The Fresh Foam Cruz is a neutral road running shoe family using Fresh Foam and New Balance Fresh Foam technology from New Balance. This is the original product in the family.
It was released in 2017. Its support type is designated as neutral, meaning that it's designed for runners with neutral pronation. The latest model in the family is the New Balance Fresh Foam Cruz v2 Knit.
Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the cheapest 20% of running shoes today.
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released | ReleasedJun 2017 | May 2011 | Apr 2013 | Jul 2014 | ||
Weight | WeightM: 261 g W: 218 g | 136 g | M: 184 g W: 136 g | 119 g | M: 266 g W: 224 g | |
Heel to toe drop | Heel to toe drop8 mm | 5 mm | ||||
Brand | BrandNew Balance | Vibram | Vibram | Vibram | Vibram | Newton |
Shoe Type | Shoe Type | LightweightLow dropZero drop | LightweightLow dropZero drop | LightweightLow dropZero drop | LightweightLow dropZero drop | |
Techs | TechsFresh FoamNew Balance Fresh Foam | |||||
Environmental Characteristics | Environmental Characteristics | Vegan Ⓥ | Vegan Ⓥ | |||
Common characteristicsRoadDaily runningNeutralNeutral pronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeHigh arch |
Characteristics | |
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Sports | Running (+1613) |
Terrain | Road (+1063) |
Usages | Daily running (+909) |
Brand | New Balance (+92) |
Support Type | Neutral (+1269) |
Pronation Type | Neutral pronation (+1274) |
Strike Type | Fore/Midfoot strike (+799)Heel strike (+971) |
Arch Type | High arch (+1240) |
Techs | Fresh Foam (+49)New Balance Fresh Foam (+49) |
Specifications | vs Average | |
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Released | Jun 2017 | |
Measurements | ||
Weight | M: 261 g W: 218 g | |
Heel to toe drop | 8 mm |