Nike Pegasus Premium vs Nike Pegasus Trail 5

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Pegasus Premium compared with Pegasus Trail 5

	NikePegasus Premium	NikePegasus Trail 5
Overview
Released
Released	January 2025	May 2024
Fit and feel
Made for
Made for	Road running	Trail running
Weight
Weight	325 g	300 g (better)
Heel height
Heel height	42.8 mm	34.6 mm
Forefoot height
Forefoot height	31 mm	25 mm
Drop
Drop	10 mm	9.5 mm
Carbon plate
Carbon plate	No	No
Waterproof
Waterproof	–	No
Midsole foam
Midsole foam	Full-length ZoomX foam on top of a sculpted, full-length Air Zoom unit, with ReactX foam underneath and in the heel	Heel-to-toe ReactX foam midsole
Upper
Upper	Circular knit and mono mesh engineered upper; dynamic midfoot system; reinforced lateral and medial forefoot	Single-layer engineered mesh with zones for breathability and abrasion resistance; dynamic midfoot wrap with Flywire; reflective details
Outsole
Outsole	Modified Waffle outsole with high-abrasion rubber and lugs scaled to high-wear zones	Nike Trail All-Terrain Compound (ATC) high-abrasion rubber
Fit
Fit	–	Fits small; Nike recommends ordering half a size up
Use
Best for
Best for	Everyday road running with maximum responsiveness	Trail running and hiking on less technical terrain, and road-to-trail runs
Measured figures
Measured figures	RunRepeat lab: 308 g, 42.8 mm heel, 31.0 mm forefoot, 11.8 mm drop (Nike gives 325 g for a men's UK 9 and a 10 mm drop)	RunRepeat lab: 286 g, 34.6 mm heel, 25.0 mm forefoot, 9.6 mm drop
Design
Colourways
Colourways	White/Midnight Navy/Green Spark, Black/Metallic Silver/Black, Photon Dust/Black/Metallic Silver and others	Midnight Navy/Dusty Cactus/Glacier Blue/Hyper Pink, Black/Volt Ice/Phantom and others; a Gore-Tex version is sold separately