer ratings
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Based on
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- Product line track record
- External ratings
- Our ratings
Would buy again
100% 5/5
Where to buy
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Buy at Dick's Sporting Goods for $93 · 36% off
BuyCons
- It is heavier than the typical daily trainer for sale.
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
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Pegasus
Each dot is one version of the Pegasus, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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Pegasus 42 This shoe
2026 · 11 reviews
84 Good
70 Confidence
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2024 · 67 reviews
70 Decent
91 Confidence
-
2023 · 188 reviews
74 Decent
99 Confidence
-
2022 · 2 reviews
80 Good
15 Confidence
-
2022 · 134 reviews
70 Decent
99 Confidence
-
2021 · 23 reviews
72 Decent
83 Confidence
-
2020 · 20 reviews
66 Below average
78 Confidence
-
2019 · 72 reviews
89 Good
99 Confidence
-
2018 · 150 reviews
82 Good
100 Confidence
-
2017 · 129 reviews
79 Decent
100 Confidence
-
2016 · 58 reviews
92 Very good
99 Confidence
-
2015 · 24 reviews
85 Good
93 Confidence
-
2014 · 199 reviews
66 Below average
100 Confidence
-
2013 · 180 reviews
78 Decent
100 Confidence
-
2012 · 18 reviews
67 Below average
90 Confidence
-
2011 · 1 review
52 Bottom-tier
0 Confidence
-
2010 · 1 review
68 Below average
24 Confidence
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2009 · 0 reviews
48 Bottom-tier
0 Confidence
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2008 · 1 review
69 Below average
29 Confidence
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2005 · 0 reviews
70 Decent
32 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 10.5 oz (men's)
- Release
- 2026
- MSRP
- $145
- Widths
- Medium, Wide
- Stack
- Men's 37/27mm · women's 27/17mm
- Drop
- 10mm
Available sizes
Men's
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13
7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5
41, 42, 42.5, 43, 44, 44.5, 45, 45.5, 46, 47, 47.5
Women's
6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10
4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8
37, 37.5, 38, 38.5, 39, 40, 40.5, 41, 42
Runner reviews
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 15, 2026
would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
3/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2026
would buy again
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 1/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 2/5
- Value
- 3/5
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 29, 2026
15 mpw avg pace 11:30 240 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 15, 2026
would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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