Runometry Index
55/100
No. 21 of 31
Value for money: Below average
- Lightness265 g
- +6.9 pts
- Cushioning33 mm
- +17.7 pts
- FoamPEBA
- +30.0 pts
Nike Pegasus Plus 2 Purple
Purple
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 265 g
- Reference size: men’s US 10
- Very heavyHeavier than 80% of them
- Heel stack
- 38 mm
- AverageHigher than 57% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 28 mm
- LowLower than 60% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- ZoomX,exposed curved forefoot Air Zoom
- Foam material
- PEBA
- Plate
- None
- Outsole
- Waffle rubber with flex grooves
Who and what for
- Use
- Tempo runs,Daily training
- Category
- Tempo & uptempo shoes
- Versions
- Men's
What’s new since the Nike Pegasus Plus
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Pegasus Plus 2 (2026)This version | Pegasus Plus (2024) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 265 g men’s US 10 | 245 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 10 mm | 10 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 38 mm | 34 mm | +4 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 28 mm | 24 mm | +4 mm |
| Midsole foam | ZoomX / exposed curved forefoot Air Zoom | ZoomX | New |
| Plate | None | None | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 170 | USD 190 | −USD 20 |
| Runometry Index | 55/100 | 58/100 | −3 pts |
Model history
2026 This version
Nike
Pegasus Plus 2
- Weight 265 g
- Drop 10 mm
- 5 colours
2024
Nike
Pegasus Plus
- Weight 245 g
- Drop 10 mm
- 5 colours
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