Customer Reviews New Balance 680v5

I like these and they fit well. My bunion foot is extra wide so few shoes actually fit. The only issues I have are that the heels slip (I hate that!), and the color is less basic than I expected. These are good basic shoes.

I have bought New Balance shoes before and have had to buy a half size larger but these fit well in my regular size. They are very stiff shoes and I have a rather high arch so they do rub a little on the top of my feet but I wear thin socks and it works out fine. These shoes are heavier than previous running shoes I have bought but because I am forced to run my five day a week three mile run on concrete sidewalks they have given me a lot of support from the thick sole and the ankle support.

The shoes fit well and are very comfortable. I am using my own orthotics and not the removable inserts that came with the shoes.

Great fit! Incredibly fast delivery with Zappos

This pair of shoes runs 3/4"-1" shorter than the other two pairs of New Balance shoes I wear. They also are narrow. Style is very nice. I will reorder with longer length.

After trying 8 pairs of sneakers I finally found ones that are moderately comfy and help with under pronation. They aren't perfect - the backs are high and rub against my ankles, and even in the wide size my feet sometimes fall asleep because it is tight around the lace area. But these are much better than any others I've found and the style is decent. I recently wore them on vacation with 10 hours of walking one day. The backs of my ankles were a bit red and my pinky toe was achy but overall they provided enough comfort to keep going.

For the price, these are good shoes. They are more narrow than other NB I have. I may get a different insert if they don’t stretch a bit. I like how light they feel and love the bright orange.

I really like these shoes. My foot doctor suggested the 900 series which I bought in the winter, but they are heavy. These are so light and still keep my feet straight. I really like these a lot.

Well fitting around my foot and good support for my weak ankles but the shoe itself is stiff. It’ll do for the price.

The shoe looked great, but the top felt like it had a piece of plastic in it. Otherwise - I would have kept!

I sent them back as they were too narrow.

I was disappointed these were not more comfortable. They seemed a bit narrow. I ultimately returned them for a pair of Asics.

too bad, these shoes run too small. Had to return them.

They are ok. These were the first pair of New Balance that gave me a blister when I first wore them. I have had several pairs or New Balance and I have always been able to wear them right out of the box with no problems. I was hopping I ordered a new pair of my favorite shoes that I replaced a couple years ago. These were not them. They are not as comfortable as I was expecting.

Love New Balances but these are super chunky and not sleek. Kind of look like orthopedic shoes. Feel like I trip over my own feet in them.

Returning because the shoes made an odd plastic popping noise when I tried walking across the carpet in them - I looked down and there's extra volume on the top of the forefoot area (I ordered a wide shoe - don't know if the regular would have this problem maybe?) - so basically it was "baggy" in that area and when I flexed my foot - the non-mesh portion of the top material was folding in on itself making a noise. I didn't want to risk it working it's self out as the miles racked up so back they go - sorry folks. Ordering a different replacement pair (Love me some Zappos!)

The shoe was stiff and not comfortable

Didn’t work for me. The toe box wasn’t large enough to accommodate my orthodics and large toes.

I really wanted to like these shoes, however I felt that the extra cushioning in the sole stopped right in front of the ball of my foot. I could feel the edge and it was very uncomfortable. If the sole was comfortable I would have still returned them for a wider size. My previous NB shoes were the same size and were very comfortable.

The coral color caught my eye, &, no doubt, these are cute shoes. But....the toe box was cramped, even though I had wide width. And my heel slipped up and down in the shoe. So the toe box was tight, but the shoes did not seem a true size 9 in length. This was my first pair of New Balance. ASICS and Brooks fit me better.

As some other reviewers noted, this shoe is VERY bright, really more of a neon orange than pastel peach and pink, as it appears in the picture. The EE width nicely accommodated my bunions and wide feet, but the tongue on this shoe is thin and doesn't provide the amount of cushioning I like. Surprising given that this is a New Balance shoe. I am returning them.

Too short even for my short toes. I've never had a size 8EE (which is my normal size in sneakers and boots) this short. Also I expected more cushioning. Had to send back.

I bought these in 8W, and initially thought these would be wide enough to be comfortable for a full shift at work, but they aren't.

I loved the look of these shoes and the insoles felt like they provided good support, but the uppers are made of some kind of stiff, plastic material that dug into my feet painfully every time I took a step. I had to return these.