Velocity NITRO 3
Velocity NITRO 3 is a non-plated daily road trainer for competitive runners’ jogs through newer runners’ marathon training. PUMA adds 2 mm of NITROFOAM versus the previous model and pairs it with stable, durable PROFOAMLITE for a cushioned, springy ride. A breathable engineered-mesh upper uses PWRTAPE for support, the rolled collar improves fit comfort, and PUMAGRIP supplies traction across varied road surfaces.
- Intended uses:
- Daily
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a near the median Daily Trainer
- Weight
- 264g
- Of 811 known values: 328 lower, 7 equal, 476 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard40.9th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -3g
- 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)
- 36 / 26mm
- Of 694 known values: 365 lower, 43 equal, 286 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard55.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- NITROFOAM / PROFOAMLITE
- Outsole
- PUMAGRIP
- Reference price
- $135
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- 264g at UK8 / PUMA U.S. official product page.
- Plate note
- PUMA Japan's exact Velocity NITRO 3 release explicitly describes the model as a non-plated running shoe built from NITROFOAM and PROFOAMLITE. It therefore has no carbon or other plate structure.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Puma Velocity NITRO 2.
In the registered data, weight is 7g heavier at 264g, heel stack is 2mm higher at 36mm, and forefoot stack is 2mm higher at 26mm.
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 264g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 10mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 36mm·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.