New Balance Men's Fresh Foam Tempo V1 Running Shoe

The tread on the shoes is worn to almost nothing in several areas after 111.46 miles of running on pavement (2.5 months). Additionally, the inner heal on the right shoe wore down and padding shifted resulting in the reinforcing material inside of the back of the heal of the shoe to jab at the back of my heal.The material used in these shoes is not quality.They were true to size.

I had high hopes for this shoe. I like tight fitting, not too squishy running shoes. I'll start with the negatives, and then the positive notes at the end.These are super tight, like my big toes hurt unbearably after ~half an hour of wear even after breaking them in. If you like tight fitting shoes, order a half size up anyway. I only wore them for my shorter, faster runs because of the pain.I ran in them every day in dry conditions on pavement. After about 100 miles in them, the heel cup and the toe section had begun wearing quite badly. This may be because of how tight they are, but seems more like a poor material quality to be honest. I think their total life is somewhere in the order of 150-200 miles before the souls start to degrade.Now for the good notes.They feel great for short runs/for the first half hour or so of longer runs. Really planted, stable, powerful shoes. Good energy return without being shin-breakingly hard. Haven't raced in them because of the pandemic (bought these in Aug. 2020 for those reading in the future) but I think they would be outstanding race shoes.For the price, (I paid ~$55) kinda what I expected. I think it's a really great shoe if maybe you just need a pair for 5k race days. Definitely not your every day work horse. Great value I suppose.

Finally what looks like a replacement for the NB Zante model. They have more cushioning than the Zante because they are built with the new foam X. I also believe the sole is thicker and thus the added weight compare to the Zante. I am ok with that even though it’s not an all out racing flat. The fit is excellent. Don’t expect this to be your everyday trainer. This shoe is meant for tempo runs and will make a fine 5k race shoe for most of you. NB finally added a regular pull tab on the heel which for me is a plus when you are doing triathlons and get off the bike for the run and need to pull on your shoe fast. Thank you NB

Feels great, but order a half size up (for reference size 11 nike free rn 2017s fit me true to size) I ordered 11 and they were too snug around the toes, but 11.5 fits me pretty well.I pronate a bit and these feel good when running, the cushening in the mid is nice. And in the heel when walking.Also after a couple runs they started rubbing my achilles tendon, but i tied them a certain way and I haven’t had an issue since, though I only have about 30 miles on the so far.

I think shoes have been laced pretty simply ever since the shoelace was created/invented. However, these shoes had to figure out some ridiculous new way to lace the shoes that was completely tedious and ridiculous! I tried undoing this new lacing system and re-lacing them the way you, me, your parents and grandparents have laced their shoes--but couldn't figure it out. This was so ridiculous that I am simply returning these shoes. I actually found a pair of Swedish running shoes (Salming) that are the most simplistic, and light, that I have recently worn.

I wore out my last pair of NB shoes and bought these to replace them.They fit nicely and mold to my feet very well, but there's noticeably less padding where the pad of the foot is than my last pair of running shoes.I'm a big guy, and the padding is pretty important to me when I run.I'll continue to use these, but if you're on the fence between these and another pair, just know that if you like extra padding, the other pair might be better.

I have run in NB Zante pursuits for years. Well, at one point they were just Zantes, then became the Zante pursuit. I love them and have probably had ten pair in succession. The soft mesh upper and total lack of heel cups and other plastic made for a light, responsive shoe that wears very comfortably. To me they had finally reached the apogee of a design experiment that was exactly what I wanted in a running shoe: minimal, neutral drop, soft upper, light, but with adequate cushion. They have now discontinued the Zante and this is apparently the replacement. I find them to be just okay. The toe box is quite small on these and if I had it to do over again I'd order in a wider size. They also feel a bit short. If I didn't know better I'd say they were also a bit heavier though the reported weight is the same, so that's likely just the firmer feel giving an illusion of weight. I also dislike the visual design of these compared to the Zante. The Zante was understated and made a great daily wear trainer once the cushioning had been worn too much for running. These suffer from the malady of many running shoes of garish graphics which mean that once they are retired from running they are of little use to me. Sigh, this is all quite depressing.

Purchased for my brother who had a leg amputated below the knee from diabetes problems, well he wants to protect his only foot he has left ..well he loved them ! Said they were so comfy and cushioned , which he needed .. said best pair of tennis shoes ever owned

Very poor and quick to wear out!I’ve been a New Balance wearer for over 10 years and always have around 4 pairs on cycle for training, I purchased the NB Tempos purely for speed work, size wise they are like a Zante but having only done around 80-100 miles in them there are already holes coming at the back, having worn multiple pairs of Zante’s, 1080v’s and more recently echo lucents I can honestly say these are the worst pair of NB I’ve ever had.I was getting over 500 miles from a pair of zante I’ll be lucky if these Tempo’s don’t drop to bits before reaching 150!

I was skeptical at these with the low price (now even lower than my order!) but they arrived in a legit New Balance box. Fits exactly to my size, though on my first run, felt a little on the small size, but just needed to sinch then down enough with the laces and they were like a glove. With the smaller stack height of a cushioned trainer (as you'd expect) you can really feel the road which is great if you want to have that ground connection. Been out on 2x runs, 12k & 16k and both were great, enough comfort for those distances, maybe not much further. Feel light and more suited to the quicker, shorter runs. Overall very pleased and at the price, they're at bargain!

Bought these for running, working towards ½ marathon in June, comfortable, good support and cushioning and fast, had a little rubbing on top of my toe first 5k but just loosened them a little and now they're fine, run two 5 ks a 12 and a 14 so far really like them

Much too small, even by New Balance standards. Particularly short, squashing the toes. Go up a full size. Also the upper mesh materials are a bit meh. Seem like they’d be very comfortable in the right size. Returned.

For me, these shoes feel great at 4-4:15 pace. I recommend to people who are more forefoot runners than heal first runners