Now in its third iteration, the Puma Nitro Elite 3 is a race-day shoe with a high-stack midsole, stiff carbon plate, and mono-mesh upper. It’s an excellent running shoe that has improved over the years and is recommended to any runner who wants to add a snappy racing shoe to their rotation.
Similarly Nike’s Vaporfly/Alphafly duo, Puma has its own racer lineup: the uniquely-shaped Puma Fast-R 2 is the all-out option, fine-tuned for long distances at maximum effort. The Deviate Nitro Elite 3 roughly equates to the Vaporfly in the sense that it can (and should) be used for racing, but it’s also an excellent option for tempo runs over various distances
