Daily trainer · Stability · Road
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 860 v7 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance 860 v5’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 4 runner reviews so far, with product line history also informing the score.
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.
Confidence
80 Moderate
Based on
The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.
“Most women need a wider toe box and narrow heel which NB achieves”
“Fits a little big, so I have to wear thick socks”
“Perfect mix of lightness/responsiveness and support”
“If I do not rotate with a second pair they feel flat”
“The fabric around the ankle wore very quickly”
“It lasts a pretty long time”
63% 5/8
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the 860, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2026 · 0 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
54 Confidence
2024 · 11 reviews
63 Below average
77 Confidence
2022 · 5 reviews
69 Below average
82 Confidence
2021 · 1 review
63 Below average
74 Confidence
2020 · 1 review
61 Below average
77 Confidence
2020 · 8 reviews
73 Decent
82 Confidence
2019 · 5 reviews
60 Below average
81 Confidence
2019 · 10 reviews
63 Below average
87 Confidence
2018 · 4 reviews
57 Bottom-tier
75 Confidence
2018 · 2 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
80 Confidence
860 v5 This shoe
2016 · 4 reviews
62 Below average
80 Confidence
2014 · 16 reviews
49 Bottom-tier
89 Confidence
2014 · 2 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
77 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018
32 mpw came from the New Balance 860 v4
5/5
Overall
thatgirlonce · Feb 6, 2018
60 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 21
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Mar 29, 2016
40 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance 870 v3
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 18, 2015
10 mpw
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