New Balance

Fresh Foam Boracay 3

Fresh Foam Boracay 3
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
Average (65/100)

Shoe details

Weight
9.6 oz
Release
2017
MSRP
$120

Ratings & Reviews

Average (65/100)

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Overall

Average (65/100)

Overall rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Average (65/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 19% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Comfort

Very good (82/100)

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Better Shoes Rating

Very good (82/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 66% of shoes

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Value

Very good (82/100)

Value rating

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Very good (82/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 64% of shoes

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Appearance

Good (73/100)

Appearance rating

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Good (73/100)

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Scores better than 39% of shoes

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Cushioning

Good (73/100)

Cushioning rating

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Good (73/100)

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Scores better than 35% of shoes

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Durability

Good (71/100)

Durability rating

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Good (71/100)

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Scores better than 34% of shoes

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Reference shoe
Lightest
Newest / Best overall / Best comfort
Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.6 oz M
9.3 oz M Lightest
Stack
24/20mm
Drop
4mm
7mm
Release
2017
2017 Q3
2024 Q2 Newest
MSRP
$120
$120
$200
Best price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom tier (19%)
Bottom tier (8%)
Exceptional (>99%) Best overall
Comfort
Above average (66%)
Average (53%)
Exceptional (99%) Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (35%)
Average (59%)
Exceptional (99%) Best cushioning
Durability
Below average (34%)
Below average (35%)
Exceptional (99%) Best durability
Appearance
Below average (39%)
Bottom tier (13%)
Exceptional (98%) Best appearance
Value
Above average (64%)
Above average (70%)
Very good (86%) Best value
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Great shoe

Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018

5/5

Overall

I have been fat and over weight for years and needed to find a new shoe to get back into shape. Tried 5 different shoes before finding these new balances. Get 500-600 miles out each pair!
Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
4/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5