New Balance 880v8

Name: New Balance 880v8
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

Below average

58/100

Overall

Below average 58

Value

Value rating

We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.

Better Shoes Rating

Very good (82/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 69% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Very good 82

Appearance

Appearance rating

Better Shoes Rating

Very good (81/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 63% of shoes

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Very good 81

Comfort

Comfort rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (72/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 40% of shoes

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Good 72

Durability

Durability rating

Better Shoes Rating

Average (65/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 18% of shoes

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Average 65

Cushioning

Cushioning rating

Better Shoes Rating

Below average (59/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 9% of shoes

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Below average 59

What runners say

“No more shin splints or any pain.”

5/5 Full review

“This shoe has a classic feel in terms of cushioning and drop.”

run4ever81 5/5 Full review

“The Ghost was more rigid and too much of a shoe for me.”

run4ever81 5/5 Full review

“I am a forefoot striker and this shoe works great!”

run4ever81 5/5 Full review

Prefer this shoe over another

9% 1/11

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Pros & Cons

Cons

Reviewers rate this shoe worse than the 880 v5.

Reader Ratings

3 reader ratings

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Runner reviews

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Really good shoe for my foot type

Anonymous runner · Jul 7, 2023

5/5

Overall

This shoe is good for my foot type: no more shin splints or any pain.

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5

New Balance 880v8

run4ever81 · Aug 8, 2018

5/5

Overall

This shoe has a classic feel in terms of cushioning and drop. It reminds me of the neutral shoes that existed before the shoe companies started messing with the amount of cushioning and lowering the drop. I am a forefoot striker and this shoe works great! I compare it to the Pegasus (which I ran in for years until changes in the shoe messed with my achilles) and the Ghost (which I tried for about 2 years). The Ghost was more rigid and too much of a shoe for me.

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5