Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 Heat Fire Sun Stream: Puma's fastest super shoe ever
The Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 is Puma's fastest and most advanced running shoe ever — designed to make you run faster from start to finish. The Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 Heat Fire Sun Stream best exemplifies this uncompromising ambition. The nearly transparent Heat Fire orange ULTRAWEAVE upper — with its iridescent black formstrip, black Puma Cat logo on the heel, and the inscription "FOREVER. FASTER." on the insoles — contributes to a futuristic, aggressive, and highly distinctive aesthetic. The full Heat Fire midsole adopts an entirely new geometry in the Puma range: cut and separated lamellae that evoke the wings of a bird of prey or the scales of a moving fish — an architecture unique to the Fast-R3 that radically changes the visual proposition of Puma's super shoe.
NITROFOAM Elite 3 + PWRPLATE: the shoe that improves running economy by 3.15%
With an improved running economy of 3.15%, the Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 represents a potential gain of more than 4 minutes 30 seconds on a 3-hour marathon. With a maximum stack height, reactive NITROFOAM Elite foam, and an extended carbon plate in the midsole, every stride benefits from explosive propulsion and efficient energy use. The new version is also significantly lighter than its predecessor — only 176g in men's US size 9, compared to 262g for the Elite 2. The ultra-light ULTRAWEAVE upper reduces friction and comfortably hugs the foot, while the PUMAGRIP outsole ensures secure grip.
Who is it for?
The Puma Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 Heat Fire is for the serious marathoner who wants Puma's lightest and fastest competitive super shoe ever — in the hottest all-orange colorway in the range, with the distinctive cut-out lamellar midsole. It's a shoe dedicated to competition with an estimated lifespan of approximately 300 km.
Technical data
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Weight: 176 g (M, US 9)
- Foam: Full-length maximum stack NITROFOAM Elite 3
- Plate: Extended PWRPLATE carbon
- Upper: Nearly transparent ULTRAWEAVE Heat Fire, iridescent black formstrip
- Logo: Black Puma Cat heel, "NITRO ELITE" midsole
- Insole: "FOREVER. FASTER."
- Outsole: Black high-abrasion PUMAGRIP
- Estimated lifespan: ~300 km
- Colorway: Heat Fire/Sun Stream (312060-03)
- Surface: Road
- Use: Marathon / Half-marathon competition
