Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.9 oz · 34/30mm stack · 4mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance Fresh Foam X More v5 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance Fresh Foam X More v4 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 10 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Fresh Foam X More product line.
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
79 Moderate
External retailer ratings
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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.
“This shoe ran half size too big for me.”
“The cushion lasts around 300-400 miles.”
“These shoes have a high stack, but are not wobbly.”
“Very comfortable and can feel too soft, at times.”
“Got blisters on bottom of forefoot.”
“It has huge toe box as well.”
“Good soft ride for slow paces.”
“They give plenty of cushion.”
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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 Fresh Foam X More, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2025 · 0 reviews
77 Decent
44 Confidence
2024 · 7 reviews
72 Decent
72 Confidence
Fresh Foam X More v4 This shoe
2022 · 10 reviews
71 Decent
79 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
This shoe is very comfortable and can feel too soft, at times. Overall, as a 48 YO, slow jogger it is right in line with what I need for an average base run. I switch to a more responsive shoe when picking up the pace.
Anonymous runner · Dec 4, 2024
15 mpw training for a half marathon
5/5
Overall
Love these shoes; I own 8 pair of them. They give plenty of cushion. I use them for the majority of my runs. In endurance racing, I have used them for a 50 miler ultramarathon and a 100k ultramarathon. They have been perfect. Theses shoes have a high stack, but are not wobbly. The cushion lasts around 300-400 miles. My only complaint is the durability of the outsole. It starts to show wear at 150 miles. I am currently training for a 6 hour endurance run, and I will be wearing them! I do not use them for speedwork, but they hold up well for up-tempo runs.
Anonymous runner · Nov 8, 2024
45 mpw training for ultramarathons came from the ASICS GEL-Nimbus 24
4/5
Overall
This shoe ran half size too big for me. It has huge toe box as well. I got blisters on bottom of forefoot. Overall it felt nearly identical to Hoka Bondi. I wanted to love this shoe for recovery/easy runs but it didn’t work like I hoped mostly since it felt too big.
Kaleb · Aug 16, 2023
20 mpw training for a marathon came from the HOKA Bondi 5
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 10, 2023
4/5
Overall
Experienced some blistering but with solved that problem with tape, overall very good shoe. Good soft ride for slow paces
Trhsbaddies · Jul 26, 2023
30 mpw training for 5K and 10K
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