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The Zoom Fly 4 is a maximalist trainer and is almost at the 40 mm stack height limit for World Athletics races so although the shoe rides firm, it’s still very well cushioned and can easily handle full marathon distances. This makes the ride feel less lively in the Zoom Fly and also makes it not as comfortable for long distance runs. The React foam that the Zoom Fly 4’s midsole is made of is firmer and denser than the super soft, super bouncy midsole of the Vaporfly Next% 2 which is ZoomX foam. That’s what makes them feel so fast, however the tipping sensation in the Zoom Fly 4 is muted compared to the Vaporfly Next% 2 because of the different midsole foams used. When you transition from the midfoot to the forefoot, it feels as if you’re stepping off the edge of a ledge. While other carbon-plated shoes utilise a rocker to propel you forward, the Vaporfly Next% 2 and the Zoom Fly 4 have a unique forefoot which is angled upwards and not rounded. The Zoom Fly 4 is a good training companion to the Vaporfly Next% 2 because they both have the signature forward-tipping sensation when running in them. The Zoom Fly 4 weighs 0.7 oz (20 g) more than the Zoom Fly 3, it still measures 39 mm in the heel, 31 mm in the forefoot and costs $160 which is a great price for a full-length, carbon plated trainer. Nike should plan the launches of their popular shoes’ major and minor releases more carefully because 2021 feels like a year in which Nike isn’t even trying to excite us. The Zoom Fly 4 has been 2 years in the making and surprisingly, it maintains the same midsole-outsole as the Zoom Fly 3 and it only receives a new upper.Ģ021 really is the year of the upper for Nike with the Pegasus, Vomero, Structure, Miler, Vaporfly Next% and Infinity Run also only receiving just an upper change. A more fitting name for it would have been the “React Fly” or the “React Vaporfly”. The name “Zoom Fly” also isn’t a great name for it and it’s misleading because it has neither Zoom Air nor ZoomX in its midsole. To me, all the previous versions of the Zoom Fly have been poor training counterparts to the Vaporflys. I’ve found the Zoom Fly midsoles to feel underwhelming underfoot and their uppers uncomfortable.

Up to now, I’ve never been a big fan of the Zoom Fly series. The original Zoom Fly was way ahead of its time and was a trendsetter. Since then, other training companions like the Endorphin Speed, FuelCell TC, Tempo Next%, Deviate Nitro and the Boston 10 have also joined this relatively new category. Back in 2017, when the original Zoom Fly was launched, it was the very first training companion and it was designed to be a more durable, cheaper version of the revolutionary Vaporfly 4% racer.

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