Great summer road-training shoe
Anonymous runner · Oct 30, 2024
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
Nike
React Infinity Run 1
Daily trainer
· Neutral
· Road
Good (67/100)
- Weight
- 9.6 oz
- Release
- 2019 Q4
- MSRP
- $160
- Stack Height
- 33mm heel - 24mm toe
- Drop Height
- 9mm
Good (67/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 9.6 oz
- Release
- 2019 Q4
- MSRP
- $160
- Stack Height
- 33mm heel - 24mm toe
- Drop Height
- 9mm
Ratings & Reviews
Good (67/100)
Better than about 24% of shoes
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates worse than 76% of shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Overall
Good (67/100)
Overall ranking
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Good (67/100)
Rank
Ranks above 24% of shoes
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Appearance
Excellent (93/100)
Appearance ranking
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Excellent (93/100)
Rank
Ranks above 91% of shoes
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Cushioning
Excellent (93/100)
Cushioning ranking
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Excellent (93/100)
Rank
Ranks above 90% of shoes
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Durability
Above average (88/100)
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Above average (88/100)
Rank
Ranks above 81% of shoes
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Value
Below average (63/100)
Value ranking
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Below average (63/100)
Rank
Ranks above 15% of shoes
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Comfort
Below average (61/100)
Comfort ranking
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Below average (61/100)
Rank
Ranks above 13% of shoes
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30%
3/10
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Worse than 76% of 2,526 running shoes ranked.
Good (67/100)
Daily Trainers
Worse than 75% of 1,847 daily trainers ranked.
25%
Nike
Worse than 85% of 418 Nike shoes ranked.
15%
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Reviewers rate this shoe better than the React Infinity Run 4.
- Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
- Rated among the top 5% of shoes on cushioning.
- Rated among the top 25% of shoes on durability.
Cons
- Rated below average overall.
- Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on comfort.
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.6 oz M
12.5 oz M
8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
33/24mm
38/28mm
40/35mm
Drop
9mm
1mm
5mm
Release
2019 Q4
2023 Q3
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$160
$159
Lower MSRP
$165
Best price
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$164.99
Ratings
Overall
Below average (24%)
Bottom tier (9%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Bottom tier (13%)
Bottom tier (10%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Excellent (90%)
Average (58%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Very good (81%)
Best durability
Below average (22%)
Good (80%)
Appearance
Excellent (91%)
Best appearance
Average (50%)
Very good (81%)
Value
Bottom tier (15%)
Bottom tier (3%)
Good (74%)
Best value
Where to buy
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Reader Ratings
10 reader ratings
Showing 1–5 of 9 written reviews
Best for middle age or runners over 50
Jill Ross · Dec 14, 2023
5/5
Overall
Excellent support, balance, good footprint, and traction.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Super durable workhorse
Anonymous runner · Jun 9, 2023
4/5
Overall
The Infinity Run is one of the best value shoes I've ever gotten. 3 years of year-round use (part of a 8-shoe rotation for a national elite class runner, average minimum 10k in the shoe per week) and the shoe still doesn't feel flat, and usable for paces even down towards LT1. The Flyknit mesh is very forgiving and due to the wide base of the shoe, stability isn't an issue. Super super good value for the money as the shoe seems indestructible. Only issue is that the heel counter digs into the achilles - the later version fixed this.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Great All-Arounder
Ethan R-S · Jun 2, 2023
5/5
Overall
This is a great versatile shoe for cushioned easy runs that isn’t afraid to pick up the pace when you’re looking for it. The first time I wore it, I felt pain in my mid foot until I took them out of retirement two years later. The mid foot shank can take some getting used to but overall this shoe shines.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Great foam made into a crap shoe
epicTCK · Dec 27, 2020
3/5
Overall
The upper was awful. No lockdown, often too tight, slippage caused blisters, and the heel rubbed the Achilles. The last or mold used for the midsole was also crap, very different than standard neutral lasts used on many other shoes from various companies. The foam was nice. If nike just made something like this with the rocker shape that it currently has, a neutral last, and a standard Pegasus - like upper it would be great.
- Comfort
- 1/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 2/5