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Topo Athletic

Phantom 3

Max CushionReleased 2023-08-09JP

Phantom 3 is a high-cushion road trainer for daily long runs and comfortable all-day wear. It uses a dual-density ZipFoam midsole with a softer layer against the foot and a firmer, more stable layer toward the ground, plus an engineered-mesh upper made with 30% recycled material.

Intended uses:
Daily, Long run
3 sources · checked 2026-08-30

Specs

Among 865 listed shoes, this is a near the median Max Cushion

Weight
261g
Of 811 known values: 315 lower, 5 equal, 491 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard39.1th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -6g
Drop
5mm
Of 815 known values: 121 lower, 98 equal, 596 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
lowerLower 26.9%, including ties / average -1.8mm
Stack height (heel/forefoot)
33 / 28mm
Of 694 known values: 229 lower, 40 equal, 425 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard35.9th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -1.7mm
Carbon plate
No
83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
Midsole
ZipFoam
Outsole
Rubber
Reference price
$145
US price
Weight measurement and plate details
Weight note
Topo Athletic Japan's exact men's product page lists 261 g for men's M9 and 213 g for women's W7.
Plate note
The exact official JP men's page provides a complete product and technology description covering the dual-density ZipFoam midsole, recycled mesh upper, core specifications, and featured technologies. Fleet Feet's exact men's page corroborates that construction without identifying a carbon structure, so carbon_plate remains false. The presence or absence of any non-carbon plate structure is not asserted.

Changes from the previous model

A comparison with the registered values for Topo Athletic Phantom 2.

In the registered data, weight is 28g lighter at 261g.

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.

View Phantom 2 specs

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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)

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Weight x stack height

registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)

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Spec distributions

This shoeregistered average

Weight

This shoe 261g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)

97g375g

Drop

This shoe 5mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)

0mm13.8mm

Stack height

This shoe 33mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)

10.5mm58mm

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