NIKE VAPORFLY NEXT% 3 - NEW AND IMPROVED?!

The Nike Vaporfly next% 3 is coming early 2023 and it looks to be a big change to what we know and love from the previous vaporfly next percent road racing shoes. Will it be an upgrade? Or will it be similar to the Nike Alphafly Next% where people tend to prefer the older model. (note I prefer the alphafly 2 much more, but as I'm constantly reminded, most people don't)

All photos are from @triathletecb76

The vaporfly series since its inception in 2017 has been the most popular super shoe for any road distance from 5K through to the marathon and further. The vaporfly next% then firmly cemented the vaporfly’s position at the top of the road running world because of how it performed in terms of energy return. Other new successful brands have challenged the throne of the vaporfly such as the Adidas Adizero Adios pro 3, Saucony Endorphin speed 3 and the Asics metaspeed sky+. However, the Vaporfly has always seemed to take priority over the other super shoes.

The upgrade from the Vaporfly next% to the Vaporfly next% 2 was a minimal upper change, which is fair because why fix what’s not broken? But the Vaporfly next% 3 seems as if Nike are taking a risk to improve the shoe, just as all the brands are catching up. The vaporfly next 3 looks almost unrecognisable in comparison to the previous versions of the shoe and could that promise a completely different feel on race day.

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