New Balance Fresh Foam 1080 v1

Name: New Balance Fresh Foam 1080 v1
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 1080 v6 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance Fresh Foam 1080 v1’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

Overall

Decent 70

Cushioning

Very good 91

Comfort

Good 89

Appearance

Decent 79

Durability

Decent 75

Value

Below average 63

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

83 Moderate

Moderate 83

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Pros

One reviewer calls it comfortable out of the box, with an elastic mesh upper that gives extra toe room.
That reviewer trained for and raced a marathon in two pairs.

Cons

One reviewer found the tread wearing fast next to the 880 or the Brooks Glycerin.
That reviewer can feel pebbles through the sole and does not recommend it for trails.

Fresh Foam 1080 v1 rates 70. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 1080

Each dot is one version of the 1080, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

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60 2013 68 65 70 2016 80 67 94 2019 64 81 2021 92 84 2023 91 78 2026

Release year

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

1080v15

2026 · 7 reviews

78 Decent

81 Confidence
Fresh Foam X 1080 v14

2024 · 30 reviews

91 Very good

93 Confidence
Fresh Foam X 1080v13

2023 · 27 reviews

84 Good

92 Confidence
Fresh Foam X 1080v12

2022 · 25 reviews

92 Very good

94 Confidence
Fresh Foam 1080 v11

2021 · 4 reviews

81 Good

87 Confidence
Fresh Foam1080 v7

2019 · 8 reviews

64 Below average

89 Confidence
1080 v10

2019 · 24 reviews

94 Excellent

95 Confidence
1080 v9

2018 · 22 reviews

67 Below average

96 Confidence
1080 v8

2018 · 13 reviews

80 Good

94 Confidence
Fresh Foam 1080 v1 This shoe

2016 · 1 review

70 Decent

83 Confidence
1080 v5

2015 · 6 reviews

65 Below average

87 Confidence
1080 v4

2014 · 11 reviews

68 Below average

90 Confidence
1080 v3

2013 · 10 reviews

60 Below average

88 Confidence

Runner Ratings

1 rating

5/5 1

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2016

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

Fresh Foam 1080 is such a comfortable shoe right out of the box! The mesh upper is actually has an elastic quality which gives you extra toe room without a larger/wider shoe. I am a huge fan of having more space in the toe box and these fit the bill! These really felt like a slipper when I first put them on. The cushion is was fantastic for flat road surfaces. You can feel pebbles/rocks through them so i do not recommend them for trails. I ran a full marathon training program and raced a marathon in them (actually 2 pairs). I was disappointed to see that the tread wear was quite fast compared to say the NB 880 or the Brooks Glycerin which has a more robust sole/tread. These shoes were $150.00, but well worth it! They are now a staple in my running shoe and lounging shoe rotation!

Anonymous runner · Jun 16, 2016

40 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance 880 v4