Nike Zoom Pegasus 35 Turbo

Name: Nike Zoom Pegasus 35 Turbo
Brand: Nike
Rating: 4.5 (51 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.4 oz · 28/18mm stack · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Zoom Pegasus Turbo 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Nike Zoom Pegasus 35 Turbo is one of the strongest 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 52 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Zoom Pegasus Turbo product line.

Very good

Overall

Very good 91

Appearance

Exceptional 98

Cushioning

Excellent 93

Comfort

Very good 91

Durability

Decent 71

Value

Below average 62

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.

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Confidence

99 Very high

Very high 99

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.

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What runners say

“The heel of the shoe is starting to break apart from the shoe and the midsole is tearing off from it”

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

“You'll fly through the rubber on the outsole and wind up running on exposed react by about 300 miles”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw came from the Nike Air Pegasus+ 30

“The Turbo is butter soft, and your legs will love you grinding out those 20 mile long runs”

5/5 Full review 90 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Epic React

“The ZoomX foam is soft when you need it to be but can be very responsive as you turn up the tempo”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw came from the HOKA Clifton 5

“Light. Cushioned. Responsive. Stay put on your foot.”

5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance Fresh Foam Beacon

“The stripe going down the middle rubs against your foot, which can cause pain”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“The react/zoomx combination provides a responsive and well-cushioned ride like none other on the market”

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

“The cushion is soft at easy pace then becomes super springy at speed”

5/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a marathon

“The foam feels great; soft when slow, responsive when faster”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Newton Gravity V

“The midsole is already showing a lot of compression at 80 miles”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 890 v6

“The shoe is unresponsive and feels rather ploddy”

4/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Freedom ISO 2

“The 10.5 is slightly too big, and the 10.0 is slightly too small”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw

“A dab of Shoe Goo in the high wear spots allows 400-500 miles before these need to be replaced”

5/5 Full review 47 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Launch 5

“About 450-500km I was already starting to feel the shoe go slightly flat especially under the forefoot”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw came from the HOKA Clifton 5

“Longer than anything else I own, wider toe box than everything I own and generally an overall lack of lockdown”

3/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Odyssey React

“They feel very dead compared to Reacts, I feel they don't provide any bounce”

3/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Odyssey React

“It is extremely comfortable without feeling heavy”

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

“Wore out after ~400 miles of running”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

“Instantly noticed the superiority of the Zoomx cushioning over every other Nike midsole I've run in”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35

“A light shoe that makes even an old dude like me feel springy”

5/5 Full review 47 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Launch 5

“I've been able to run farther and faster in these shoes with no injuries so far”

5/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 4

“Can get about 300-350 miles out of them”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas adizero Boston 7

“They felt slightly unresponsive but I ran faster times wearing them”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

“Peg Turbo has a more accommodating forefoot”

5/5 Full review came from the Skechers GOrun Ride 7

“You can definitely tell where the foams are combined together with the line that separates the foam”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 5

Prefer this shoe over another

63% 38/60

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Runners find the foam soft when easy, responsive when the pace lifts.
At 7.9 oz, reviewers use it for easy runs, tempos and races alike.
Comfort averages 4.6 out of 5, and three reviewers run them sockless or straight out of the box without hot spots.

Cons

It lists at $180, ten reviewers call it expensive, and value is the lowest-rated dimension at 3.9 out of 5.
Thin outsole rubber wears through for many around 300 miles.
Two reviewers have the heel or the midsole layers start to separate.

Zoom Pegasus 35 Turbo rates 91. This shoe has very high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Zoom Pegasus Turbo

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

96 2019 91 2018 83 2020 70 2022

Release year

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

Pegasus Turbo Next Nature

2022 · 23 reviews

70 Decent

90 Confidence
Zoom Pegasus Turbo Shield WP

2020 · 1 review

83 Good

69 Confidence
Zoom Pegasus 35 Turbo This shoe

2018 · 52 reviews

91 Very good

99 Confidence
Zoom Pegasus Turbo 2

2019 · 32 reviews

96 Excellent

97 Confidence

Runner Ratings

52 ratings

5/5 32

4/5 17

3/5 2

2/5 1

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.4 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 7.9 oz · Women's 6.9 oz
Release: 2018 Q3
MSRP: $180
Stack: 28/18mm
Drop: 10mm

Runner reviews

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Good, but not the Vaporfly Sub I was looking for

4/5

Overall

This shoe was advertised as the spadework trainer for people who run in the Vaporfly 4%. I run my important races in the Vaporflys, and I love them (I do not use Nike's for any other training or 'fun' races). The Vaporflys have a soft springiness that I love. I can run a marathon at a good clip, and my legs don't feel as fatigued as they do in the other shoes I have run in (mainly On Clouds). The springiness is not just from the carbon plate. The foam on a Vaporfly is very soft, to the point that it seems like durability is much worse than other shoes. The Pegasus Turbos do not have any of this springiness. They are not stiff, but they aren't soft either. They are definitely light, and have a similar fit to the Vaporflys. I'm using them 3 times a week during my speed/hard training days, and they are fast, and I'm getting good results. But at $180, its not something I would do in my next training cycle. I may try the Nike Zoom and see if they have a bit of the springiness that I love in the Vaporflys.

ilovetoscore · Oct 2, 2018

65 mpw training for a marathon came from the On Cloudflyer

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 3/5

excellent lightweight trainer for low-mileage old guy

4/5

Overall

have been running in these for the past month, having switched from the nike trail zoom kiger 4. i prefer the heel-toe pitch in this and the lighter weight. as an older runner with calves prone to straining/pulling, the pitch and light weight of the shoes seem to ease some of the strain on my calves, helping to keep me on the road. after a month they feel a bit flatter and I ordered another pair. not sure yet on the durability but so far I am very happy with this shoe. Best pegasus i have ever had by a mile.

Anonymous runner · Oct 1, 2018

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 4

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

2/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 30, 2018

70 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 2/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 2/5

It's expensive. But the best trainer out there.

5/5

Overall

I bought a pair on a whim - totally expecting to return it. But one run became 2. 2 became 4. And within a week, I ordered a 2nd pair so I would always have a fresh pair (run 2x a day). These suckers are awesome! Light. Cushioned. Responsive. Stay put on your foot. They're the best shoe I ever put on. And I've had a collection that ran upwards of 32 different pair of running shoes, before. I'll save the 4% for race day. But for EVERY other type of run, these are the go-to.

JimClass · Sep 30, 2018

80 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance Fresh Foam Beacon

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Nike Pegasus Zoom Turbo

4/5

Overall

So filling in the marks out of ten ratings, you would gain the impression that this shoe is decent. And you would be right - but that's all it is. However it sells at a premium price and the marketing implies speed and responsiveness. Unfortunately the shoe is unresponsive and feels rather ploddy. Stripping away the marketing guff, it's a lightweight, mildly cushioned, comfortable trainer with a decent durable outsole. (They've tried to make it look fairly funky, but as a middle aged man that kind of thing is neither here nor there for me.) My first walk around in the shoe was sockless and revealed a true to size fit, and no hotspots. I decided to try them out on a 19 mile trail race. Slightly risky, I know, but the shoe held up well in terms of comfort across a rutted and pretty loose stony surface. Midsole wear was minimal after the race, but the cushioning was not tremendously effective against the surface. Definitely one for the road. I've since plodded out a couple of weeks training taking in all paces: easy, recovery, marathon effort runs, a couple of 5k/10k efforts, and a 20m lsr in them. There is no zippy/skippy feeling from them but they are relatively innocuous once you get used to the lack of response. They are mildly protective but unlike the 4% ZoomX shoe, you can still come away from hard efforts feeling beat up around the lower legs. Overall, a disappointment and not offering much more than say the Saucony Kinvara (with a slightly higher drop) or the Saucony Freedom ISO.

Anonymous runner · Aug 20, 2018

55 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Freedom ISO 2