New Balance RC1400 v4

Name: New Balance RC1400 v4
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.1 oz · 25/15mm stack · 10mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The New Balance RC1400 v4’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 4 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Decent

Overall

Decent 76

Appearance

Good 81

Value

Decent 74

Comfort

Decent 72

Durability

Below average 67

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 52

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

35 Very low

Very low 35

Based on

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What runners say

“Wide toe box, but narrower through midfoot and heel.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon

“Been wearing for 8 years with only minor aches and pains.”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon

“Very light, even lighter than many spikes, and really smooth.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon

“Lasted from January/February 2017 through October 2018.”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance Minimus Road Zero V2 (MR00 V2)

“Dries very quickly after being completely soaked.”

4/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon

“Uppers torn at big toe and little toe, cushioning shot.”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance Minimus Road Zero V2 (MR00 V2)

“Would buy again and put another 500–1000 miles on them.”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance Minimus Road Zero V2 (MR00 V2)

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 23.

Pros

Light at 7.7 oz, and reviewers describe the ride as smooth.
Two reviewers use this racing flat as their primary trainer.
Comfort rates 4.8 out of 5, and one reviewer notes a decently wide toe box.

Cons

Cushioning is its lowest-rated dimension at 3.3 out of 5, over a 25mm heel stack.
One reviewer's uppers tore at both the big and the little toe, though they kept running in them.

RC1400 v4 rates 76. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Weight: 7.1 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 7.7 oz · Women's 6.5 oz
Release: 2017 Q3
MSRP: $100
Stack: 25/15mm
Drop: 10mm

Runner reviews

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4/5

Overall

Been wearing one version of the 1400 or another for the past 8 years with only minor aches and pains. Although they are marketed and designed as a racing flat, I use them as my primary trainer. They have a decently wide toe box, but are narrower through the mid foot and heel. If you wear an odd size, you can usually find an older version for relatively cheap on Joe's New Balance website.

Anonymous runner · Jul 4, 2019

40 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Great, reliable, simple show

5/5

Overall

I'm a big fan of the RC 1400 V4. It lasted me from January or February of 2017 through present day, October of 2018. They got me through three months of 50-60 mpw marathon training, a summer of casual wear, a school year of sporadic running, a summer of daily active (nontraining) wear, another couple months of semiregular running, and another marathon. I'm still wearing them casually and running in them. The uppers outside the big toe and outside the little toe are torn, and the cushioning is probably shot. Some of the rubber is gone and what's left has smoothed out, but it's all fundamentally held together. While they don't look too hot anymore, they've lasted me a long time and I'd definitely buy them again, and put another 500-1000 miles on them.

Anonymous runner · Oct 2, 2018

35 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance Minimus Road Zero V2 (MR00 V2)

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

Racing Flat (for training)

4/5

Overall

I run 100% of my miles in this shoe, and I have for the past 6 years with no injuries that required time off of running. They are SOOOO light, even lighter than many spikes, and really smooth. They also dry very, very quickly after being completely soaked.

bmw25 · Feb 12, 2018

35 mpw training for a half marathon