Nike manufactures some of the best running shoes on the market, and its new Vaporfly 4 and Streakfly 2 shoes promise extreme response and lighting speed over short distances.

Nike has unveiled the Vaporfly 4 carbon plate racing shoe and it’s the lightest version of the Vaporfly yet, partly thanks to having a shorter stack height than the Vaporfly 3.

Different from previous iterations, the Vaporfly 3 features a modified thin rubber outsole to reduce outsole weight and thickness, allowing for extra millimeters of ZoomX foam underfoot. Yet even with all of this added foam,

Nike continues to push the limits of running performance with the launch of the Vaporfly 4 and Streakfly 2, two cutting-edge additions to its elite racing lineup. Designed for both long- and short-distance runners, these models refine Nike’s signature ZoomX foam and carbon fiber Flyplate technology, maximizing energy return and propulsion.

Nike continues to redefine the future of running innovation with the launch of the Vaporfly 4 and Streakfly 2, two groundbreaking racing shoes engineered to help runners achieve peak performance.

EST February 26, 2025 Nike has officially revealed the Vaporfly 4, which comes in 10 percent lighter than the Vaporfly 3 and 20 grams lighter than the first Vaporfly, which started the super shoe era in 2017.

Nike has unveiled two new silhouettes to its revamped performance running range with the introduction of the Vaporfly 4 and the Streakfly 2. The Swoosh confirmed that the latest Vaporfly shoe is the lightest model in the franchise's history,