Nike has announced its newest pinnacle racing shoe, the Apex

It features a redesigned midsole with stacked Zoom Air units

The new marathon racing model will be released on January 7

The super shoe frenzy just got even more intense: Nike recently announced the Apex, the brand’s latest elite marathon racer. The Apex won’t go on sale until January 7, 2027, but pros are already wearing it—and it’s already on the podium. Here’s what you need to know about this soon-to-be-released super shoe.

Key Specs

Type Road Racing

Weight 5.9oz (Men's US 8.5/Women’s US 10)

Drop 0mm

Specs

From a distance, the Apex follows the same general design as the Alphafly models before it: an airy mesh upper over a thick foam midsole with a carbon fiber plate and Zoom Air units in the forefoot. But the Apex has some major updates compared to its forebears. The most obvious: This shoe features four Zoom Air units, arranged in two sets stacked on top of each other, in the forefoot (the Alphafly 4 has only two such units).…