The new Nike Pegasus 41 has undergone some substantial updates from the old the Nike Pegasus 40, including a redesigned midsole mostly made from Nike’s ReactX foam. Now it might not be your all-our PB chasing choice for a marathon race-day shoe but what about if you’re a running to complete rather than compete? Does the Pegasus 41 offer the protection and energy to get your 26.2 miles in comfort? Run Tester Kieran took it for a full marathon to find out.
JUMP STRAIGHT IN:
0:00 – Intro
1:14 – Feel after the half marathon
3:12 – Thoughts with 5km to go
6:25 – Post-marathon reaction
8:05 – Marathon test verdict
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Hey people welcome to the Run testers It's Kieran here I am in Austria right On the danu I have come back here to a Place I ran through a couple of years Ago when I ran the length of the river And today I am going to be doing a Marathon from here into pasal on my feet I have got the Nike Pegasus 41 so I'm Going to be doing a marathon test along The river danu of the Nik Pegasus 41 the Temperatures are rising here the sun has Come up it's going to hit 30 later on And I'm going to see how these shoes Hold up over a nice steady easy Marathon Carrying a bit of kit but yeah there's The river where you're going to go that Way and we will see how these shoes do As a potential Marathon shoe [Music] So we've just ticked over the half Marathon in the marathon test of the peg 41 now those miles have been nice and Slow really I'm running at kind of 9 Minute miles so that wouldn't be my Allout marathon pace by any stretch it Would be my kind of slow and strugly Maybe end of a marathon pace But what I can say about these shoes so Far for that you know it's been like 2 Hours on feet for the half is super Comfortable lots and lots of room in the Toe box so there's plenty of room for Your feet Display airy no hot spots just good
Overall lightweight Comfort on the foot The midsole ride I described this as Kind of balance cushioning it's taking The edge off the road you know we're Running big old stretches of big tarmac Now and it's soaking up the road there's No foot fatigue so far good Comfort There's a reasonable amount of egency to Them they are a bit sinky and you're not Going to get that kind of Punchy energy That you'll get from a carbon ratio or You know something like the socc andin Speed for something that's plated Something that's got a bit more of a Punchy Mido foam but I quite like it You've got a really nice reliable Platform to run off I know exactly What's going to happen each time my foot Hits the ground I think the best Compliment I can give them so far up to This distance it's I've just forgot Wearing them and I'm just moving really Nice and Freely good comfort and they're just Doing the job that I need them to do so Anyway it's about 30° or something now We've got 13 miles to go we're now Heading to Passau in Germany we're a Little bit away from the river which is Over Here and we're currently yumping along Some big stretches of main road so Hopefully we're going to get back on a Path in a bit Marathon test so far
Pretty good [Music] So I'm into the last 5Ks last 3 miles or So of the marathon test we're now Closing in on Passau where we'll finish It's about 30° now so this has been a Proper marath test I've been in the Shoes now well it'll be about 6 hours on Feet uh by the time we get there and What I really find interesting when I'm Marathan testes is how they are in the Last 6 miles not the first 6 Miles and now the peg 41 are clearly not A marathon Race shoe the big question I Wanted to find out for this is how Versatile are they actually because they Feel quite lightweight I think there Nice balanced cushioning I think there Is some energy to them although they're Not going to obviously compete with a Carbon isue but really what I wanted to Know cuz if you're going to be someone Who's going to go out and do a four or Five hour marathon and you want to get Around in Comfort with a shoe that feels Like has a little bit of energy isn't Going to worry you in terms of stability Just going to do a nice job disappearing Into the background and taking the Impact off the road and getting you Around in Comfort can the P 41 do that The answer from my experience of running In this today for a marathon yesterday 30 6 15 miles in it is a big thumbs up
Yes right now I can just start to feel a Bit of the road coming up so they're not Going to be as soft as you know Something maybe like a gel nimus 26 or That kind of shoe but the benefit here Is that they're a bit lighter they're a Bit more agile they're plenty roomy and So I think you know in a world where Whenever we talk about marathan shoes You immediately go to carbon race and Think well I've got to spend $2 20 quid On a pair of carvon shoes with super Foams and blahy blahy blah well the Answer to that I think is actually That's not true and for many many people Who are just going to go and try and run A marath and get Round easy survive you know do a good Job but want to do it in Comfort without Any trouble without a shoe that's going To be overly fussy or difficult or one That's going to hang you out to dry in Those last 6 miles when you're not Running with as good form these Peg 41s Have actually been surprisingly good if You're thinking about doing Longer easy runs absolutely a shoe I Would recommend I've really enjoyed Running in them and uh yeah they're Doing exactly what I need them to do Right now which is just give me Comfort And take me home in these last few miles So anyway going to go and get it done Before it hits 32° here's the danu by
The way oh it's magic to be back here Special this has been a good Marathon Test [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] So that's the marathon test done in the Nike Pegasus 41 6 hours and 9 Minutes in Total a lot of that run in 27 28 29 30 Plus degrees very hot at the end big Relentless stretches of Road last 6 Miles slow bit of a drag and that is When you find out what shoes are made of And whether or not you want to be in Them at the end of a marathon and I have To say these shoes have worked very very Nicely for me today they've done Everything that I asked of them they Felt comfortable right to the end nice And roomy I have no pain at all no hot Spots good hold just enough cushioning Towards the end yes you could have more Energy absolutely and these probably Wouldn't be my marathon Race shoes as I Said earlier but as an easy Marathon Shoe I think there's a good balance here Of lightness comfort cushioning balanced Ride good stability all of the things That you would look for for a shoe to Look after you over a longer slower 26.2 So very happy with that I am very hot Now I need a drink we're here at pasel In the Town Square that's the uh Big
Clock behind me we've made it in stretch Of the Dan you've done I may well do a Little bit more on there's a summary on The shoes a little bit later on but Marathon test in the Nike Peg 41 done [Music] [Applause] [Music] Quick verdict then on the night Pegasus 41 as a marathon shoe first up it's Important to acknowledge that many Runners are unlikely to choose this as They're all out gunsblazing marathon Race shoe there are obviously many many Faster shoes to choose from if you've Trained well run lots of marathons Before if you're hunting a PB you'll Probably want to look elsewhere but if You're in that probably quite large Group of Runners who just want to Complete a 26.2 in reliable comfort with A shoe that feels balanced controlled With enough cushioning protection on Foot but something that's not like You're waiting through softness then the KN Pegasus 41 definitely delivers it Soaks up the road without feeling sinky Or too soft or heavy the fit in the Uppers offer good flex and comfort that Disappears and let you just basically go About your business of eating miles with Freedom it's not the most energetic shoe But you know what you're getting in each Step and for that I think it has quite a
Lot to offer particularly for those kind Of four and a half hour 5 hour marathon Runners out there just need to know that Their shoe is going to look after them The same from mile 1 to mile 26 and for That I think I would recommend the night Pegasus 41 as a marathon shoe today have It that's been my Marathon test of the Night Pegasus 41 hope you found it Useful uh don't forget to hit like And Subscribe hit us up with any comments Ring the bell do all those things uh if You're looking for other Marathon RCI Shoes you want to go carbon shoes I'm Going to pop a video on the channel now Go and check that out otherwise as ever Thank you very much for stopping by and Hope to see you again soon on the run Test in the me time happy running people