New Balance Vazee Rush

Name: New Balance Vazee Rush
Brand: New Balance

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.1 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The New Balance Vazee Rush V2 replaced it

How it ranks

The New Balance Vazee Rush ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 1 other rated shoe in the Vazee Rush product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Decent

71/100

Overall

Decent 71

Value

Good 86

Appearance

Decent 80

Comfort

Decent 75

Cushioning

Decent 70

Durability

Below average 69

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

8/100

Very low 8

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Light for a trainer at 8.1 oz in the men's build and 6.4 oz in the women's.
The one reviewer so far, at 50 miles a week, calls it cool, lightweight and comfortable and says it lasted well.

Cons

Overall and durability each draw 4 out of 5 in the single review so far, against 5s for cushioning, value and appearance.
The Vazee Rush V2 after it scores 75 against its 72.

Vazee Rush rates 71. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the New Balance Vazee Rush

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

Rating

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71 2016 75 2016

Release year

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

Vazee Rush V2

2016 · 1 review

75 Decent

11 Confidence
Vazee Rush This shoe

2016 · 1 review

71 Decent

8 Confidence

Reader Ratings

1 rating

5/5 0

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.1 oz
Release: 2016
MSRP: $100

Runner reviews

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Cool shoes

4/5

Overall

For a runner who essentially cannot get injured (once in ten years) these were perfect. Cool, lightweight, and comfortable. They lasted a decently long time too, for the amount of mileage put on them. Also really liked the way they look.

Anonymous runner · Feb 8, 2018

50 mpw training for a half marathon