New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro

Overview

The Fresh Foam Hierro is a neutral trail running shoe family using Gore-Tex, Fresh Foam and Vibram technology from New Balance. This is the original product in the family.

It's a low drop model. It has a breathable construction design, and was released in 2015. As a neutral support shoe, it's suitable for runners with neutral pronation. The latest model in the family is the New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro v7.

According to our analysis of prices across the internet, at current rates it's in the most expensive 20% of running shoes.

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priceBand	Price band
released	Released Oct 2015	May 2020	Jun 2019			Feb 2020
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 80%
productAthletes	Pro athlete users ‌ +4		‌
Weight	Weight M: 326 g W: 247 g	343 g	M: 221 g W: 176 g	360 g	M: 459 g W: 391 g	M: 241 g W: 213 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 24 mm		15 mm		16 mm	18 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 4 mm	12 mm	4 mm	12 mm	4 mm	6 mm
Heel	Heel 28 mm		19 mm		20 mm	24 mm
Brand	Brand New Balance	PUMA	La Sportiva	PUMA	Merrell	Merrell
Shoe Type	Shoe Type Low drop		Lightweight Low drop		Low drop	Lightweight
Breathable	Breathable
Rock plate	Rock plate
Orthotic friendly	Orthotic friendly
Removable insole	Removable insole
Techs	Techs New Balance Fresh Foam				Vibram
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics				Vegan Ⓥ
Common characteristics TrailNeutralNeutral pronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeHigh arch

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+2002)
Terrain	Trail (+523)
Brand	New Balance (+117)
Support Type	Neutral (+1563)
Pronation Type	Neutral pronation (+1543)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+1083)Heel strike (+1067)
Arch Type	High arch (+1490)
Shoe Type	Low drop (+274)
Fit	Medium toe box (+826)
Features	Breathable (+566)
Materials	Mesh (+908)
Techs	New Balance Fresh Foam (+59)
Events	10k (+706)Half marathon (+706)Marathon (+706)
Colorways	Black / Grey, Blue Blue Black Blue Black, Grey, Neutral