Deviate NITRO Elite 3
Deviate NITRO Elite 3 is a carbon-plated racer for personal-best attempts from 5K through the marathon. Its full-length NITROFOAM ELITE is 4mm thicker than its predecessor, supplying responsive cushioning across footstrikes, while the carbon-fiber PWRPLATE stabilizes the platform for propulsion. Breathable ULTRAWEAVE monomesh uses PWRTAPE for support, and PUMAGRIP provides durable road traction late into the race.
- Intended uses:
- Race
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a lighter / high-stack Racing
- Weight
- 194g
- Of 811 known values: 41 lower, 1 equal, 769 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 5.2%, including ties / average -73g
- 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
- NITROFOAM ELITE
- Outsole
- PUMAGRIP
- Reference price
- $230
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Size EU 42 from official PUMA US page
- Plate note
- Official page states carbon fibre PWRPLATE
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Puma Deviate NITRO Elite 2.
In the registered data, weight is 17g lighter at 194g, heel stack is 4mm higher at 40mm, and forefoot stack is 4mm higher at 32mm.
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 194g·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.