Ask any competitive runner if they’ve experienced an injury, and the answer will invariably be a very firm ‘yes’. With this in mind, Nike looked to address the issue with the Nike React Infinity Run.
Featuring Nike’s React foam offering cushioning and energy return, the show offers a feel that is soft, resilient, lightweight and durable. A blend of biomechanical efficiency and cushioning. The shoe offers a new solution to stability and an advance from traditional motion-control designs through their rocker-like bottom that yields a more fluid transition from foot strike to toe-off.
Reduced material in the shoe allows closer proximity to the React foam for a more responsive feel, while more rubber on the outsole makes them more durable and better overall traction to avoid slipping.
The React Infinity Run includes a rocker-geometry encouraging a slight lean forward, moving a runner’s foot strike from heel to midfoot, or even forefoot; this creates a natural forward feel of propulsion.

A fluid transition from foot strike to toe-off
With a new wider platform and the React foam that comes with it, it provides confidence as the shoe steers the foot in a straight line, minimising lateral movement which can lead to injuries.
The React Infinity Run would be suitable for runners looking for a shoe that’ll serve them well during their base miles or moderate efforts and even Nike themselves would not recommend these as a race-specific running shoe.
Getting back to the injury prevention bit, an external study by the British Columbia Sports Medicine Research Foundation on 226 runners in the Nike React Infinity Run and the Nike Structure 22, a traditional motion control shoe, showed that runners in the Nike React Infinity had a 52 percent lower injury rate than in the motion control shoe, with wearers confirming that they felt less pain in their knees and feet.
A men’s size 9 comes in at a lightweight 291g with a 9mm drop from 21.5mm in the forefoot to 30.5mm in the heel.
You can get yourself a pair of the Nike React Infinity Run at Nike.com.
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