Pegasus premium

Air is Nike’s most versatile and performance-enhancing cushioning technology, and the company is constantly innovating how the proprietary platform can better serve athletes. Never taking its eye off the future, Nike is raising the bar with the unveil of the Nike Pegasus Premium, which features Nike’s first sculpted, visible Air Zoom unit. Designed with the same ambition that’s inspired Nike’s boldest Air creations, the Pegasus Premium optimizes Nike Air to deliver an efficient, responsive sensation unlike any other Zoom cushioning system to date. 

The visible Air Zoom unit is sculpted from the forefoot to the heel, contoured to carry a runner’s power efficiently from their heel strike to their toe-off. The unit cushions a runner’s landing and smoothly transitions them into their next step. For decades, Nike innovators have designed around flat Air Zoom units to deliver full energy return. But with Nike’s mastery of emerging tools like computational design, AI engines and rapid prototyping, designers can contort Air units into new curvatures that more closely resemble the shape of the foot, leading to new levels of efficiency. 

The addition of Nike’s proprietary ZoomX foam in the midsole and ReactX foam in the heel creates a new cushioning system — a smooth, propulsive ride mile after mile — that optimizes energy return for runners. In fact, with its unique Air Zoom unit and strategically placed foam, the Pegasus Premium returns more energy to the runner than any other model in the Pegasus franchise to date.

• ZoomX foam, Nike’s lightest and most responsive foam, delivers our most energy return with every stride you take.
• Full-length Zoom air delivers cushioned responsiveness.
• ReactX provides a stable, responsive base.