Pegasus 42
Pegasus 42 is a daily road trainer that is the 42nd generation of the Pegasus series. Combining a curved, full-length Air Zoom unit with ReactX foam, this shoe has a roomier fit in the forefoot than its predecessor, designed for everyday running.
- Intended uses:
- Jog, Daily
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a heavier Daily Trainer
- Weight
- 300g
- Of 811 known values: 626 lower, 22 equal, 163 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 22.8%, including ties / average +33g
- Drop
- 10mm
- Of 815 known values: 665 lower, 110 equal, 40 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 18.4%, including ties / average +3.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 37 / 27mm
- Of 694 known values: 414 lower, 35 equal, 245 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard62.2th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +2.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- ReactX / Air Zoom
- Outsole
- Waffle outsole / high-abrasion rubber
- Reference price
- $145
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Approx. 300g / 10.59 oz men's US 10 from official Nike product page.
- Plate note
- No carbon plate stated or known for this Pegasus trainer entry.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Nike Pegasus 41.
In the registered data, weight is 3g heavier at 300g.
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 300g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 10mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 37mm·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.