Love this shoe!
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 23, 2019
50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
On Cloud X
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8 oz · 7mm drop · 32/25mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The On Cloud X Shift replaced it
How it ranks
The On Cloud X ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 5 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the Cloud X product line. Another 7 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Below average
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
43/100
What runners say
“Super light on the feet, and surprisingly lots of cushion.”
“Despite its light weight, it has a good level of firm cushioning and gives a good sense of ground contact.”
“Not at all clunky and hugs my foot perfectly.”
“After 300+ miles, held up okay though some deterioration of the upper heel cup.”
“If you like a firm cushioning, light weight, flexible package this is a shoe for you.”
“Excellent for tempo and interval work.”
Prefer this shoe over another
25% 1/4
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- At 8.0 oz it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and its five reviewers rate comfort 4.8 out of 5.
- One reviewer describes firm cushioning with a flexible feel and a good sense of ground contact.
- One reviewer wears it for recovery runs, tempo work, the track and marathons.
Cons
- One reviewer past 300 miles reports the heel cup of the upper deteriorating, and finds it less responsive than they would like.
- It lists at $160, above the $150 median for daily trainers on sale, and its five reviewers rate value 4 out of 5.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
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Each dot is one version of the Cloud X, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8 oz
- Release
- 2018 Q1
- MSRP
- $160
- Stack Height
- 32mm heel - 25mm toe
- Drop Height
- 7mm
Runner reviews
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 7, 2019
30 mpw training for a marathon came from the Reebok RealFlex Scream 2.0
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019
50 mpw training for ultramarathons
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
On Cloud X
3/5
Overall
G-bare · Jul 12, 2018
20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 1400 v5
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
Light versatile shoe
4/5
Overall
Ali121375 · Jan 2, 2018
30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Newton Fate 2
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Reviewers Also Ran In
- Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36 1 runner
- New Balance 1400 v5 1 runner