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New Balance Fresh Foam Zante Pursuit

Name: New Balance Fresh Foam Zante Pursuit
Brand: New Balance
Rating: 4.9 (14 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.4 oz · 6mm drop · 23/17mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The New Balance Fresh Foam Zante Pursuit rates in the 93rd percentile overall among daily trainers. Its strongest dimension is looks (99th percentile); its weakest is durability (57th). Of 12 runners who came to it from another shoe, 7 preferred it to what they ran before.

Based on 14 runner reviews.

Excellent

94/100

Overall

Excellent 94

Appearance

Appearance 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

Exceptional (99/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 99% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Exceptional 99

Value

Value rating

Better Shoes Rating

Exceptional (97/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 97% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Exceptional 97

Cushioning

Cushioning rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (79/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 66% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Good 79

Comfort

Comfort rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (79/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 64% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Good 79

Durability

Durability rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (77/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 57% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Good 77

What runners say

“Heel counter more comfortable than any other shoe”

_jeffrey_broadbent_ 5/5 Full review

“Durability under toes is bad—holes in every pair”

5/5 Full review

“Shoe feels like it disappears under you”

5/5 Full review

“Seriously light, feels like a less edgy racing flat”

5/5 Full review

“Perfect for narrow-footed runners seeking a connected-to-ground feel”

5/5 Full review

“Insole too thin, moves around after 8km or when wet”

5/5 Full review

“Midsole very responsive and feels great when running hard”

_jeffrey_broadbent_ 5/5 Full review

“Upper fits like a sock”

5/5 Full review

“Smooth out of box, no break-in needed”

5/5 Full review

“Takes time to break in, uncomfortable in arch first week”

4/5 Full review

Prefer this shoe over another

41% 9/22

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Pros & Cons

Pros

Most reviewers like this shoe more than their last shoe.
Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
Rated among the top 5% of shoes overall.
Rated among the top 25% of shoes on comfort.
Rated above average on cushioning.

Reader Ratings

14 reader ratings

5/5

4/5

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1/5

Runner reviews

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Fast shoe

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019

5/5

Overall

Light, fast training shoe with decent sole and support.

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

New Balance FF Zante Pursuit

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019

5/5

Overall

These shoes felt smooth out of the box, with no "break-in" period needed for my feet to get used to them. I have done runs of 3-10 miles in them, anywhere from 5 minute mile pace up to 7 minute mile pace. They feel comfortable on the foot, lightweight, and reasonably responsive at all the paces I have tried. I have only run about 100 miles in them so far, and don't know about their long-term durability (although they already seem to be doing better than the NB Zante 4, which I had tried previously).

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

Grew on me.

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019

5/5

Overall

Out of the box I was a bit skeptical of this shoe. The upper seemed to unstructured and it appeared to be a big change from the zante. After a few runs I was convinced that it was an improvement. The shoe feels like it disappears under me. The cushioning is great and the durability is also very good.

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

Wonderful light weight training shoe

Anonymous runner · May 26, 2019

5/5

Overall

I love this shoe as a great light weight training shoe, but for 2 issues. First, it wears out really fast. The tread in the heel is disappearing. Second, the insole is too thin so it starts moving around after about 8km or if the shoe gets wet like from rain or puddles, such that you cannot run without pain each foot strike. I’ve taken to using the insoles from old ASICS and using them instead.

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 2/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5