Runometry Index
59/100
- Lightness254 g
- +31.7 pts
- Lugs5 mm
- +12.5 pts
- Cushioning28.5 mm
- +9.1 pts
- FoamEVA
- +6.0 pts
HOKA Zinal 3
Multicolour
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 254 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- Very lightLighter than 86% of them
- Heel stack
- 31 mm
- LowLower than 57% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 26 mm
- AverageLower than 57% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- Super-Critically Foamed EVA (SCF)
- Foam material
- EVA
- Plate
- None
- Upper
- Lightweight Leno Weave
- Outsole
- HOKA proprietary sticky rubber
- Lug depth
- 5 mm
- Trail use stated by the brand
- Technical terrain, short races
Who and what for
- Use
- Trail running
- Category
- Trail running shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the HOKA Zinal 2
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- Zinal 3 (2026) · This version
- 254 g
- Zinal 2 (2023)
- 227 g men’s EU 42
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- Zinal 3 (2026) · This version
- 5 mm
- Zinal 2 (2023)
- 5 mm
- Change
- Unchanged
Heel stack
- Zinal 3 (2026) · This version
- 31 mm
- Zinal 2 (2023)
- 30 mm
- Change
- +1 mm
Forefoot stack
- Zinal 3 (2026) · This version
- 26 mm
- Zinal 2 (2023)
- 25 mm
- Change
- +1 mm
Midsole foam
- Zinal 3 (2026) · This version
- Super-Critically Foamed EVA (SCF)
- Zinal 2 (2023)
- EVA
- Change
- New
Catalogue price
- Zinal 3 (2026) · This version
- USD 150
- Zinal 2 (2023)
- USD 160
- Change
- −USD 10
| Criterion | Zinal 3 (2026)This version | Zinal 2 (2023) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 254 g | 227 g men’s EU 42 | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 5 mm | 5 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 31 mm | 30 mm | +1 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 26 mm | 25 mm | +1 mm |
| Midsole foam | Super-Critically Foamed EVA (SCF) | EVA | New |
| Catalogue price | USD 150 | USD 160 | −USD 10 |
Model history
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