5/5
Overall
KipketerRudisha · Apr 26, 2016
30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 21
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 3
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
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
84 Moderate
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.”
“Is slippery on wet pavement.”
“Wear on outsole (good for only 400 miles).”
“I like the midsole balance of cushion and support for some mix of trails and roads.”
“What I like most is the softness, compared with other trail shoes.”
“Tread is great and easily works over technical terrain.”
“Otherwise they are very comfortable, with a big toebox, good grip.”
“The burrito tongue thing actually works really well.”
“Trail shoe that feels light and fast.”
“The last two versions of the Terra Kiger had a much stiffer sole than the original.”
“I love the room in the forefoot for this shoe.”
“Outsole breaks (medial rubber breaks off).”
“Durability though is quite good in my opinion.”
Prefer this shoe over another
60% 6/10
Where to buy
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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.
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 Kiger
Each dot is one version of the Kiger, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2025 · 0 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
30 Confidence
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2023 · 3 reviews
78 Decent
73 Confidence
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2021 · 1 review
66 Below average
49 Confidence
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2019 · 7 reviews
73 Decent
85 Confidence
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2017 · 2 reviews
62 Below average
73 Confidence
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Zoom Terra Kiger 3 This shoe
2015 · 8 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
84 Confidence
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2014 · 4 reviews
60 Below average
83 Confidence
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2014 · 7 reviews
63 Below average
76 Confidence
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
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 20, 2015
45 mpw came from the New Balance Fresh Foam 980
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 3 In Context
More on the Nike Kiger
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- Nike Kiger 9
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- Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 6
- Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 5
- Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 4 next version
- Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 1 previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Nike Zoom Terra Kiger 2 2 runners
- New Balance Fresh Foam 980 1 runner
- ASICS GEL-Kayano 21 1 runner