Both at my local Nike Clearance Center.
Same price.
Both feel great and would work for the type of trails I run. That ZoomX on the Zegama is really nice but the Peg 4 trail definitely has a wider range as far as different trails and even the road.
Thoughts on one over the other?
Get the Kiger 9. Can be bought fairly cheap online (or at least you could as of 2 weeks ago).
Nike clearance shopper wrote:
Get the Kiger 9. Can be bought fairly cheap online (or at least you could as of 2 weeks ago).
I have a pair! Looking for a bit more underfoot for longer efforts. Terra Kiger 9 is great on wet trails and for those shorter runs in trails.
get the peg trail 4! it's my favorite nike trail shoe of all time and equally adept at a variety of conditions, including technical ultras (they performed admirably at whistler alpine meadows 55K and never summer 60K in the colorado rockies).
the zoomX on the zegama is indeed nice, but the surrounding carrier foam kind of negates its effectiveness, not to mention the shoe is really heavy. plus, the outsole traction on V1 wasn't great, so much so that they finally relented on going with vibram's megagrip litebase for V2.
I have run in both the Zegama and the Pegasus. The Zegama has a 4mm drop, so if you're used to a 9.5mm drop (like the Pegasus), the Zegama may not work for you.
I just blew through two pair of Zegamas, wearing the toe down to the foam after 125 miles (albeit on the road). I also experienced hamstring pain when the shoes were brand new. Once I wore the lugs off the toe, no more hamstring pain. This happened with both pair of Zegamas.
After reading that a lower drop may cause ankle strain / hamstring pain (especially if you're not used to that), I'm going to switch back to the Pegasus or may even try the Invincible 3. That ZoomX foam is super comfortable.
For what it's worth, I'm 45 and getting back into running. I was a 14:30 5k guy back in the early 2000s when I was running in college. Back then, I ran in the New Balance 850 series and Nike Elites.
I hope this helps.
I have both, I prefer the Zegama because of the ZoomX. I bought a second pair with 50 % off from Nike's website a few weeks ago and in May the Zegama 2 and the Peg Trail 5 will be released, as soon as I get a discount code I'll buy a pair of the Zegama 2 but not the Peg T 5.
Fibonacci wrote:
I have run in both the Zegama and the Pegasus. The Zegama has a 4mm drop, so if you're used to a 9.5mm drop (like the Pegasus), the Zegama may not work for you.
I just blew through two pair of Zegamas, wearing the toe down to the foam after 125 miles (albeit on the road). I also experienced hamstring pain when the shoes were brand new. Once I wore the lugs off the toe, no more hamstring pain. This happened with both pair of Zegamas.
After reading that a lower drop may cause ankle strain / hamstring pain (especially if you're not used to that), I'm going to switch back to the Pegasus or may even try the Invincible 3. That ZoomX foam is super comfortable.
For what it's worth, I'm 45 and getting back into running. I was a 14:30 5k guy back in the early 2000s when I was running in college. Back then, I ran in the New Balance 850 series and Nike Elites.
I hope this helps.
you seem like an outlier...
I have 400 miles on my Zegama v1 and they're still going strong, minimal outsole wear honestly. I use them on 80% trail surfaces, 20% road. Took 30-40 miles to break them in to feel more stable, but if I get another pair I bet it doesn't take that long again as I'll be used to it.
I haven't worn the Peg Trails but I work in run specialty and my store sells them. They're very different shoes - the Zegama is the most cushioned trail shoe I've worn besides maybe the Hoka Stinson, but it still feels pretty good on flatter easier terrain (due to zoomx presumably). I don't think the carrier foam ruins it. The Peg Trail is a more medium cushion type of shoe but can definitely be enough shoe for most people, even for ultramarathons. It's going to be much more nimble on technical trails as long as it's not super muddy, in which case neither would be great options anyway.
I'd buy the Zegama if you think you'd like a max cushion trail shoe, otherwise the Peg Trail will do any job.