Daily trainer · Stability · Road
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 860 v7 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance 860 v5 trails most daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 11 other rated shoes in the 860 product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
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
69/100
“Most women need a wider toe box and narrow heel which NB achieves”
“Fits a little big, so I have to wear thick socks”
“Perfect mix of lightness/responsiveness and support”
“The fabric around the ankle wore very quickly”
“If I do not rotate with a second pair they feel flat”
“It lasts a pretty long time”
63% 5/8
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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.
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the 860, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2024 · 11 reviews
50 Bottom-tier
88 Confidence
2022 · 5 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
81 Confidence
2021 · 1 review
54 Bottom-tier
64 Confidence
2020 · 1 review
55 Bottom-tier
45 Confidence
2020 · 8 reviews
74 Decent
74 Confidence
2019 · 5 reviews
54 Bottom-tier
83 Confidence
2019 · 10 reviews
60 Bottom-tier
78 Confidence
2018 · 4 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
66 Confidence
2018 · 2 reviews
52 Bottom-tier
65 Confidence
860 v5 This shoe
2016 · 4 reviews
66 Below average
69 Confidence
2014 · 16 reviews
47 Bottom-tier
94 Confidence
2014 · 2 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
68 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018
32 mpw came from the New Balance 860 v4
5/5
Overall
thatgirlonce · Feb 6, 2018
60 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Kayano 21
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Mar 29, 2016
40 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance 870 v3
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 18, 2015
10 mpw
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