The Nike ZoomX Dragonfly is the footwear of choice among many of the top distance runners – so what makes it so good? By Rick Pearson Published: 22 August 2023. BSR Agency // Getty Images.

The sneakers' foam padding is “bullshit,” according to Karsten Warholm, whose rival Rai Benjamin wore the ZoomX Dragonfly in their Olympic 400m hurdle race.

Now Nike is giving the Vaporfly a revamp. This comes in the form of the ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 3—we’ll call it the Vaporfly 3, for ease. The pricey $250 (£235) shoes have a new, more sculpted ...

The Ugandan broke the 10,000m world record this week wearing the new Nike ZoomX Dragonfly spikes. Jack Rathborn. Assistant Sports Editor. Friday 09 October 2020 12:15 BST. Comments.

Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 2 review: Performance. As mentioned above, this shoe lives up to the hype — it’s fast, it’s bouncy and there’s a reason why most of the elite runners at the front ...

Nike has been outfitting Team USA track and field athletes with running sneakers since the 1972 Olympic trials. By. ... the Air Zoom Vaporfly Next% 2 and the racing spike ZoomX Dragonfly, ...

Compared to the ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT%, another hugely popular model of Nike racing shoes, the Alphafly has more foam and provides additional impact protection and cushion, according to Nike.

Nike will surely use ZoomX in plenty more sneakers to come, but the VaporFly 4% is the only model that currently uses it. The shoe does feel good, though, and the heel specifically sort of springs ...

The RW Takeaway: With more foam, more traction, and a more comfortable upper, the new Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% is a better Vaporfly. The new shoe feels bouncier because there’s 15 percent more ...

Compared to the ZoomX Vaporfly NEXT%, another hugely popular model of Nike racing shoes, the Alphafly has more foam and provides additional impact protection and cushion, according to Nike.