Velocity NITRO 5
A neutral road trainer for recovery runs, mileage building and longer weekend efforts. Version 5 widens the NITROFOAM platform and adds forefoot cushioning compared with its predecessor. Engineered mesh emphasizes breathability and stretch, while PUMAGRIP rubber provides multi-surface traction. Its everyday-training role is not limited to a particular pace or distance.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Jog
Specs
- Weight
- 240g
- Of 894 known values: 196 lower, 17 equal, 681 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 23.8%, including ties / average -28g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 895 known values: 449 lower, 258 equal, 188 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64.6th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 35 / 27mm
- Of 746 known values: 346 lower, 43 equal, 357 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard49.3th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0.5mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 830 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- NITROFOAM
- Outsole
- PUMAGRIP
- Reference price
- $140
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- PUMA Japan lists approximately 240g at 27.0cm, while PUMA's official global launch article lists 230g at UK8. The stored 240g Japanese-market reference is retained because the stated sizes differ.
- Plate note
- The manufacturer-provided exact-model PUMA Japan press release explicitly describes Velocity NITRO 5 as a non-plated cushioning model.
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 | $140Shown above | 2026-07-09Shown above |
| JapanJP | ¥16,500 | 2026-07-09 |
| Global | 140 EUR | 2026-07-09 |
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Puma Velocity NITRO 4.
In the registered data, weight is 28g lighter at 240g, drop is 2mm lower at 8mm, heel stack is 1mm lower at 35mm, and forefoot stack is 1mm higher at 27mm.
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.
Compare within the database
See where these specs sit in the overall distribution. You can also compare within the same category.
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.5mm (733 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 240gregistered average 268g (894 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mmregistered average 6.8mm (895 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 35mmregistered average 34.5mm (746 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.