Alphafly 3
Alphafly 3 is the third-generation marathon racer for personal-best efforts. It replaces the segmented bottom with a continuous platform and wider full-length carbon Flyplate, pairing ZoomX foam with two forefoot Air Zoom units. A lighter Atomknit 3.0 upper improves containment and breathability, while the Fast Shot outsole combines lower weight with multidirectional traction. Nike retains the legal 40mm heel height.
- Intended uses:
- Race
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a lighter / high-stack Racing
- Weight
- 218g
- Of 811 known values: 111 lower, 4 equal, 696 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 14.2%, including ties / average -49g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 815 known values: 409 lower, 237 equal, 169 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 40 / 32mm
- Of 694 known values: 569 lower, 40 equal, 85 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 18%, including ties / average +5.3mm
- Carbon plate
- Yes
- 17% of 786 known models have carbon plates
- Midsole
- ZoomX / Air Zoom
- Outsole
- Fast Shot
- Reference price
- $295
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Men US 10 / Nike JP official product page.
- Plate note
- Nike's exact product page and official release confirm a full-length carbon-fiber Flyplate, two forefoot Air Zoom units and ZoomX foam.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Nike Alphafly NEXT% 2.
The comparable registered values for carbon status are unchanged.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 218g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 40mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.