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Fresh Foam X More Trail v3

Fresh Foam X More Trail v3
Trail · Neutral
Good (65/100)

Shoe details

Weight
11.4 oz
Release
2023 Q1
Stack Height
39mm heel - 35mm toe
Drop Height
4mm

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Good (65/100)

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Good (65/100)

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Good (65/100)

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Value

Above average (87/100)

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Above average (87/100)

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Appearance

Above average (81/100)

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Above average (81/100)

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Durability

Good (73/100)

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Good (73/100)

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Comfort

Good (72/100)

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Good (72/100)

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Cushioning

Good (68/100)

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Good (68/100)

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Worse than 82% of 2,532 running shoes ranked.

Good (65/100)

Trail Shoes

Worse than 91% of 391 trail shoes ranked.

9%

New Balance

Better than 53% of 249 New Balance shoes ranked.

53%

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New Balance Fresh Foam X More Trail v3
New Balance Fresh Foam X More Trail v2
HOKA Speedgoat 6
Fresh Foam X More Trail v3
Fresh Foam X More Trail v2
Speedgoat 6
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Reference shoe
Lightest / Newest / Best overall
Shoe properties
Type
Trail
Trail
Trail
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
11.4 oz M
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8.6 oz M Lightest
Stack
39/35mm
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37/32mm
Drop
4mm
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5mm
Release
2023 Q1
2022 Q1
2024 Q2 Newest
MSRP
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$155
Best price
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—
$108.97
Ratings
Overall
Bottom tier (18%)
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Excellent (96%) Best overall
Comfort
Below average (39%)
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Excellent (92%) Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (30%)
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Exceptional (98%) Best cushioning
Durability
Average (45%)
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Very good (89%) Best durability
Appearance
Above average (63%)
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Good (71%) Best appearance
Value
Very good (80%)
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Very good (85%) Best value
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Reader Ratings

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Great for ultras, not good on the rough stuff

Conor O'Neill · Jun 11, 2023

4/5

Overall

The massive cushioning on the Fresh Foam X More Trail v3 makes them a great choice for very long ultras on non-technical terrain. They are incredibly comfortable and fit true to size. You'll be able to bash out 100+ miles in them.

However they have a few disadvantages:

* The upper is far too stretchy and your foot slides around a lot. It's too much like a road shoe upper

* The very high stack height makes running on technical terrain difficult

* The massive Vibram lugs don't work well - Very noisy on the road, not amazing grip on wet/mucky stuff and very very poor grip on wet rocks

* The laces are awful

* They are too expensive compared to similar ultra trail shoes

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