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Vazee Pace v2

Vazee Pace v2
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
Good (73/100)

Shoe details

Weight
9.6 oz
Release
2017 Q3
MSRP
$110
Drop Height
6mm

Ratings & Reviews

Good (73/100)

Better than about 44% of shoes

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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This score rates worse than 56% of shoes.

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Rating breakdown

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The darker band shows the central score range. The lighter band shows a wider range of reasonable outcomes. More reviews for this shoe usually narrow both bands.

Overall

Good (73/100)

Overall ranking

We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.

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Good (73/100)

Rank

Ranks above 44% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the score range we think is most likely.

Appearance

Excellent (93/100)

Appearance ranking

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Excellent (93/100)

Rank

Ranks above 91% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Value

Above average (89/100)

Value ranking

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Above average (89/100)

Rank

Ranks above 85% of shoes

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Comfort

Good (70/100)

Comfort ranking

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Good (70/100)

Rank

Ranks above 33% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Durability

Below average (56/100)

Durability ranking

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Below average (56/100)

Rank

Ranks above 5% of shoes

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Cushioning

Bottom-tier (49/100)

Cushioning ranking

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Bottom-tier (49/100)

Rank

Ranks above <1% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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50%

7/14

Prefer this shoe over another.

Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.

All Running Shoes

Worse than 56% of 2,532 running shoes ranked.

Good (73/100)

Daily Trainers

Worse than 57% of 1,849 daily trainers ranked.

43%

New Balance

Better than 68% of 249 New Balance shoes ranked.

68%

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Most reviewers like this shoe more than their last shoe.
  • Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.

Cons

  • Rated below average overall.
  • Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on comfort.
  • Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on cushioning.
  • Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on durability.

Compared to other shoes

See how this shoe compares to others like it.

New Balance Vazee Pace v2
New Balance Vazee Pace
HOKA Clifton 9
Vazee Pace v2
Vazee Pace
Clifton 9
Current shoe
Best appearance
Lightest / Best durability / Best value
Newest / Best overall / Best comfort
Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
9.6 oz M
7.5 oz M Lightest
8.5 oz M
Stack
—
—
40/35mm
Drop
6mm
—
5mm
Release
2017 Q3
2017 Q2
2023 Q1 Newest
MSRP
$110 Lower MSRP
$120
$165
Best price
—
—
$164.99
Ratings
Overall
Average (44%)
Below average (31%)
Exceptional (>99%) Best overall
Comfort
Below average (33%)
Below average (28%)
Exceptional (>99%) Best comfort
Cushioning
Bottom tier (<1%)
Bottom tier (5%)
Exceptional (>99%) Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (5%)
Very good (81%) Best durability
Very good (80%)
Appearance
Excellent (91%) Best appearance
Very good (83%)
Very good (82%)
Value
Very good (85%)
Excellent (94%) Best value
Good (74%)
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Reader Ratings

17 reader ratings

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Showing 1–5 of 17 written reviews

Reader review

Anonymous runner · Jul 10, 2019

3/5

Overall

The back of the shoe is very low, which results in heel slipping in the shoe unless you tighten the top laces to the max to reduce this. Also, toe box was too narrow and resulted in pressure points. Otherwise, this would have been a good tempo shoe.
Comfort
3/5
Cushioning
3/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
4/5

Great HS trainer

Anonymous runner · Sep 30, 2018

5/5

Overall

Used this shoe for ~2-3 years or about 7-8 seasons of HS track and XC, I love it because it is durable, and provides the support I need, but it definitely is fast enough to use for speed work, tempos/thresholds, etc. I rotate between two pairs of these every other day and they seem to be good for about a season each, recently have had two stress injuries, one in my fibula, and one in my talus, can't say whether or not this was due to the shoe because I have had no problems in the seasons prior, but I feel it is important to include.
Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
4/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5

Good fast trainer

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2018

4/5

Overall

Overall a good shoe for the price. It's light and fast with medium cushioning, sometimes I would like it to have a bit more since I did almost all of my traing in it but for my fast runs it was perfect. It has held up great and yet no serious damage. I would recomend it for your fast/mediumu runs but when it comes to long runs I would proberly choose another shoe.
Comfort
4/5
Cushioning
3/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
4/5
Value
4/5

Vazee Pace

Anonymous runner · Jul 19, 2018

5/5

Overall

I first bought this shoe over a year ago and haven't run in anything else since. I'm a high school runner averaging anywhere between 50-70 miles a week and find that Vazee Pace v2 can still last me around 400+ miles before needing replacement and still be light enough and comfortable enough to handle everything from fast intervals to long runs
Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5

If a sock had support!

Anonymous runner · Mar 9, 2018

4/5

Overall

I've loved this shoe, it's lightweight, minimal heel-toe drop, fairly supportive. It's been great for normal running (sometimes I use orthotics), but I also have friends that will wear it on longer tempos. There is a fairly wide toe box, which is excellent. On the downside, it's lightweight nature normally creates some sort of calf tightness if I wear this shoe exclusively for >1 month or two (I run anywhere between ~50 to 70 miles a week) I have worn at least 8 pairs. This gets to the bit that I loathe about this shoe- it wears down fast. Like super fast. Both the bottoms and the toe box tend to show large signs of wear after ~2 months. But, then again, you can normally find these shoes on the internet for ~$50.00
Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
2/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
5/5