New Balance MD800 v6

Name: New Balance MD800 v6
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 4.2 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance MD800 v7 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance MD800 v6 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Looks and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the MD800 product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

88/100

Overall

Good 88

Appearance

Good 88

Value

Decent 80

Comfort

Decent 80

Cushioning

Decent 78

Durability

Below average 66

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

31/100

Very low 31

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers call it fast and responsive over middle-distance track races.
Very light at 4.2 oz men's and 3.7 oz women's.
One reviewer wears it barefoot without blisters, calling the one-piece upper as soft as a sock.

Cons

One reviewer points runners wanting more cushioning to the LD5000 instead.
One reviewer expects a single season, having ruined the spike insert by overturning a spike.

MD800 v6 rates 88. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance MD800

Each dot is one version of the MD800, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

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79 2017 88 2018 67 2014

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

MD800v3

2014 · 1 review

67 Below average

1 Confidence
MD800 v6 This shoe

2018 · 2 reviews

88 Good

31 Confidence
MD800 v5

2017 · 3 reviews

79 Decent

32 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 4.2 oz
Release: 2018 Q4
MSRP: $120

Runner reviews

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Fastest New Balance Racing track spike

5/5

Overall

This is the fastest shoe I've ever worn. It's simply unreasonable. I have worn this at 3 meets, 2 1600m races, 1 3200, and 1 4x800 relay. At each distance it's fantastic. You need a really efficient running form in order to gain the most out of this shoe. This is because it puts you so far up on your toes you need to be able to utilize it in order to run fast. The comfort is great because of the one piece almost feeling like knit upper. I only wore it barefoot with no blisters because it was soft like a sock. The cushioning is splendidly responsive and the full length nylon plate makes you spring forward. I can really feel the track stride by stride. If you're looking for something with a bit more cushion, look into something like the LD5k. The durability might just be one season, as it's all too easy to overturn the spikes and ruin the insert like I did. The appearance is beautiful. For overall value, it's alright but you might need a different spike next season.

Parkles · Dec 10, 2020

40 mpw training for middle distance came from the Nike Zoom Forever XC 5