Runometry Index
73/100
No. 17 of 87
Value for money: Very good
- Cushioning31 mm
- +34.2 pts
- Lightness240 g
- +38.4 pts
- Foam
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 240 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- Very lightLighter than 86% of them
- Heel stack
- 35 mm
- AverageTypical
- Forefoot stack
- 27 mm
- AverageTypical
Construction
- Midsole foam
- NITROFOAM
- Outsole
- PUMAGRIP
Who and what for
- Category
- Daily trainers
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Puma Velocity NITRO 4
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Velocity NITRO 5 (2026)This version | Velocity NITRO 4 (2025) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 240 g | 268 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 8 mm | 10 mm | −2 mm |
| Heel stack | 35 mm | 36 mm | −1 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 27 mm | 26 mm | +1 mm |
| Midsole foam | NITROFOAM | NITROFOAM | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 140 | USD 140 | Unchanged |
| Runometry Index | 73/100 | 59/100 | +14 pts |
Model history
2026 This version
Puma
Velocity NITRO 5
- Weight 240 g
- Drop 8 mm
- 4 colours
2026
- Weight 240 g
- Drop 8 mm
2025
Puma
Velocity NITRO 4
- Weight 268 g
- Drop 10 mm
- 3 colours
2025
- Weight 250 g
- Drop 10 mm
2024
Puma
Velocity NITRO 3
- Weight 264 g
- Drop 10 mm
2022
Puma
Velocity NITRO 2
- Weight 257 g
- Drop 10 mm
2021
Puma
Velocity NITRO
- Weight 257 g
- Drop 8 mm
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