The fastest, but not the most durable spike
Sum dude · Sep 11, 2025
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Nike
ZoomX Dragonfly Spikes
Nike's flagship distance spike, this racer is built on the same ZoomX foam as the Vaporfly and Alphafly supershoes.
Racing
· Neutral
· Road
Exceptional (99/100)
- Weight
- 4.7 oz
- Release
- 2023 Q2
- MSRP
- $150
Exceptional (99/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 4.7 oz
- Release
- 2023 Q2
- MSRP
- $150
Ratings & Reviews
Exceptional (99/100)
Better than about >99% of shoes
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates better than more than 99% of shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Overall
Exceptional (99/100)
Overall ranking
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Exceptional (99/100)
Rank
Ranks above >99% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Appearance
Exceptional (99/100)
Appearance ranking
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Exceptional (99/100)
Rank
Ranks above >99% of shoes
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Value
Exceptional (99/100)
Value ranking
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Exceptional (99/100)
Rank
Ranks above >99% of shoes
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Comfort
Excellent (94/100)
Comfort ranking
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Excellent (94/100)
Rank
Ranks above 93% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Cushioning
Excellent (92/100)
Cushioning ranking
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Excellent (92/100)
Rank
Ranks above 91% of shoes
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Durability
Above average (90/100)
Durability ranking
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Above average (90/100)
Rank
Ranks above 87% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.
56%
10/18
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Better than >99% of 2,526 running shoes ranked.
Exceptional (99/100)
Supershoes
Better than 96% of 89 supershoes ranked.
96%
Nike
Better than 99% of 418 Nike shoes ranked.
99%
Pros & Cons
Pros
- A majority of reviewers like this shoe more than their last shoe.
Compared to other shoes
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Shoe properties
Type
Supershoe
Running shoe
Supershoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
4.7 oz M
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Stack
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Drop
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7mm
Release
2023 Q2
2025
Newest
2024 Q2
MSRP
$150
Lower MSRP
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$200
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Excellent (93%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Comfort
Excellent (93%)
Average (60%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Excellent (91%)
Above average (68%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Very good (88%)
Excellent (93%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best durability
Appearance
Exceptional (>99%)
Best appearance
Excellent (97%)
Excellent (96%)
Value
Exceptional (>99%)
Best value
Very good (89%)
Very good (86%)
Where to buy
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Reader Ratings
32 reader ratings
Showing 1–5 of 13 written reviews
Best spikes on the market when I had bought them
Blank1277 · Oct 30, 2024
5/5
Overall
Sleek, lightweight, comfortable, and good footing
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
goated
Anonymous runner · Jan 29, 2024
5/5
Overall
foam kinda wears out a bit, so don't train in unless training on grass, apart from that there goated for 800-5000( nike say 10,000 but i havent done a 10,000 in them yet)
there really good for xc as well.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Best spikes
Anonymous runner · Dec 7, 2023
5/5
Overall
I love these, best spikes for cross and track.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Dec 4, 2023
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5