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New Balance MR10 Minimus Road

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The New Balance MR10 Minimus Road trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Bottom-tier

58/100
Overall
58
Value
75
Durability
69
Appearance
69
Comfort
65
Cushioning
56
Confidence

Confidence

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Confidence

68/100

68

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

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Comfort, durability and value all average 4.5 out of 5 across its two reviews.
  • One of two reviewers uses it for easy and medium runs and finds it durable so far.

Cons

  • Appearance averages 2.5 out of 5 across those two reviews.
  • That reviewer finds the sole hard and stiff, and would not do a tempo or a hard workout in it.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

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Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

MR10 Minimus Road rates 58. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Reader Ratings

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

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release
2014

Runner reviews

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Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014

40 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Thought it would be a bit gimmicky but liked it as a running shoe. I normally train in flats. My main complaint is that the sole is a bit hard/stiff. I wouldn't really want to do a tempo or hard workout in them, but I like them all right for easy and medium runs. Seem very durable so far.

Anonymous runner · Aug 29, 2014

60 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort
4/5
Durability
5/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
4/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Speed / workouts
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.5 oz M Lightest
9.4 oz M
Stack
40/35mm
Drop
5mm
Release
2014
2023 Q1
2024 Q3 Newest
MSRP
$145
$190
Best price
$149.99 Lowest price
$189.99
Ratings
Overall
Bottom-tier (58)
Exceptional (99)
Exceptional (99)
Comfort
Below average (65)
Exceptional (99)
Exceptional (99)
Cushioning
Bottom-tier (56)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Exceptional (99)
Durability
Below average (69)
Very good (92) Best durability
Good (87)
Appearance
Below average (69)
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Value
Decent (75)
Good (88) Best value
Good (86)
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