VECTIV Infinite 3
VECTIV Infinite 3 is an ultra-distance trail shoe balancing response and support on highly technical terrain. It adds 1 mm of cushioning over Infinite 2 and uses full-length DREAM nitrogen-TPU foam for rebound, low weight and durability. A 3D TPU plate with an amplified midfoot chassis and rocker supports propulsion and lateral stability, while 5 mm Surface CTRL lugs and improved heel lockdown target uneven ground.
- Intended uses:
- Trail, Long run
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a lower-stack Trail
- Weight
- 267g
- Of 811 known values: 362 lower, 3 equal, 446 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard44.8th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0g
- Drop
- 6mm
- Of 815 known values: 221 lower, 156 equal, 438 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard36.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -0.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 29 / 23mm
- Of 694 known values: 97 lower, 23 equal, 574 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 17.3%, including ties / average -5.7mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- DREAM nitrogen-TPU
- Outsole
- Surface CTRL
- Reference price
- $160
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Approx. 267g half pair from The North Face EU official exact-model page for men's VECTIV Infinite 3 NF0A8AER.
- Plate note
- The exact official EU pages identify a full-length VECTIV 3.0 high-performance 3D TPU plate. TPU is a named non-carbon structure, so carbon_plate remains false; the shoe still has a plate.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for The North Face VECTIV Infinite II.
In the registered data, weight is 40g lighter at 267g, heel stack is 1mm higher at 29mm, and forefoot stack is 1mm higher at 23mm.
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 267g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 6mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 29mm·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.