Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 3

Name: Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 3
Brand: Nike
Rating: 4.4 (7 reviews)

Trail shoe · Neutral · Trail · 8.6 oz · 4mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 4 replaced it

How it ranks

The Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 3 trails most trail shoes in our data. Looks and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Cushioning scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 8 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the Kiger product line.

Bottom-tier

Overall

Bottom-tier 59

Appearance

Good 85

Value

Decent 78

Comfort

Decent 72

Durability

Decent 71

Cushioning

Below average 66

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

84 Moderate

Moderate 84

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.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“Within the first 100km, the medial outer sole hard rubber tore off.”

3/5 Full review 30 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 2

“Is slippery on wet pavement.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

“Wear on outsole (good for only 400 miles).”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 1

“I like the midsole balance of cushion and support for some mix of trails and roads.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw came from the New Balance Fresh Foam 980

“What I like most is the softness, compared with other trail shoes.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 1

“Tread is great and easily works over technical terrain.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

“Otherwise they are very comfortable, with a big toebox, good grip.”

3/5 Full review 30 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 2

“The burrito tongue thing actually works really well.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw came from the New Balance Fresh Foam 980

“Trail shoe that feels light and fast.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

“The last two versions of the Terra Kiger had a much stiffer sole than the original.”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 2

“I love the room in the forefoot for this shoe.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw came from the New Balance Fresh Foam 980

“Outsole breaks (medial rubber breaks off).”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 1

“Durability though is quite good in my opinion.”

5/5 Full review 45 mpw came from the New Balance Fresh Foam 980

Prefer this shoe over another

60% 6/10

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Comfort averages 4.6 out of 5 across eight reviews, and two praise the room in the forefoot.
Four reviewers say the tread grips well on technical trail.
Averaging 8.6 oz across the men's and women's builds with a 4mm drop, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for trail shoes for sale.

Cons

Two reviewers have the medial outsole rubber tear off, one of them inside 100km and on more than one pair.
Durability averages 3.9 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions, and one reviewer gets about 400 miles.
One reviewer prefers the more flexible sole of the original Kiger.

Zoom Terra Kiger 3 rates 59. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Kiger

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

63 2014 60 2014 59 2015 62 2017 73 2019 66 2021 78 2023 58 2025

Release year

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

Kiger 10

2025 · 0 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

30 Confidence
Kiger 9

2023 · 3 reviews

78 Decent

73 Confidence
Zoom Terra Kiger 7

2021 · 1 review

66 Below average

49 Confidence
Zoom Terra Kiger 5

2019 · 7 reviews

73 Decent

85 Confidence
Zoom Terra Kiger 4

2017 · 2 reviews

62 Below average

73 Confidence
Zoom Terra Kiger 3 This shoe

2015 · 8 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

84 Confidence
Zoom Terra Kiger 2

2014 · 4 reviews

60 Below average

83 Confidence
Zoom Terra Kiger 1

2014 · 7 reviews

63 Below average

76 Confidence

Runner Ratings

8 ratings

5/5 5

4/5 2

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.6 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 9.6 oz · Women's 7.6 oz
Release: 2015
MSRP: $125
Drop: 4mm

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Peregrine 6

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

Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 3 for ultra distance trail running

4/5

Overall

These are my second pair. They replaced my Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 2 because of outsole wear. Overall very happy with the shoe, it has worked well. What I like most is the softness, compared with other trail shoes. Positives: Price ($110), cushioning, grippy, weight (9 oz US9), low drop (4mm). Negatives: Wear on outsile (good for only 400 miles), outsole breaks (medial rubber breaks off), discontinued.

Chicken556 · Feb 13, 2018

40 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 1

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 1/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 5/5

Kiger 3 for ultra trail running

3/5

Overall

This is my second pair of Nike Zoom Terra Kiger shoes. They are good value, pricing well under the top of the range Salomons. Why I rate them low on durability is because within the first 100km, the medial outer sole hard rubber tore off. This happend to my previous pair, and a friends pair aswell. Otherwise they are very comfortable, with a big toebox, good grip. I will buy these shoes again, and just return on warranty after the rubber falls off.

Chicken556 · Feb 9, 2018

30 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 2

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 4/5

Stiffer sole is less comfortable

4/5

Overall

The last two versions of the Terra Kiger had a much stiffer sole that the original. I prefer the more nimble, flexible sole of the original, although this version was better than the 2.

Muddy girl · Feb 7, 2018

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 2

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

great shoe

5/5

Overall

Trail shoe that feels light and fast. Tread is great and easily works over technical terrain. Is slippery on wet pavement, but not meant for that sort of terrain. Great for fast running on trails.

Anonymous runner · Jan 8, 2018

30 mpw training for a half marathon