Customer Reviews New Balance Fresh Foam Beacon v3

I have been buying New Balance (and other brands) for decades. I am not a runner. I row and lift weights. I workout for about 30-45 minutes a day The greatest hardship my work out shoes experience is walking by dogs, and that is only for about 20 minutes twice a day. So, my work out shoes usually only see about 1.5 hours of wear per day on average. Because of this, my workout shoes usually last a comically long time. Not these. The upper started separating from the upper about nine month after I bought them. In those decades, I have never had a shoe separate like this. So, this seems like a clear example of a manufacturing defect. That's okay, things happen, but when I reached out to customer service they said they could not help me and: " It is advised that you replace your shoes every 6 months." :-D Note: the picture is at the ten-month mark, which is why the hole is so big.

Sneakers are comfortable, however beware of colors. The Rwd that appears in the picture is not consistent with the sneaker. It's more is a purple/maroon tint

The soles are too hard for my liking. I tried these because I run a lot; however, there was no give and no bounce to this model. I'll stick with my 1080s. I did love the colors!