Great bread and butter shoe
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 21, 2018
40 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 7
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
New Balance 1400 v5
Racing · Neutral · Road · 7.4 oz · 10mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 1400 v6 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance 1400 v5 is one of the strongest racing shoes in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Cushioning scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 19 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the 1400 product line.
Exceptional
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
93/100
What runners say
“The REVlite foam is superbly balanced—spare in the front for excellent feel and more cushioned toward the rear for heel striking late in a marathon”
“These 1400s have gotten me through 250 miles of hard running/turning before breaking through in a meaningful way”
“Plenty of cushion to put in 20 mile long runs or workouts and light enough to perform on race day”
“I've gotten upwards of 600 miles in 2 pairs of these, they just don't crush down”
“The REVlite cushioning is super light while cushioning your feet just enough”
“It does break down rather quickly around 250–300 miles”
“I wanted a lightweight shoe that had an 8mm+ drop because of Achilles pain and these shoes have been great”
“Light and fast, with good cushioning for a flat”
“Light enough for track workouts and for races but I have also used it for runs up to 14 miles”
“It loses traction quickly when wet”
Prefer this shoe over another
50% 12/24
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers race it from 5K to marathon and train in it too.
- At 7.4 oz in the men's build and 6.6 oz in the women's, and reviewers say it has enough cushioning for long runs.
- It lists at $100, and reviewers rate value 4.6 out of 5.
Cons
- Three runners see it break down around 250 to 300 miles.
- Three reviewers find it clunky or not responsive enough for short races.
- One reviewer says it loses traction quickly in the wet.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 1400
Each dot is one version of the 1400, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2016 · 5 reviews
96 Excellent
84 Confidence
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2018 · 15 reviews
97 Exceptional
91 Confidence
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1400 v5 This shoe
2017 · 19 reviews
97 Exceptional
93 Confidence
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2016 · 3 reviews
92 Very good
76 Confidence
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2014 · 22 reviews
92 Very good
90 Confidence
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2014 · 12 reviews
94 Excellent
86 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 7.4 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $100
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Runner reviews
Quality
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 16, 2018
75 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 8
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
My hands down best ever marathon racing flat
5/5
Overall
Shimmy Mack · Jul 12, 2018
70 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance 1400v4
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Lightweight but supportive
5/5
Overall
BoiltheVikes · Mar 9, 2018
20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 7
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
New Balance 1400 Review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 9, 2018
45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 9
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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New Balance 1400 v5 In Context
More on the New Balance 1400
- New Balance 1400 v6 next version
- New Balance 1400 v3
- New Balance 1400v4 previous version
- New Balance 1400 v1
- New Balance 1400 v2
Reviewers Also Ran In
- New Balance 1400v4 3 runners
- Saucony Kinvara 7 2 runners
- New Balance 1400 v3 1 runner