PUMA MagMax Nitro Reviews

The first MagMax felt softer and was great for high mileage.

Bought a second pair of the MagMax; a pleasure on long runs and their favorite shoe without question.

Their original MagMax is at 630 km and still going strong; calls it perfect for long runs.

Loves the MagMax Nitro for getting mileage in; great on long easy runs.

100 miles over eight months, averaging about 7 miles a run with a longest of 16. They found the fit roomy and comfortable and the Nitro foam still peppy at 100 miles, working as both a max-cushion shoe and a long-run shoe. On the downside, they saw early wear at the heel cup and more outsole wear than expected, and would prefer a thinner knit tongue. They call the early wear a concern at the $180 price.

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.

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.

Took the MagMax Nitro on a half-marathon long run and puts it in the same top tier as the Superblast 2; a really fun shoe.

Has put 90 miles into the MagMax Nitro and absolutely loves it, especially for long slow runs.