Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 8.5 oz (men's)
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 3 replaced it
How it ranks
The Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 1’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 7 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.
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
20 Moderate
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“The forefoot-loaded zoom air pocket combined with a low drop and a sweet spot between too stiff and too soft make for a shoe that's fun to run in and dependable.”
“Fits small, usually wear a 10, have a 10.5 in this shoe.”
“Very light trail shoe with a decent sized toe box/width, killer grip/tread pattern.”
“Just enough give while remaining super-responsive.”
“Outsole wore out really fast.”
“Tread is OK, not great in mud or snow.”
“It's always performed well, even late in its lifespan.”
“I like the lack of heel counter. Med-soft feel.”
“Low drop, firm, low cushion.”
“For dry trails I run, it's great.”
100% 4/4
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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
Each dot is one version of the Kiger, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2025 · 0 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
44 Confidence
2023 · 3 reviews
77 Decent
9 Confidence
2021 · 1 review
67 Below average
14 Confidence
2019 · 7 reviews
73 Decent
27 Confidence
2017 · 2 reviews
63 Below average
20 Confidence
2015 · 8 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
28 Confidence
2014 · 4 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
18 Confidence
Zoom Terra Kiger 1 This shoe
2014 · 7 reviews
64 Below average
20 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
This shoe is great for trail and road. Low drop, firm, low cushion. Love it.
Anonymous runner · Nov 28, 2023
15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 9
4/5
Overall
carv0046 · Apr 13, 2015
45 mpw 782 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon came from the Nike Zoom Wildhor
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Mar 24, 2015
15 mpw came from the Saucony Peregrine 2
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014
50 mpw
5/5
Overall
bob pollmann · Sep 2, 2014
50 mpw training for a half marathon
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