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.
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
“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”
50% 12/24
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the 1400, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2016 · 5 reviews
96 Excellent
84 Confidence
2018 · 15 reviews
97 Exceptional
91 Confidence
1400 v5 This shoe
2017 · 19 reviews
97 Exceptional
93 Confidence
2016 · 3 reviews
92 Very good
76 Confidence
2014 · 22 reviews
92 Very good
90 Confidence
2014 · 12 reviews
94 Excellent
86 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
tchen · Feb 7, 2018
70 mpw came from the Saucony Type A
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 7, 2018
80 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike LunaRacer 4
5/5
Overall
LoveMarathons · Feb 6, 2018
50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Pure Flow 3
5/5
Overall
Fasthole · Feb 6, 2018
70 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Lunar Tempo 1
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018
45 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance 1400v4
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