Advice for Road Runners: This colourway of Nike Men's Vaporfly 3 Road Racing Shoes is part of Nike's Ekiden Pack. The Ekiden Pack's inspiration is the long-distance relay runs that take place in Japan. Look fast and feel fast in this bright edition of the Nike Vaporfly 3.

Underfoot Feel

Two key technologies are responsible for the majority of the propulsive feeling provided by the Vaporfly 3: ZoomX foam and a carbon fibre plate.

ZoomX foam is lightweight and returns a lot of energy. The carbon fibre plate is a full-length plate that provides the midsole with a lot of stiffness. When you have built up pace in the Vaporfly 3, maintaining it feels more achievable. 

In reality, you may run considerable distances in the Vaporfly 3. You should notice that the midsole bulges out at the heel. This is to help with stability. A very useful feature towards the end of long runs.

The updated Waffle outsole pattern helps to provide traction in both wet and dry road conditions.

Upper Fit

The Vaporfly 3's upper is predominantly made using Flyknit yarns. The upper's material feels incredibly light and breathable next to your feet; however, it is very supportive too.

Ideal Run Type

The Nike Men's Vaporfly 3 Road Racing Shoes are best for racing distances from the 10K to the marathon. They are great for faster training sessions too. However, for maximum benefit, we recommend keeping these for race day. It would still be sensible to do a few training runs in the shoes so that your feet are used to them by the time you take the start line in a race.

Shoe size is a personal preference and everyone's feet are different, but we want to ensure you avoid any pain or discomfort from bruised toenails, rubbing, blistering or pins and needles.

Your running shoes should have enough width to allow you to spread your toes and should have some space at the front (we recommend having a half to one thumb's width of space from the end of your longest toe to the front of your running shoes).

This usually means that your running shoe will be at least a half size bigger than your regular shoe size though this can vary from brand to brand.

Technical Features

• Approximate weight: 200 grams (based on a men's US size 10)
• Drop: 8 mm