Good structured shoe
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 8, 2018
55 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 14
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v2
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 11.5 oz · 4mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo replaced it
How it ranks
The New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v2 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 4 other rated shoes in the Fresh Foam Vongo product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Below average
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
77/100
What runners say
“Soft like a Hoka, roomy like an Altra.”
“The cushioning is minimal enough to make the shoe feel fast, but not so minimal that you can't do an easy run.”
“Loved first pair and put over 500 miles on them.”
“Found myself running faster and feeling better in this shoe.”
“Very good support, good for wide feet.”
“The 4mm drop feels comfortable and natural.”
“Unobtrusive stability and good amount of cushion.”
Prefer this shoe over another
33% 3/9
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Comfort averages 4.7 out of 5 across seven reviews, and two reviewers praise the support and the room for wide feet.
- One reviewer who strikes midfoot finds the 4mm drop natural.
- One reviewer put over 500 miles on their first pair and is on their second.
Cons
- The Vongo v4 scores 84 on seven reviews and the v3 scores 70 on twenty.
- Averaging 10.7 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is well above the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
- Appearance averages 3.9 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo
Each dot is one version of the Fresh Foam Vongo, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2021 · 6 reviews
74 Decent
58 Confidence
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2019 · 7 reviews
84 Good
75 Confidence
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2018 · 20 reviews
70 Decent
90 Confidence
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Fresh Foam Vongo v2 This shoe
2017 · 7 reviews
61 Below average
77 Confidence
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2017 · 8 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
80 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 11.5 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $135
- Drop Height
- 4mm
Runner reviews
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018
40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 3/5
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New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v2 In Context
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