Our verdict
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Pros
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Cons
- Chunky and clunky
- Slower than other Zoom Flies
- Stiff ride
Audience verdict
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Comparison
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Audience score | 80 Good! | 85 Good! | 89 Great! | 82 Good! | |
Price | $160 | $180 | $160 | $180 | |
Pace | Daily runningSpeed training | Speed training | Speed training | CompetitionSpeed training | |
Arch-support | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | |
Weight lab Weight brand | 9.8 oz / 279g 10.1 wholesale nike victory af1s shoes black gold boots amazon | 9.8 silver nike victory air jordans 9.8 silver nike victory air jordans | 9.5 oz / 268g 9.5 oz / 269g | 8.4 nike victory lunarglide for high arch black and women free 8.5 nike victory freestyle kids boots shoes for women on sale | |
Lightweight | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Drop lab Drop brand | 7.5 mm 8.0 mm | 7.3 mm 6.0 mm | 10.1 mm 10.0 mm | 11.0 mm 5.0 mm | |
Strike pattern | Mid/forefoot | Mid/forefoot | Heel | Heel | |
Size | True to size | - | True to size | Slightly large | |
Midsole softness | Soft | Soft | Soft | Soft | |
Difference in midsole softness in cold | Normal | Normal | Normal | Small | |
Toebox durability | - | Bad | Decent | - | |
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Outsole durability | - | Decent | Decent | - | |
Breathability | Warm | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
Toebox width at the widest part | Medium | Medium | Medium | Narrow | |
Toebox width at the big toe | Narrow | Medium | Medium | Narrow | |
Stiffness | Stiff | Stiff | Stiff | Stiff | |
Difference in stiffness in cold | Small | Normal | Big | Small | |
Torsional rigidity | Stiff | Stiff | Stiff | Stiff | |
Heel counter stiffness | Moderate | Moderate | Flexible | Flexible | |
Plate | Carbon plate | Carbon plate | Carbon plate | Carbon plate | |
Rocker | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Heel lab Heel brand | 36.9 mm 41.0 mm | 36.8 mm 41.0 mm | 37.4 mm 39.0 mm | 35.0 mm 32.0 mm | |
Forefoot lab Forefoot brand | 29.4 mm 33.0 mm | 29.5 mm 35.0 mm | 27.3 mm 29.0 mm | 24.0 mm 27.0 mm | |
Widths available | Normal | NormalWide | NormalWide | Normal | |
Orthotic-friendly | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Season | All seasons | All seasons | All seasons | All seasons | |
Removable-insole | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Ranking | #248 Bottom 11% | #179 Bottom 36% | #64 Top 23% | #212 Bottom 24% | |
Popularity | #36 Top 13% | #174 Bottom 37% | #54 Top 20% | #85 Top 31% |
Who should buy
We think that this nike victory shoe is most suitable for steady efforts and medium to long-distance runs. This is all thanks to its smooth and rockered ride.
Who should NOT buy
The nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store also has its downsides, and one thing that sticks out is its slightly heavier weight. On top of this, it's not the tempo trainer nike victory says it is. This said you're better off with the newer nike victory Streakfly.
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Cushioning
Heel stack
Here is the main reason why we prefer the nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store for relaxed and easy days - 37 mm of stack in the heel!
Not only is it 3.5 mm taller than average, but we also found it among the best vibration-dampening trainers on the market!
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 36.9 mm |
Average | 34.1 mm |
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The nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store is a high-stacked shoe in every way! Even in the forefoot, our calliper showed 29.4 mm which is 5 mm taller than average.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 29.4 mm |
Average | 25.4 mm |
Drop
The difference in stack heights gives us a heel-to-toe drop of 7.5 mm. That's a middle-ground drop that will perfectly work for the majority of runners.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 7.5 mm |
Average | 8.6 mm |
Midsole softness
After years of having a nike victory React foam in this tempo shoe series, nike victory finally introduced its cutting-edge ZoomX foam in the nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store! However, it was rather disappointing because the ZoomX doesn't go full length.
How does this translate on the run? Well, it doesn't feel very soft or spongy, and the ride is rather firm. That's a real bummer because the ZoomX portion of the midsole appears to be SO plush in our durometer measurement. At 11.0 HA, this foam is extremely soft (79% softer than average).
Most likely, this happens for three reasons:
- firstly, as you can see in the picture below, in the forefoot the plate gets much closer to the outsole, changing the feel in this area;
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- lastly, there's also a thinner layer of EVA foam (SR-02 type) just above the outsole, which is much firmer than the ZoomX.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 11.0 HA |
Average | 21.0 HA |
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What's more, even when the shoe is put into cold temperatures, its ZoomX foam retains its soft properties! We were shocked to see a durometer reading of 14.5 HA whereas most shoes firm up to 30 HA!
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nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 32% |
Average | 26% |
Insole thickness
The shoe's insole has a thickness of 3 mm. It is actually thinner than most shoes we tested (4.5 mm on average) but we didn't have any problems with that.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 3.0 mm |
Average | 4.5 mm |
Ride
We have come to the conclusion that the nike victory roshe one youth sneaker sandals line is no longer a tempo running shoe. With its maxed-out cushion, it feels pretty heavy and cruisy. And when it comes to energy return, the shoe is not giving much back!
Even the rockered geometry doesn't do much to make the shoe more propulsive. That's a real shame for the Zoom Fly collection.
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So where does it fit better? We believe that it now belongs to the daily trainers for long distances.
Size and fit
The Fly 5 uses a no-nonsense upper that just works! A real workhorse type of upper. We found it to be very comfortable and form-fitting. Once we laced it up, a solid foothold was guaranteed.
Size
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We measured the shoe at the widest part and the result was 95 mm, which is just a little bit narrower than the average.
What's more, the toebox narrows towards the toes more than other running shoes' toeboxes we measured. Overall, this is in line with Nike's trend to have narrower toe boxes in general.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 95.0 mm |
Average | 98.5 mm |
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Also, as often happens with Nike, the shoe's toebox has a notably tapered shape.
Our callipers returned a really narrow width measurement around the big toe - only 71.1 mm.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 71.1 mm |
Average | 78.3 mm |
Stability
Lateral stability test
With the help of a calliper, we measured the sole at the forefoot and found that it is 111.5 mm wide, very close to the average. It's also wider and more flared out than the previous version, which was 106.7 mm.
Torsional rigidity
We could feel how stiff the shoe was by merely twisting it in our hands. On a 1-5 scale where 5 is the stiffest, we gave its torsional rigidity a score of 4.
Having this bit of stiffness helps to prevent the ankles from rolling over the sole edges too easily.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 4 |
Average | 3.3 |
Heel counter stiffness
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Testing its stiffness in the nike victory nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store, we rated it as 3 out of 5 (5 being the stiffest). Stiffer heel counters are typically associated with a better foothold and a lower risk of ankle rolling. But on the downside, they can feel restricting to some runners. In that way, this nike victory shoe hits a sweet spot.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 3 |
Average | 2.9 |
Midsole width - forefoot
With the help of a calliper, we measured the sole at the forefoot and found that it is 111.5 mm wide, very close to the average. It's also wider and more flared out than the previous version, which was 106.7 mm.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 111.5 mm |
Average | 114.1 mm |
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At the heel, the shoe is almost 4 mm narrower than the average, yet it can still be considered mid-range.
Given that the sole is not very wide in the nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store, we can assume that the stability is provided mainly by the torsional rigidity of its platform.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 86.4 mm |
Average | 90.8 mm |
Flexibility
Stiffness
Most plated running shoes are stiff, and the nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store is no exception.
Measuring how much force it takes to bend the shoe to a 90-degree angle (71.0N), we found that it is a whopping 60% stiffer than the average road running shoe!
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 71.0N |
Average | 28.5N |
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The good news is that in cold temperatures it doesn't get much stiffer, only by 5.1%. On average, running shoes are 44% less flexible.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 5% |
Average | 34% |
Weight
The weight of the nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store's weight is a downer—quite literally. For what is supposed to be a fast shoe, this trainer is very heavy.
The rubber-covered outsole plus the very padded upper are not helping to shave off the weight!
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nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 9.84 oz (279g) |
Average | 9.38 oz (266g) |
Breathability
It was very unfortunate to find out about the shoe’s lack of ventilation. In our breathability test, it scored only 2 out of 5 (5 is the most breathable). It is clearly not the airiest shoe.
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To carry out this test, we use a smoke-pumping machine and cover up the shoe mouth entirely. This way, the smoke is only able to escape through the upper of the shoe.
As a further check on breathability, we also test how transparent the upper material is. As you can see in the video above, the nike victory Fly 5's upper material lets light through, confirming that the shoe, while not the best, has some degree of breathability.


nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 2 |
Average | 3.8 |
Durability
Outsole hardness
We don't expect much from the outsoles on speed trainers. This category of running shoes tends to sacrifice outsole durability for lighter weight and softer ride. And the nike victory mercurial viii kids shoes for sale no expectation.
Using a durometer to check the firmness of its rubber, we found that it is in fact 14% softer than the average. Unfortunately, softer outsoles tend to wear out quicker than hard ones.
But on the bright side, this nike victory shoe chose to cover a wider surface of the bottom for added protection in the high-wear areas. That looks promising to us!
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 70.3 HC |
Average | 80.0 HC |
Outsole thickness
The thickness of the outsole is another parameter that can tell whether it's durable or not. And this is where the nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store truly surprised us.
Our calliper showed 3.6 mm of rubber thickness! That's about 1-5-2 mm more than what's typical for a tempo shoe. From here on, we started to question whether this nike victory shoe is really a speed trainer or is it a daily workhorse after all?
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 3.6 mm |
Average | 3.2 mm |
Misc
Grip / Traction
The outsole's rubber coverage is generous, which makes it grippy on wet, dry, and gravelly surfaces.
Tongue padding
We immediately noticed the shoe's amazing step-in feel courtesy of the well-padded upper. Its tongue is also very generously padded, which helps to prevent lace pressure beautifully.
At 7.9 mm, the nike victory Fly 5 has a noticeably thick tongue. For reference, the average of shoes that we tested is 5.6 mm.
nike victory rainbow womens cortez boots clearance store | 7.9 mm |
Average | 5.8 mm |
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- It has a more flared-out heel and forefoot for better stability
- It integrates a ZoomX foam for a mellower ride
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