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Nike Vaporfly 4 · Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
Nike · Vaporfly
Vaporfly 4
The Vaporfly 4 is Nike's lighter all-round carbon-plated racing shoe, suited to races from 5K to the marathon.
- Made for
- Racing
- Weight
- 190 g
- Heel height
- 34.1 mm
- Drop
- 6 mm
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree it is lighter, snappier and better suited to 5K to half-marathon racing than the Vaporfly 3, with a better-fitting upper and tongue. The criticisms are that it is a refinement rather than a leap in speed, a snug, low-volume fit with some heel slippage, and early outsole wear noted by Doctors of Running; one Believe in the Run tester disliked the upper fit.
From runrepeat.com, doctorsofrunning.com and believeintherun.com
Specifications
Report a wrong or missing specFit and feel
- Made for
- Racing
- Weight
- 190 g
- Heel height
- 34.1 mm
- Forefoot height
- 25.5 mm
- Drop
- 6 mm
- Carbon plate
- Yes
- Midsole foam
- Full-length ZoomX foam midsole, with foam removed where it isn't needed to save weight
- Plate
- Full-length, curved carbon-fibre Flyplate at a higher angle than the Vaporfly 3
- Upper
- Engineered mesh; smaller heel and tongue; centred lace system with slightly elastic laces
- Outsole
- Thinner blown rubber outsole than the Vaporfly 3
Use
- Best for
- Racing from 5K and 10K to the marathon
- Measured figures
- RunRepeat lab: 166 g, 34.1 mm heel, 25.5 mm forefoot, 8.6 mm drop
Design
- Colourways
- Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian, Barely Green/Volt Tint/Sapphire/Black Spruce and others
Pros and cons
Pros
- Lightest Vaporfly so far; Nike says roughly 10% lighter than the Vaporfly 3, about 190 g for a men's size 9
- Full-length carbon-fibre Flyplate at a higher angle than the Vaporfly 3
- Lower 6 mm drop than the Vaporfly 3
Cons
- Expensive for a shoe built mainly for racing
- RunRepeat measured an 8.6 mm drop, steeper than the 6 mm Nike states
Closest rivals
Model | Made for | Weight | Heel height | Drop | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing | 200 g | 39 mm | 6 mm | Jan 2025 | |
| Racing | 159 g | 40 mm | 5 mm | May 2025 | |
| Racing | 208 g | – | 8 mm | Sept 2026 |
Sources
- nike.com/gb/t/vaporfly-4-mens-road-racing-shoes-DeKC4kdI/IM8203-001
- about.nike.com/en/newsroom/releases/vaporfly-4-streakfly-2-official-images
- runrepeat.com/nike-vaporfly-4
Photo: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian finish, outsole view, portrait supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian finish, medial side view, portrait supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian finish, pair viewed from above, portrait supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian finish, pair viewed from three-quarter angle, portrait supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian finish, pair rear view, portrait supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian finish, laces and upper close-up, square supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian finish, laces and upper close-up, portrait supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian finish, heel and midsole close-up, square supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — Spruce Aura/Grey Fog/Ice Peach/Dark Obsidian finish, heel and midsole close-up, portrait supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — alternate finish, laces and upper close-up, portrait supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — alternate finish, heel and midsole close-up, portrait supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 — alternate finish, outsole view, portrait supplied framing: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 in red and lime, side view on the supplied coloured backdrop: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved. Press-pack member: 001_nike-vaporfly-4/003_nike-zoomx-vaporfly-next-4-1.jpeg.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 red and lime upper detail on the supplied coloured backdrop: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved. Press-pack member: 001_nike-vaporfly-4/004_zoomx-vaporfly-next-4-2.jpeg.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 outsole and midfoot detail showing FLYPLATE on the supplied coloured backdrop: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved. Press-pack member: 001_nike-vaporfly-4/005_zoomx-vaporfly-next-4-3.jpeg.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 forefoot outsole detail on the supplied coloured backdrop: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved. Press-pack member: 001_nike-vaporfly-4/006_zoomx-vaporfly-next-4-4.jpeg.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 red and lime pair, angled view on the supplied black backdrop: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved. Press-pack member: 001_nike-vaporfly-4/007_zoomx-vaporfly-next-4-5.jpg.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 red and lime pair, top view on the supplied black backdrop: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved. Press-pack member: 001_nike-vaporfly-4/008_zoomx-vaporfly-next-4-6.jpg.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 in the pictured white Prototype configuration, pair angled view on the supplied black backdrop: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved. Press-pack member: 001_nike-vaporfly-4/009_nike-zoomx-vaporfly-next-4-7.jpg.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 in the pictured white Prototype configuration, pair top view with VAPORFLY 4_PROTO labels: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved. Press-pack member: 001_nike-vaporfly-4/010_nike-zoomx-vaporfly-next-4-8.jpg.
- Nike Vaporfly 4 in the pictured white Prototype configuration, side view on the supplied black backdrop: Official Nike product photograph; complete supplied canvas, background and native alpha preserved. Press-pack member: 001_nike-vaporfly-4/011_nike-zoomx-vaporfly-next-4-9.jpg.
