NIKE PEGASUS PLUS 2 PAIRS VISIBLE AIR ZOOM WITH ZOOMX

Nike Pegasus Plus 2 puts a curved Air Zoom unit in a visible window under ZoomX foam, and Nike says it returns at least 18 percent more energy than the first Pegasus Plus. The brand sells it under the line "Every. Day. Speed." and describes it as lighter than the shoe it replaces, a claim the published spec sheets do not clearly back. It is a tempo oriented daily trainer with no carbon plate, and retail listings for its colorways run from $160 to $180.

38 mm Heel, 28 mm Forefoot, 10 mm Drop

The Pegasus Plus 2 stands 38 mm at the heel and 28 mm at the forefoot, which makes a 10 mm drop, the same drop the first Pegasus Plus carried. The midsole is ZoomX foam with an Air Zoom unit visible in the sole, and Man of Many notes there is no carbon plate in it, so the energy return Nike cites comes from the foam and the air unit.

Marathon Sports lists the changes from the first shoe as the Air Zoom unit, a new forefoot shape and an upgraded outsole. Yanko Design, which reported the shoe on August 21, 2026, names a MD10 2.0 last and calls it a tempo trainer. Nike's Deepa Ramprasad, senior director of running footwear, said the aim was speed without compromise and that the team spent years refining each ingredient of the system, according to a German language interview on marathons.com, translated here.

The 18 percent figure is a Nike claim measured against the first Pegasus Plus, and it is a floor, not an average: Nike says "at least" 18 percent. None of the reviews found measured it independently.

Less Weight Is a Claim the Spec Sheets Do Not Settle

Nike markets the Pegasus Plus 2 as lighter, but the weights published for it disagree with each other. One listing gives 226 grams for a women's size 8 and 270 grams for a men's size 10, while another gives about 245 grams for a men's size 10. The first Pegasus Plus was listed at 245 grams in a men's size 10, so the best case is parity and the worst case is 25 grams heavier.

For scale, Nike's Alphafly 4 racing shoe weighs 208 grams in a men's size 10, which puts the daily trainer between 37 and 62 grams above Nike's racer depending on which listing is right.

The testers noticed. The RoadTrailRun multi tester review, published on September 3, 2026, calls the shoe somewhat heavy for a tempo shoe and flags the 10 mm drop as a possible downside for midfoot strikers. That is a different reading from Nike's, and it comes from a multi tester review rather than a single runner.

The difference matters for who buys it. A daily trainer at 270 grams sits in a different lane from one at 245 grams, and the Pegasus Plus 2 is aimed at people who run most of their miles in one pair.

Testers Found More Toe Room and a Slappy Landing

Marathon Sports found considerably more wiggle room and volume in the toe box, which fits the new forefoot shape on its list of changes. PR Run and Walk says the shoe feels quicker off the front of the foot without losing the plush, all day comfort of the original.

Meta Endurance, in a review dated September 29, 2026, flags a slappy landing that may put some runners off.

Taken together the reviews describe a shoe with more room and more snap up front, and a heavier build and rougher landing than the marketing suggests.

Five Colorways, Four Release Dates

The shoe reached retail in stages. Yanko Design reported a start of August 30 at $165, House of Heat listed Flash Crimson on August 31 at $180, and Highsnobiety said the same Flash Crimson colorway, a bright red upper with black, white and metallic silver details, would be available September 3 at $170. In Europe, Sneakerjagers lists a September 17 release for €169.99.

Sneaker News reported a women's White and Volt pair for fall and winter 2026 at $170, and Sneaker Bar Detroit reported a Silver Lilac, Particle Rose and Sail pair at roughly $160 to $165. Sole Retriever lists White and Grey Fog and Midnight Navy and Grey Mist, both at $170. That is five colorways, with prices spread across $160 to $180 depending on the outlet.

It Sits Below the Alphafly 4 in Nike's Fall Running Line

The Pegasus Plus 2 is the everyday end of a fall running lineup that has a racing end too. Nike launched the Alphafly 4 in limited release on September 17, 2026, at 208 grams in a men's size 10 with new ZoomX LT foam, with a wider rollout set for October 29. Nike had already put its Aero-FIT cooling fabric on a running line that launched July 26.

That makes three Nike running launches since July 26, from cooling apparel to a daily trainer to a racing shoe, with the Alphafly 4's wider rollout still to come on October 29.