re: tOfficial Running Shoe Thread

New Balance 1500v4 Review

Retail: $110

Paid: $90

This is a race ready offering from New Balance that is advertised to be a "from 5K to marathon" racing flat.

The Good:
This is the best upper of any running shoe I've ever used. It's a real snug fit, with a heel cup that prevents sliding, almost no break in period, and is super breathable. Feels quick even if your not and looks good even if you don't. Grippy. Very stable.

The Bad:
It's been said you can barley feel the "t-bar" in the sole, but you can feel it and IMO, it doesn't feel good. Running in these feel like banging two rocks together. RevLite foam is nothing more than basic EVA foam. So basically, you're running on 1960's technology except you feel like a complete a-hole because you paid 2018's money for it.

I'll be honest, I didn't do my research when I first purchased these shoes and they were kind of an impulse buy. I was able to not notice how much I disliked the mid-sole because most of the miles logged on them until recently was treadmill speedwork.

Verdict:
I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure out who these shoes are for. They have a 6mm drop, so maybe the minimal market. The 1500 is heavy for a flat coming in at 8.6 ounces, and have no energy return so they're useless for long distance. New Balance has at least two other offerings using this prehistoric mid-sole that are close to the same weight or lighter so these are just cannibalizing the NB market.

I guess you should buy these if...

You want the real running in the 1970s running shoe experience.



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Nike ZoomFlys are the shite. I was always a Nike hater until these shoes hit my feet. If I still ran a lot I would drop the money for the 4% VaporFlyd

I’ve never heard great things about the 1500. It’s a less fast, more supportive (I’m guessing that’s the bar you felt) 1400 from my understanding.

NB uses the 1400 model for a lot of its other variants because it’s pretty well loved.

Ran in the 4%s for the first time yesterday. I've never run in Nikes, but I'm a convert. Only going to use them for track work and some key long runs along with races, but I'm now considering flipping over to the Pegasus Turbo as my daily shoes from Kinvaras because the foam feels so good.

The model counts. If you wear a new balance 9.5 you'll need a 10 in the NB 1500. They are notoriously smaller than the typical model.

Zoom seems to be close to true size (it'll be tight but aight) but you can afford to go a half size up because of the fly wire system. I went with my true size and it worked out but it usually does because I have some narrow feet.

Just bought some Skechers Go Run 6 to replace my Escalantes. Picked them up for 45; can’t wait.

ETA: apparently those were the lady’s stats on the shoe.

Burt - How long was your transition to zero drop, in particular the Escalante? According to Strava I’ve got about 30 miles on mine. I’d have to go back and look, but the longest I’ve run in them that I can remember is 6 miles. I’m debating running my first race in them this weekend (13.1), but don’t wanna run into issues at mile 10. Perhaps I’m being too paranoid? May be placebo, but I am faster in them with better cadence as well.

Train in On Running Cloudflow



Race or tempo run in On Running Cloudracer



I've been thru all the companies and models since the mid 80's. Since I've learned to run on forefoot I have had good success with On Running shoes. I run as fast in these as I did my Newtons.

Never tried on a pair of On, although I’d like to.