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Ultra Swift

TrailRelease date 2020

Ultra Swift is a trail-running shoe for moving quickly over technical terrain. Its dual-density midsole pairs XtraFoam at the heel with FastFoam at the forefoot. A breathable mesh upper, internal arch sleeve and gusseted tongue support fit and debris protection, while an EXTS rubber outsole with zoned traction and 3 mm lugs targets braking and push-off on wet and dry ground.

Intended uses:
Trail

Specs

Weight
301g
Of 956 known values: 751 lower, 4 equal, 201 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
heavierUpper 21.4%, including ties / average +33g
Drop
6mm
Of 968 known values: 277 lower, 177 equal, 514 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard37.8th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -0.7mm
Stack (heel/forefoot)
23 / 17mm
Of 795 known values: 30 lower, 13 equal, 752 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
lowerLower 5.4%, including ties / average -11.2mm
Carbon plate
-
Not confirmed
Midsole
XtraFoam heel / FastFoam forefoot
Outsole
EXTS rubber
Reference price
-
Not registered
Weight measurement and plate details
Weight note
Altitude Sports' exact men's NF0A3X1F product lists approximately 301 g per half pair without a sample size. SportsShoes' ambiguous 634 g is not adopted or divided; Backcountry's ounce-only value is not converted.
Plate note
The exact retailer descriptions are not a complete official plate/material specification. Carbon and other underfoot structures remain unknown; TPU heel/toe overlays are not treated as a plate.

Prices and release dates by market

1 market is 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.

Reference prices and release dates by market
MarketReference priceRelease
Unknown regionUnknownNot registered
2020Shown abovemonth and day not confirmed

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Weight x stack height

registered average: 266g / 34.3mm (775 shoes)

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Weight

This shoe 301gregistered average 268g (956 shoes)

96g383g

Drop

This shoe 6mmregistered average 6.7mm (968 shoes)

0mm12mm

Stack height

This shoe 23mmregistered average 34.2mm (795 shoes)

6mm58mm

Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.