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New Balance MR10 Minimus Road

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The New Balance MR10 Minimus Road’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Below average

63
Overall
63
Value
75
Appearance
71
Durability
68
Comfort
67
Cushioning
56
Confidence

Confidence

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Confidence

53 Low

53

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 23.


Pros

  • Comfort, durability and value all average 4.5 out of 5 across its two reviews.
  • One of two reviewers uses it for easy and medium runs and finds it durable so far.

Cons

  • Appearance averages 2.5 out of 5 across those two reviews.
  • That reviewer finds the sole hard and stiff, and would not do a tempo or a hard workout in it.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

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Confidence
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Better Shoes Rating

MR10 Minimus Road rates 63. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Runner Ratings

2 ratings
5/5 0
4/5 2
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

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Release
2014

Runner reviews

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4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014

40 mpw training for a half marathon

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

4/5

Overall

Thought it would be a bit gimmicky but liked it as a running shoe. I normally train in flats. My main complaint is that the sole is a bit hard/stiff. I wouldn't really want to do a tempo or hard workout in them, but I like them all right for easy and medium runs. Seem very durable so far.

Anonymous runner · Aug 29, 2014

60 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
4/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
4/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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9.9 oz
8.0 oz Lightest
Stack
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40/35mm
38/33mm
Drop
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4mm
5mm
Release
2014
2022 Q3
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MSRP
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$165
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$170
Ratings
Overall
63 Below average
99 Exceptional Best overall
98 Exceptional
Comfort
67 Below average
99 Exceptional
99 Exceptional
Cushioning
56 Bottom-tier
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
98 Exceptional
Durability
68 Below average
97 Exceptional Best durability
87 Good
Appearance
71 Decent
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86 Good Best appearance
Value
75 Decent
77 Decent
83 Good Best value rating
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