Runometry Index
64/100
No. 30 of 55
Value for money: Average
- Lightness190 g
- +21.4 pts
- Cushioning32 mm
- +7.4 pts
- FoamPEBA
- +25.0 pts
- Road-legal≤ 40 mm
- +10.0 pts
Nike Vaporfly 4 Green
Green
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Drop
- 6 mm
- AverageTypical
- Heel stack
- 35 mm
- Very lowLower than 83% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 29 mm
- Very lowLower than 83% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- ZoomX
- Foam material
- PEBA
- Outsole
- blown rubber
Who and what for
- Use
- Marathon
- Category
- Racing shoes
- Versions
- Men's
What’s new since the Nike Vaporfly 3
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Vaporfly 4 (2025)This version | Vaporfly 3 (2023) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 190 g men’s US 10 | 200 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 6 mm | 8 mm | −2 mm |
| Heel stack | 35 mm | 40 mm | −5 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 29 mm | 32 mm | −3 mm |
| Midsole foam | ZoomX | ZoomX | Unchanged |
| Plate | Carbon | Carbon | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 260 | USD 260 | Unchanged |
| Runometry Index | 64/100 | 72/100 | −8 pts |
Model history
2025 This version
Nike
Vaporfly 4
- Weight 190 g
- Drop 6 mm
- 3 colours
2023
Nike
Vaporfly 3
- Weight 200 g
- Drop 8 mm
- Unisex
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