Vaporfly 3
Vaporfly 3 is a road racer for 10K through marathon distances. It retains the preceding Vaporfly's full-length carbon Flyplate and ZoomX, while reshaping the foam to reduce weight and refine transitions and stability. Thinner rubber with a perforated Waffle pattern makes room for more foam. Zoned Flyknit, a roomier forefoot and light tongue padding update the fit and reduce lace pressure.
- Intended uses:
- Race
Specs
- Weight
- 200g
- Of 948 known values: 63 lower, 11 equal, 874 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 7.8%, including ties / average -68g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 961 known values: 479 lower, 272 equal, 210 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- -
- Not registered
- Carbon plate
- Yes
- 17% of 866 known models have carbon plates
- Midsole
- ZoomX
- Outsole
- Waffle
- Reference price
- $260
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Retain historical Nike approx.200g for men's size9; size system was not explicit. The old PDP is unavailable. FleetFeet7.1oz lacks a matched sample size and is not converted/substituted.
- Plate note
- Nike official newsroom and product pages confirm a full-length carbon-fiber Flyplate with ZoomX foam.
Prices and release dates by market
3 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | $260Shown above | Not registered |
| Global | Not registered | 2023-03-06Shown above |
| JapanJP | ¥36,080 | 2023-03 |
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Nike Vaporfly NEXT% 2.
The comparable registered values for drop and 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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Weight
This shoe 200gregistered average 268g (948 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mmregistered average 6.8mm (961 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.