What does V5 RNR stand for?

RNR is short for runner, and the V refers to the Vomero line from which the silhouette takes its shape. So it isn't a running model with a technical name, but a lifestyle shoe that borrows the design language of the running world.

What's the difference with the Nike Vomero 5?

The Vomero 5 is a genuine running shoe from 2011 that later became popular on the streets; the V5 RNR was newly designed and intended as a lifestyle model from the start. The layered construction looks similar, but the V5 RNR has a thicker and taller midsole block.

Can you run in the V5 RNR?

The model isn't built for that. The sole is thick but primarily designed for looks, and the upper is stiffer than a training shoe because of the many overlays. It's fine for daily wear; for logging miles you should choose a shoe from the running lines.

What's the difference with the V2K Run?

Both belong to the same new lifestyle family, but the V2K Run is built lower and wider with a flatter silhouette, while the V5 RNR has a taller and fuller midsole block. They share the layered panels and the separate raised Swoosh.

Does the Nike V5 RNR run large or small?

The model generally follows the brand's standard sizing. The double lacing lets you tighten the instep, which someone with a high instep may find comfortable. The sizing information for each version gives definitive guidance per model.

Nike V5 RNR – compare prices & all colorways

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Nike V5 RNR White Vast Grey (HQ6412-100)

Nike V5 RNR “Black Anthracite” (HQ7901-001)

Nike V5 RNR GS “Triple Black” (HQ6411-002)

Nike V5 RNR Black Anthracite (HQ6412-002)

Nike V5 RNR “White Vast Grey College Grey Black” (HJ5228-104)

Nike V5 RNR “Black Anthracite” (HJ5228-001)

Nike V5 RNR Gym Red Metallic Silver (HJ5228-601)

Nike V5 RNR “White Black Metallic Silver” (HQ7901-101)

Nike V5 RNR Black Anthracite (HQ6413-002)

Nike V5 RNR Soft Pearl (IH5088-001)

Nike V5 RNR “Blue Void Wolf Grey” (HJ5228-400)

Nike V5 RNR White Vast Grey (HQ6411-100)

Nike V5 RNR GS “Valentine’s Day (2026)” (IQ0221-121)

Nike V5 RNR “Cement Grey Grey Fog Light Orewood Brown” (HJ5228-003)

Nike V5 RNR “White Malachite” (HJ5228-100)

Nike V5 RNR “Parachute Beige Metallic Pewter” (HJ5228-102)

Nike V5 RNR Suede “Sail Leopard” (IR5823-133)

Nike V5 RNR “Light Orewood Brown” (HQ7901-104)

Nike V5 RNR Grey (II6292-006)

Nike V5 RNR “Vast Grey / Metallic Silver” (HQ7901-107)

Nike V5 RNR “Black Peony” (HQ7901-004)

Nike V5 RNR “White Tattoo Metallic Platinum” (HQ7901-113)

Nike V5 RNR White Vast Grey (HQ6413-100)

Nike V5 RNR “Phantom Sail” (IQ0276-030)

Nike V5 RNR PS “Anthracite” (HQ6412-001)

Nike V5 RNR “Black Anthracite Smoke Grey” (HJ5228-004)

Nike V5 RNR Black White Black

Nike V5 RNR GS “Anthracite” (HQ6411-001)

Nike V5 RNR Psychic Blue (IF2330-001)

Nike V5 RNR “White Metallic Platinum” (HQ7901-112)

Nike V5 RNR “Light Orewood Brown” (II6294-100)

Nike V5 RNR Suede Coconut Milk Parachute Beige (IX0702-101)

Nike V5 RNR “Sail Fauna Brown” (HQ7901-102)

Nike V5 RNR “White Metallic Silver” (HJ5228-101)

Nike V5 RNR “Hot Punch / Pink Rise / Light Thistle / Multi-Colour” (IV6245-674)

Nike V5 RNR Smoke Grey/Anthracite/Racer Blue/Black (IX0702001)

IX0702001

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$84.99

Which Nike V5 RNR gives off the strongest hype signal?

The Hypescore reads the signal strength of every Nike V5 RNR colorway. Community votes, resale movement, search demand and scarcity together decide how much hype a sneaker gives off, expressed in GSv. On the left the strongest hype signals, on the right the colorways just being picked up and rising fast.

Strongest hype signal

1Nike V5 RNR “White Vast Grey College Grey Black” (HJ5228-104)RADIATINGNike V5 RNR · from $90 · 4 shops60GSv
2Nike V5 RNR “Blue Void Wolf Grey” (HJ5228-400)RADIATINGNike V5 RNR · from $90 · 3 shops57GSv
3Nike V5 RNR Gym Red Metallic Silver (HJ5228-601)SEISMICNike V5 RNR · from $60 · 3 shops55GSv
4Nike V5 RNR “Black Anthracite” (HJ5228-001)SEISMICNike V5 RNR · from $90 · 4 shops55GSv
5Nike V5 RNR “White Black Metallic Silver” (HQ7901-101)SEISMICNike V5 RNR · from $76 · 3 shops53GSv

Just in, rising

1Nike V5 RNR White Vast Grey (HQ6411-100)CHARGINGNike V5 RNR · from $77 · 3 shops36GSv
2Nike V5 RNR White Vast Grey (HQ6412-100)SEISMICNike V5 RNR · from $67 · 4 shops52GSv
3Nike V5 RNR Gym Red Metallic Silver (HJ5228-601)SEISMICNike V5 RNR · from $60 · 3 shops55GSv
4Nike V5 RNR “White Black Metallic Silver” (HQ7901-101)SEISMICNike V5 RNR · from $76 · 3 shops53GSv
5Nike V5 RNR GS “Triple Black” (HQ6411-002)CHARGINGNike V5 RNR · from $62 · 4 shops38GSv

About Nike V5 RNR

Nike V5 RNR

The V5 RNR is Nike’s own answer to the hype around the Nike Vomero 5. When that old running model grew into a street favorite, the brand built a new silhouette around it that does the same without being a reissue: layered, technical and clearly from the running world, but intended as a lifestyle shoe from the drawing board.

The construction is intentionally stacked. Over a mesh base sit synthetic panels with pressed ribs, glossy overlays around the eyelets and a swoosh that lies on the side as a separate, raised element. The midsole extends into a thick, wavy block that becomes wider toward the heel, with an outsole beneath made up of separate segments. Even the laces are doubled, with an extra eyelet high on the instep.

The naming is cryptic. RNR refers to runner, the V to the Vomero line from which the silhouette borrows its shape. The model appeared alongside the Nike V2K Run, which applies the same formula to a lower, wider silhouette.

That Nike is serving a category with this rather than issuing an archival piece explains the rapid succession of iterations. The differences are in materials and finishing; the shape remains the same across the line.

On this page you can see which iterations of the Nike V5 RNR are hottest right now according to the Hypescore, from what price they’re available and at how many shops they are in stock.