Nike Vaporfly 3

Name: Nike Vaporfly 3
Brand: Nike

RacingRoadCarbon plate2023Men'sCurrentDev sample · unverified

Carbon-plated marathon racer with an 8 mm drop and a pronounced forefoot rocker.

This entry is development sample data. Its figures were entered manually from memory of published specs and have not been verified against a source yet.

Specifications

Heel-to-toe drop: 8mm
Mediumseed_manualsource
Heel stack: 40mm
Mediumseed_manualsource
Forefoot stack: 32mm
Mediumseed_manualsource
Weight: 185g
Lowseed_manualUS M 10source

Plate: Carbon plateFull-length carbon fibre Flyplate
Primary foam: ZoomX (PEBA)
List price: $260

Plate, foam and price from Development seed data (unverified).

Geometry

Normalised to shoe length so values are comparable across images and sizes. See how rocker onset is defined.

No approved geometry measurements yet for this shoe. Rocker onset, toe spring and heel bevel are added as side-profile images are analysed and reviewed.

Sources

Development seed data (unverified)otherShoeGeometry seed fileaccessed 2026-10-02Placeholder source for values entered manually during development. Not a real publication.

All approved observations

Every recorded value, including superseded ones. The displayed value per metric is chosen by precedence (measured › stated › derived › AI estimated), then confidence, then recency.

Metric	Value	Class	Confidence	Method	Source	Recorded
Heel-to-toe drop	8 mm	Stated	Medium	seed_manual	ShoeGeometry seed file	2026-10-02
Heel stack	40 mm	Stated	Medium	seed_manual	ShoeGeometry seed file	2026-10-02
Forefoot stack	32 mm	Stated	Medium	seed_manual	ShoeGeometry seed file	2026-10-02
Weight	185 g (US M 10)	Stated	Low	seed_manual	ShoeGeometry seed file	2026-10-02