The midsole doesn’t feel like its too cushioned or under cushioned at any place underfoot. Its the kind of underfoot comfort that feels great at all paces, and the transition from heel to toe feels very smooth.Īs a neutral shoe, I never felt like my foot was being tracked into a specific foot-strike. So, how does the Epic React foam feel underfoot? Firm, but soft. I found this to be a great trainer for uptempo days and fast running, and the standard 10mm heel drop (28mm in heel 18 in forefoot) on the Epic React feels less significant than it does on other Nike trainers such as the Pegasus or Vomero. With a relatively high stack height one may think the Epic React is a maximal shoe, but this is entirely wrong. Nike Epic React Sole UnitĪs stated before, Epic React foam is an incredible combination of responsive propulsion mixed with just-soft-enough comfort.
#NIKE EPIC REACT FLYKNIT FREE#
I do not receive free gear or compensation of any kind from companies like Nike, to ensure we can give honest and unbiased reviews of the latest and greatest running shoes on the market. I’m not a fan of some of their decisions as a company, but thats not what I’m here for. I felt that there product was so poor that I typically traded in these free shoes for trainers from other brands at the local running store I worked at. In college I was given free Nike shoes competing in cross country and track and field for a Division I university that was sponsored by Nike.
#NIKE EPIC REACT FLYKNIT FULL#
In full disclosure, for those readers that accused me of payola with the Nike Vaporfly 4% review, I want put some of my feelings about Nike out there.
With the Epic React foam Nike is directly taking on such obvious competitors as Adidas, but also setting the bar just a bit higher. While I appreciated the marshmallow feel of the lunar foams, in all of their iterations, I never felt like they were that performance oriented. But, after being around the running shoe industry in various capacity since the late 1990s, I was very skeptical about the hype.Īfter unboxing and seeing the expectedly pleasing aesthetics which Nike typically dials in, but I don’t care about, I was surprised at the underfoot feel which felt more firm than I was expecting. Reportedly, this foam underwent more than four hundred trials until they came up with the perfect blend, and it is hailed as lasting well over 500 miles and feeling like new underfoot.Īfter such a pleasant experience in the VaporFly 4%, I was really excited to get this shoe. The Nike Epic React is a $150 neutral runneing shoe featuring a Flyknit upper with a stack height of 28mm (heel) to 18mm (forefoot) that features Nike’s brand new proprietary foam called Epic React. However, Epic React foam is a completely different animal, and I see the merit of it as a great all around trainer/ do everything running shoe. With the success of that shoe, I fully expected Nike to create an entire new line of running shoes based on Zoom X foam. In August of 2017 I reviewed the Nike VaporFly 4%, Nike’s $250 marathon racing flat which featured Nike’s proprietary Zoom X foam. Nike React foam is the first midsole foam to actually compete with, and possible surpass, Adidas’ Boost foam in terms of feel while running and through the transition of foot strike.Īdditionally, if the durability claims are genuine (these could not be verified with such a short review time for this review) then they will be as, or more, durable than Adidas’ flagship technology. Comprised of TPU pellets compressed into a highly durable and resilient bed of cushioning heaven, Boost foam has worked extremely well in midsoles from marathon racing flats to heavy and super cushy daily trainers. However, no company has been able to surpass the impact of Adidas’ Boost foam.
#NIKE EPIC REACT FLYKNIT SERIES#
New Balance’s Revlite foam, recently re-released in the well deserved 890 series comes to mind, as does Nike’s own Lunarlon foam which featured prominently in such great shoes as the LunarRacer. However, I’ve been surprised several times in the last decade. Any time that I see a new running shoe touting proprietary technology, whether it be a new foam or upper material, I usually yawn and look towards the tried and true shoes I’ve been able to run into the ground (i.e., past 500 miles).
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