Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 2, 2015
20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 880 v3
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 3/5
New Balance 990 v3
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 12.6 oz · 10mm drop · 30/20mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance 990v4 replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance 990 v3 trails most daily trainers in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 6 runner reviews and 3 other rated shoes in the 990 product line. Another 6 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Bottom-tier
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
48/100
What runners say
“Allowed me to run 100mpw and not break down.”
“Pretty much injury free since switching to this shoe.”
“On the expensive end, but worth every penny.”
“Haven't had any running related injury.”
“Heavy…really really heavy”
“Very solid, good cushioning, definitely not a minimalist shoe.”
“Shoes are durable and last forever”
“Super cushion and stability”
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Durability averages 4.7 out of 5 across six reviews, and three reviewers say a pair lasts a long time.
Cons
- At 12.6 oz it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and one reviewer calls it really, really heavy.
- Appearance averages 3.7 out of 5 and value 3.8, and one reviewer calls the standard gray ugly and the shoe expensive.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance 990
Each dot is one version of the 990, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 12.6 oz
- Release
- 2014
- MSRP
- $155
- Stack Height
- 30mm heel - 20mm toe
- Drop Height
- 10mm
Runner reviews
Reader review
3/5
Overall
odelltrclan · Sep 19, 2014
10 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 30, 2014
60 mpw training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
mclansing · Aug 29, 2014
training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 1/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
20 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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New Balance 990 v3 In Context
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Reviewers Also Ran In
- New Balance 880 v3 1 runner