Reader review
5/5
Overall
Per-Christian · Jun 11, 2026
140 mpw avg pace 4:45 100 miles in this shoe training for a marathon would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 3
Racing · Neutral · Road · Medium
How it ranks
The PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 ranks above most racing shoes in our data. Looks and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Fast-R Nitro Elite product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
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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
23/100
Where to buy
White / Chambray Blue (and 4 others)
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Buy at Running Warehouse for $300
BuyPros
- One reviewer describes a poppy, aggressive ride built for fast running.
- One of four reviewers calls it the best racing shoe since the Vaporfly.
Cons
- Durability draws 2.3 out of 5 in the four reviews so far, the lowest mark of any dimension.
- Comfort rates 3.3 out of 5 across the same four reviewers.
- One reviewer says it does not suit slow runners or heel strikers.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite
Each dot is one version of the Fast-R Nitro Elite, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 This shoe
2025 · 4 reviews
82 Good
23 Confidence
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2024 · 0 reviews
83 Good
16 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2025 Q2
- Widths
- Medium
Available sizes
Men's sizes
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 13
Women's sizes
6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10
Runner reviews
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Where It Ranks
More on the PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite
- PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 2 previous version