Pursuit 3
Pursuit 3 is a zero-drop cushioned trail shoe built around natural foot motion. Its ZipFoam midsole and quick-draining FKT insole aim for a responsive, balanced ride. A Vibram Megagrip outsole uses widely spaced lugs for traction and mud or snow release, while the roomy toe box pairs with a secure midfoot and heel. It is suited to daily trail running, longer dirt routes, and hiking without a rock plate.
- Intended uses:
- Trail, Long run
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a heavier / lower-stack Trail
- Weight
- 302g
- Of 811 known values: 655 lower, 6 equal, 150 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 19.2%, including ties / average +35g
- Drop
- 0mm
- Of 815 known values: 0 lower, 48 equal, 767 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 5.9%, including ties / average -6.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 28 / 28mm
- Of 694 known values: 73 lower, 19 equal, 602 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 13.3%, including ties / average -6.7mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- ZipFoam
- Outsole
- Vibram Megagrip
- Reference price
- $155
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Topo Athletic Japan official men's product page lists 302 g for M9. Topo Athletic US official product page lists 10.6 oz for men's M9, which is nearby corroboration only.
- Plate note
- Topo Athletic US official product page states Rock Plate: No and does not state a carbon plate.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Topo Athletic Pursuit 2.
In the registered data, weight is 7g heavier at 302g.
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 302g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 0mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 28mm·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.