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New Balance 1500 v3

Racing · Stability · Road · 8.1 oz · 6mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 1500 v2 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance 1500 v3 sits about average for racing shoes in our data. Looks and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the 1500 product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

New Balance 1500 v3

of 5

Current estimate: Decent

76/100
Overall
76
Appearance
90
Value
80
Durability
77
Comfort
59
Cushioning
54
Confidence

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.

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Confidence

29/100

29

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

Prefer this shoe over another

33% 1/3

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • A 6mm drop at 8.1 oz men's and 6.3 oz women's, for a stability racing flat.
  • Both reviewers rate appearance 5 out of 5.

Cons

  • The 1500 v4 and v6 rate higher, at 85 and 82.
  • One of the two reviewers finds it runs small.

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.

Confidence
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Better Shoes Rating

1500 v3 rates 76. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 1500

Each dot is one version of the 1500, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • 1500v5

    2019 · 2 reviews

    75 Decent

    27 Confidence

  • 1500 V6

    2019 · 1 review

    83 Good

    32 Confidence

  • 1500 v4

    2017 · 10 reviews

    86 Good

    83 Confidence

  • 1500 v3 This shoe

    2017 · 2 reviews

    76 Decent

    29 Confidence

  • 1500 v2

    2017 · 1 review

    73 Decent

    33 Confidence

  • 1500 v1

    2015 · 4 reviews

    73 Decent

    41 Confidence

Reader Ratings

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

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.1 oz
Release
2017 Q3
MSRP
$110
Drop Height
6mm

Runner reviews

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M1500GY3

5/5

Overall

This a very light sneaker...as close as I have gotten to a racing flat. I wear these for speed work and during 5K road races

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019

10 mpw training for a half marathon

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

1500v3

4/5

Overall

Not nearly as good as the v2, change isn't always good. It fits much tighter through the toe box than the v2. It is also a much firmer ride than the v2 but I don't feel that it is firm in a responsive way, the shoe feels extremely dead to me.

Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018

40 mpw came from the New Balance 1500 v2

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

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Shoe properties
Type
Racing
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Pronation
Stability
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Weight
8.1 oz M
7.7 oz M Lightest
Stack
Drop
6mm
8mm
Release
2017 Q3
2019 Q1
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MSRP
$110
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$142.82
Ratings
Overall
Decent (76)
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Comfort
Bottom-tier (59)
Below average (66)
Excellent (95) Best comfort
Cushioning
Bottom-tier (54)
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Durability
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Appearance
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Value
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