Nike | Men's Vaporfly 4 Road Racing Shoes - Bright Crimson

Advice for Road Runners: The Nike Men's Vaporfly 4 Road Racing Shoes are Nike's most versatile race-day shoes. This carbon-fibre plated super-shoe is designed for races from the 5K distance all the way to the marathon.

Underfoot Feel

The Nike Vaporfly 4 Running Shoes should feel incredibly light and responsive underfoot.

The full-length carbon-fibre Flyplate has a higher angle. This works alongside a lower heel-to-drop to deliver a more propulsive ride.

Even though the ZoomX midsole still offers lots of protection, a slight midsole reduction improves the responsiveness of the super-foam. 

The adjusted midsole shaping serves two purposes. Firstly, it helps bring the weight down. It also helps improve the inherent stability of the midsole.

Finally, a thinner outsole rubber delivers an even lighter underfoot feel.

Upper Fit

In line with the midsole, the upper of the Nike Vaporfly 4 Road Racing Shoes is also lighter.

The engineered mesh helps reduce the weight and should deliver a more consistent fit. Weight has also been saved by reducing the size of the heel and tongue.

Ideal Run Type

The Nike Men's Vaporfly 4 Road Racing Shoes should help you the most on race day. As the Vaporfly 4 are so light, this model should perform very well for shorter-distance events, such as 5K and 10K. At the same time, the highly-propulsive midsole also delivers incredible performance for long-distance events, such as the marathon. 

Overall, if you're looking for carbon-fibre plated running shoes that perform over a range of distances, the Nike Vaporfly 4 Running Shoes are likely to be one of the best options.

Technical Features

• Approximate weight: 190 grams (based on a men's U.K. size 9)
• Drop: 6 mm
• Colour shown: Bright Crimson/Lime Blast-Mint Foam

Sizing Advice

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.