New Balancewomens Fresh Foam X 1080 V14 Running Shoe

These shoes are SO comfortable. I use them mostly for walking but also for some interval running. They’re perfect! About sizing though: Ordered these in my normal size 9 but also 9.5 and ended up keeping the 9.5. I wouldn’t say they run small BUT the size 9 was too tight for a walking/running shoe. You need to give your toes a little bit of space to spread out as you run/walk or you’ll end up with painful toes/blisters. 9 fit me like a normal shoe but 9.5 gave the perfect amount of space. Highly recommend. This color is also SO CUTE! Definitely has a retro color to them.

If you have high arches - these are the shoes for you. I mean I’m not a doctor but I have super high arches and if I wear flat shoes or anything without support for over an hour, the middle of my feet hurrrrrrrrt. Badly.I have ON Clouds, I like them. But not for walking long distances or stretches of time in. I tried the infamous Hokas. I actually went to the shoe store to finally “buy into” (literally) the Hoka hype bc so many people rave about them. Their cushion, their support, how long they can wear them throughout the day - and several of my friends are either in the medical industry and on their feet all day, and/or marathon runners. But they just weren’t doing it for me. I honestly do not get the Hoka hype. I really don’t. It felt like they were squeezing my feet from the sides inwards? Idk how to explain it. And I have a normal width foot. And I tried on several variations of that brand. I mentioned this to the gentleman helping me with my shoe selection. I told him I have really high arches, my ON Clouds were not cutting it, and I just was not into any of the Hokas enough to buy them. He suggested the New Balance 1080x14s. I half-way rolled my eyes thinking NB is the official Dad-shoe and I would have to go get some appalling socks to go with them lol. But agreed to try one on with a Hoka on the other foot.THE SECOND I took my first step in the New Balances I verbally exclaimed out loud “oh noooooooooo 😫😫 not the dad shoe!” Yes. The dad shoe. The amount of cushion, the arch support, they’re lightweight, they come in like 15 color options or something like that, I was sold. This blue pair is my second pair that I bought immediately (one pair for the gym which isn’t really necessary but they feel so amazing I told myself they were) and this second pair for running trails, walking, etc.The dads know what’s up. Sorry for all the jokes I made at your expense all these years. Carry on.

I did a lot of research online and finally ended up with this shoe as I was looking for high cushion, comfort, good fit, high ratings etc. Soooo comfortable. Despite the high cushion, the shoe feels stable (not wobbly) and not overly constricting either. I had to exchange the 7.5W for size 8W as the 7.5W was a bit short. My new fav's on running shoes are this New Balance Fresh Foam 1080 v14 (I even managed to memorize the title) and also Asics Novablast 5 (a top shoe for running and walking, though not quite the level of stack of this NB shoe which is why I wanted to try this one as well). By the way, I found out that if your feet are a just a bit wider than the regular width of a running shoe, it's best for your feet to go with wide (my body is on the slender side but I discovered a couple years ago that I need wide in running shoes). Note, I've also bought Brooks and many Hokas in the past and they both make great shoes, but again the above 2 shoes are my new favorites.

Big foot betches beware: this is a comfortable shoe, but veryyyy clunky. These shoes make my feet look three times larger than they are, and I'm a size 10 wide in women's New Balance. These shoes make my already large feet look VERY disproportionate from my body. It feels like I'm wearing very lightweight bricks on my feet. It's almost as if the New Balance shoe designers put these shoes through chatGPT and said "more shoe, more support, now EVEN BIGGER, MORE FOAM, SO MUCH FOAM YOU CANNOT FOAM ANYMORE!"That being said, these shoes are comfortable, but don't expect a shoe that you can quickly maneuver in. Running in these is like running in a pair of wooden clogs; you have to be mindful of your foot placement to ensure you don't roll your ankle. LESS FOAM!

I love these shoes! This is probably my 3rd pair of 1080s and I’m never disappointed! I like a wide toe box since I am normally a flip flop wearer and these are perfect! I did try on the wide and extra wide (Wide X), the extra wide had even better room for my toes, but too much room in the heel and I was concerned about blisters, so I purchased the wide and went up a half size from my norm. I’ve worn my 1080s to Disneyland, Disney World and all over Europe and they are the best walking shoe! I have very little foot pain by the end of the day and the cushion feels like you’re on a cloud. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I’ve always loved New Balance running shoes, but like many others I found myself straying away and into the newest, best thing everyone was talking about (you know what I’m talking about) and I should have never gone that route. These shoes are so comfortable and the fit is perfect (for me). This is a hybrid running shoe, so it gives a lot of cushion and also stability. The arch support is also good, I don’t like a shoe with too much arch support because after running too many times it just makes my feet ache. If you have wide feet (like me) then these will also give you a great fit as they come in wide and X wide sizes also. Overall I would recommend these New Balance 1080s over many others I have tried and the price here is equal to if not better than what I’ve seen elsewhere. Run like you’re on a cloud with these!

I normally stick to the New Balance 1080 because it helps with my back issues. I am not sure if I got a bad pair or if the quality has declined this much. They have never been comfortable, even on day one(unusual), and after about a week of wear, a peculiar "crunching" sound appeared. It almost sounds and feels like walking on broken plastic. I hate to think the New Balance quality has diminished this much in such a short period of time especially for this price.