PUMA MagMax Nitro Reviews

'The cushion we've been waiting for': felt good the whole way on runs up to 8 miles. Great for those not focused on speed, but not a light racer.

One of, if not his favourite long-run shoe: protective, plenty of cushion, an effortless stride, and his pick for babying his legs after hard workouts. It competes with the Superblast for $20 less.

Overall design A: a max-cushion recovery and long-run shoe. The heel took ~40 miles to break in, and there is almost no rubber wear at 25 miles.

Very stable, with huge cushioning that's easy on the joints, good value and 'the best outsole on the market'. One tester K has no cons. One tester C had some Achilles pain after every run, possibly personal.

100 miles with a 23-mile long run, 2-hour runs and some 5:40-pace efforts. They first thought it had too much foam and found it unexciting at 50 miles, but it improved from roughly 50 to 70 miles into a protective, bouncy, grippy shoe with little outsole wear. The weight is noticeable at slower paces, and the high-feeling drop worked their hips when pushing the pace, so they would not pick it for workouts. Best for long runs, and a lighter or slower runner may get less from it.

A 188 lb runner calls the MagMax Nitro perhaps the best shoe they've run in after 35 km: an incredibly bouncy, comfortable midsole for any pace, very stable from its width, a secure upper and excellent grip.

After 10 miles, finds the MagMax Nitro a perfect cushy, bouncy recovery shoe.