Customer Reviews New Balance Fresh Foam X Cruz v3

The day I received them, I ran HIIT for 30 minutes. Best running shoes I have ever owned. Light as a feather; easy on-off; perfect support; grippy. I tried heel striking and mid-foot striking: both felt like cotton. I cannot offer enough praise for this shoe.

I like the lack of hard heel. The slip on heel never digs into the back of my foot like every other shoe.

The fabric of the shoe started to pill day one. There was a small hole after a week, now a month in and about an inch wide hole -just from basketball on blacktop- not even every day.

I was disappointed that the fit of this style shoe ran so much shorter and narrower to the size and width ordered.

Many buyers like to read reviews, posted by users, before squeezing the trigger. I readily admit to this practice. But in private, we decide, right? Did the critique discuss a feature of no interest to me? And we still decide in private. My decision to buy this shoe, in white, for my octogenarian feet, was a trust in the brand, New Balance. I first wore a pair in 2005. After a full day hiking—at an easy pace!—my feet were in perfect comfort. No blisters, no skin lost! Seriously? 20 years later, these same shoes snooze. They are just as comfortable as they were, 20 years ago. That’s my story. I never considered another brand of footwear. May your luck, match. Or exceed, mine!

I ordered these for my husband that always wear New Balance sneakers. I needed a slip-on model with the no tie kind of laces. The way the description said that was the only model that way. Unfortunately, it does have regular laces. In addition the way the tongues is attached to the rest of the shoe, their idea of slip on, makes it very snug and difficult to slide his foot in. Very disappointed.

very light and cool temp

these are sized wayyyyy to small. I wearnat 10.5. So I ordered an 11. Way too small.

Great shoes, and easy to slip on and off whether you use the tie or not

Cute and good wide sizes but very flimsy. No support for any type of movement whatsoever. Had to return.

I absolutely love this shoe! I wear it all day, as dress shoes! I have the thicker soled fresh foam to run in.

These are great, ordered them for my 5th grader in wide and they're comfortable and fit well.

These shoes fit great and felt comfortable, but within weeks or ordinary daily wear (not PE or exercise or athletic activity), the upper developed holes and were fraying significantly.

Good stuff. Would buy again.

I have been wearing NB shoes for 40 plus years. This is the first time that a 2E width wasn't wide enough. Maybe they will break in but it was disappointing for a 2E to be narrow. Otherwise a very cushy shoe.

perfect

Stretchy and comfortable. Squishy outsole, not the usual NB long wearing outsole. I'm using these for "around the house" shoes so I don't care abut the sole longevity. They pull on but they're not step ins (like a Sketcher). I've been buying NBs for decades. This is the first shoe that didn't run true to size. Had to return for a half size up. Overall, decent shoes. A wider toe box would be an improvement.