Customer Reviews New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro v3

The Shoe I had received had a manufacturing defect, I have not expected this with the Company people. The right shoe is little tight. For Running the comfort is good.

I was looking forward to receiving and running in my new trail shoe. I have run in several pairs of NB road shoes so I ordered the same size and width. The fit was much more narrow or perhaps the materials on the toe guard etc just made the toe box very narrow and tight. Their seemed to be enough room in the shoe to go out for a run so I laced up, got in my car and headed for the trail. That is as far as I got however as my big toes were completely numb when I got there. I didn't want to risk not being able to return the shoe, so I never ran in them. The upper material is made from a rubbery material. I supposed this is to prevent tearing but it also caused my feet to heat up and sweat, even though I was only driving. I could not tell from the photo and maybe I didn't read enough about the shoe. I am used to mesh uppers. When walking, I felt like I was in a pair of crocs with no ventilation. The cushion was great, but the flexibility of the shoe was less than desirable.

Shoes fit true to size and offer adequate traction. They provide the same feel under foot as the other models fitted with fresh foam, but the upper just doesn't cut it. Doesn't hug my foot as much as I would like and has caused some unwanted blistering on the long runs. Tongue came unglued from sock liner almost immediately as well.