NIKE Women's Vista Lite Walking Shoe

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Nike designed the Invincible 3 as a max-cushion shoe that can keep your feet and legs happy on long-distance runs. The wide-open mesh design of the Flyknit upper promotes great breathability, but be warned: The Flyknit weave does not stretch, so be careful how tightly you tie your laces. The Vaporfly totally upended the basic tenets of that design with its tall stack height and hefty layer of light-but-bouncy foam cushioning.

While it isn’t quite as minimalist as an old-school racing flat, it’s Nike’s lightest racing shoe, and it’s designed to propel you through shorter races up to a 10K.

While it’s certainly not the lightest trail shoe on the market, it’s a solid all-around performer for everyday trail running. While premium racing models like the Vaporfly grace the feet of elite marathoners, the trusty Pegasus is the running shoe for the rest of us—and it might be Nike’s most beloved running model.

In recent years, running shoe brands have moved toward a more “hands-off” approach to support shoes. Kipchoge used his Alphaflys to set the current official marathon record—2:01:09—in 2022, and he also wore them while winning his second Olympic marathon gold medal. Rather than putting firm medial posts or plates in the midsole to counter overpronation, modern support shoes opt for less-intrusive ways to build in support, like adding a wider sole or raised footbed edges on the medial side of the shoe.The midsole features a three-quarter-length Zoom Air unit for responsiveness, and Cushlon foam for shock absorption—the same material was used in older versions of the Pegasus. The Alphafly is the pinnacle of the Nike running shoe lineup, and occupies a vaunted place in the running world. In contrast to the ultra-thin uppers found on the Vaporfly and Alphafly, it features a durable double-layer mesh upper, which makes it more suitable for grinding through a training schedule.