Nike says the placement of the rubber is based on data from hundreds of runners, putting traction under the parts of the foot that most need it. The outsole of the Tempo Next% is designed to be durable. The carbon plate is also more durable in the Tempo Next%, allowing runners to clock higher mileage in the shoes before they are ‘worn out’.

There’s also a carbon composite plate, which isn’t as harsh underfoot as the carbon plates you’d find in Nike’s other racing shoes, but it still gives that rocker-geometry we’ve come to expect from Nike. It’s the same Air Zoom unit in the Alphafly Next%, and it definitely works - the sensation is almost like running on a bouncy castle at first, you definitely feel the push off as you run, and it takes some of the efforts out of running fast.

This sits underneath the ball of the foot and helps for a faster toe-off. Under the heel of the shoe there’s Nike’s React foam, which is a little firmer and more supportive and used in the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 38.Īs well as the two different foams, Nike has added an Air Zoom unit to the midsole.

In the front of the shoe, there’s Nike’s ZoomX foam, which is lightweight and responsive and used in the Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 2 as well as the Nike ZoomX Invincible Run. The midsole of the Nike Air Zoom Tempo Next% contains two different types of foam.

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