Runometry Index
63/100
No. 8 of 31
Value for money: Excellent
- Lightness253 g
- +40.0 pts
- Cushioning29.3 mm
- +13.0 pts
- FoamEVA
- +10.0 pts
HOKA Zinal 3 Green
Green
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 253 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- LightLighter than 77% of them
- Heel stack
- 31.8 mm
- AverageHigher than 53% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 26.8 mm
- AverageLower than 55% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- SCF EVA
- Foam material
- EVA
- Plate
- None
- Outsole
- sticky rubber
- 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.
| Criterion | Zinal 3 (2026)This version | Zinal 2 (2023) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 253 g | 227 g men’s EU 42 | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 5 mm | 5 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 31.8 mm | 30 mm | +1.8 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 26.8 mm | 25 mm | +1.8 mm |
| Midsole foam | SCF EVA | EVA | New |
| Catalogue price | USD 150 | USD 160 | −USD 10 |
Model history
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