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New Balance Fresh Foam More v3

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance Fresh Foam More v4 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance Fresh Foam More v3 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Fresh Foam More product line. Another 9 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Bottom-tier

54/100
Overall
54
Cushioning
87
Comfort
85
Durability
70
Appearance
58
Value
55
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

55/100

55

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.

Prefer this shoe over another

25% 1/4

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Reviewers rate comfort and cushioning 5.0 out of 5, and one injury-prone reviewer has run in it for two years without a shoe-related problem.

Cons

  • Reviewers rate appearance 3.7 out of 5, its lowest dimension.

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

Fresh Foam More v3 rates 54. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance Fresh Foam More

Each dot is one version of the Fresh Foam More, 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.
  • Fresh Foam More v3 This shoe

    2021 · 3 reviews

    54 Bottom-tier

    55 Confidence

  • Fresh Foam More

    2019 · 5 reviews

    57 Bottom-tier

    41 Confidence

Reader Ratings

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

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release
2021 Q2

Runner reviews

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Most comfy shoe I own

4/5

Overall

I am pretty injury prone and there are not a lot of shoes I can run in without having some kind of issue. The fresh foam more from NB is an exception! I’ve been running in these shoes for 2 years and haven’t had a shoe related injury since I hopped in them.

Paul Moore · Jul 7, 2023

45 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Brooks Ghost 10

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
2/5
Value
4/5

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Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.5 oz M
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
5mm
Release
2021 Q2
2023 Q4 Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$145
Best price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom-tier (54)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Good (85)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Good (87)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Below average (70)
Very good (92) Best durability
Appearance
Bottom-tier (58)
Very good (91) Best appearance
Value
Bottom-tier (55)
Good (88) Best value
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