Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.1 oz · 7mm drop · 28/21mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 890 v4 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance 890 v3 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 27 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the 890 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
88/100
“I've had four pairs of these shoes and they are an absolute workhorse. I put about 1000km on each pair”
“Comfortable and smooth; good for anything except short sprints. Lasted me over 1200 miles.”
“I was able to put 1250 miles on my first pair of them. I was only getting about 700 miles out of other shoes”
“Heel drop seems to be about right. There is enough of a heel to not fry my calves, but it's not chunky either.”
“The shoe doesn't last long enough and frequently breaks down after 300 miles or so.”
“Lightweight, yet sufficient cushioning for logging mileage on roads and sidewalks.”
“Good balance of support and weight for everyday training. Low drop compared to other shoes, but more support than no drop shoes.”
“Put more miles on these shoes than any other, around 640 and still running in them.”
“Lightweight, but enough support to do longer runs in.”
“Great shoe for everyday mileage or tempo work. Have run 3 marathons in them.”
38% 3/8
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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 890, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2020 · 2 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
70 Confidence
2019 · 9 reviews
88 Good
85 Confidence
2018 · 8 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
84 Confidence
2015 · 4 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
75 Confidence
2014 · 57 reviews
50 Bottom-tier
98 Confidence
890 v3 This shoe
2013 · 27 reviews
63 Below average
88 Confidence
2012 · 5 reviews
70 Decent
67 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 9, 2014
75 mpw training for a marathon
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 2, 2014
45 mpw training for a marathon
5/5
Overall
dmrun67 · Sep 1, 2014
30 mpw training for a marathon
5/5
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Anonymous runner · Aug 31, 2014
35 mpw training for a half marathon
5/5
Overall
Stepdeer · Aug 30, 2014
70 mpw training for a half marathon
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