New Balance 1500 v1

Name: New Balance 1500 v1
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 1500 v3 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance 1500 v1’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 4 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Below average

Overall

Below average 69

Appearance

Very good 92

Value

Good 81

Durability

Decent 72

Comfort

Below average 67

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 53

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

75 Moderate

Moderate 75

Based on

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Prefer this shoe over another

50% 3/6

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Pros

Reviewers describe it as light, responsive and quick for fast running.
Value rates 4.8 out of 5 across four reviewers.
One reviewer uses this marathon racer as a normal trainer and gets about 700 miles.

Cons

Durability is its lowest-rated dimension, at 4.0 out of 5.

1500 v1 rates 69. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 1500

Each dot is one version of the 1500, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

69 2015 71 2017 74 2017 78 2017 76 2019 79 2019

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

1500 V6

2019 · 1 review

79 Decent

55 Confidence
1500v5

2019 · 2 reviews

76 Decent

58 Confidence
1500 v4

2017 · 10 reviews

78 Decent

85 Confidence
1500 v3

2017 · 2 reviews

74 Decent

72 Confidence
1500 v2

2017 · 1 review

71 Decent

40 Confidence
1500 v1 This shoe

2015 · 4 reviews

69 Below average

75 Confidence

Runner Ratings

4 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2015
MSRP: $110

Runner reviews

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4/5

Overall

Technically marketed as a marathon racer, however; I used it as a normal training shoe for everything from long runs to speedwork, and it lasted me about 700 miles. I am not a big guy though, 5'10" 135lbs, so I can usually get shoes to last awhile. Nice, lightweight option for runners that do not like a heavy shoe.

shb13 · Dec 1, 2015

60 mpw

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

4/5

Overall

When I have to go fast, or need a fast turnover I choose this shoe. Lightweight, stiff and responsiveness all in one heck of a flying shoe. And THE most important fact: It is made for overpronators! thank God. I always wonder why there is so little options in racing shoes for overpronators, we are the 40% of the runners community!

Anonymous runner · Dec 1, 2015

3 mpw