Name: New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v5
Brand: New Balance
Rating: 88 (13 reviews)

Overview

The Fresh Foam Vongo is a stability road running shoe family using Fresh Foam technology from New Balance.

The Fresh Foam Vongo v5 is a maximalist model. It's the newest model from the family, uses breathable construction design, and went on sale in 2021. Its support type is designated as stability, meaning that it's designed for runners with overpronation.

With an average review score of 88%, it's in the highest rated 20% of similar running shoes. Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 40% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Jun 2021			Jul 2019	Feb 2020	Jan 2014
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 88%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 83%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌
productAthletes	Pro athlete users ‌			‌
Weight	Weight M: 281 g W: 221 g		M: 281 g W: 238 g	M: 306 g W: 258 g	M: 286 g W: 241 g	M: 272 g W: 235 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 26 mm		23 mm	25 mm	20 mm	20 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 8 mm		10 mm	4 mm	12 mm	6 mm
Heel	Heel 34 mm		33 mm	29 mm	32 mm	26 mm
Brand	Brand New Balance	adidas	ASICS	New Balance	Mizuno	New Balance
Support Type	Support Type Stability	Neutral Stability	Stability	Stability	Stability	Stability
Pronation Type	Pronation Type Overpronation	Neutral pronation Overpronation	Overpronation	Overpronation	Overpronation	Overpronation
Arch Type	Arch Type Low arch	High arch Low arch	Low arch	Low arch	Low arch	Low arch
Shoe Type	Shoe Type Maximalist		Maximalist	Low drop	Maximalist
Techs	Techs New Balance Fresh Foam	adidas Ultraboost		New Balance Fresh Foam	Mizuno WaveKnit
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeBreathable

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New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v5 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1862)
Terrain	Road (+1265)
Usages	Daily running (+1081)
Brand	New Balance (+106)
Support Type	Stability (+200)
Pronation Type	Overpronation (+182)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+897)Heel strike (+1101)
Arch Type	Low arch (+189)
Shoe Type	Maximalist (+441)
Fit	Wide toe box (+309)
Features	Breathable (+959)
Materials	Knit (+189)
Techs	New Balance Fresh Foam (+54)
Events	10k (+673)Half marathon (+673)Marathon (+673)
Colorways	Black, Black / Purple, Bright Lapis, Bright Lapis Light Aluminum, Cobalt Blue Groove Pixel Green, Deep Sea Heather, Garnet Pink Glo, Grey, Light Mango, Light Slate Thunder Ocean Grey

Specifications		vs Average
Model	v5
Released	Jun 2021
Measurements
Weight	M: 281 g W: 221 g
Heel to toe drop	8 mm
Heel	34 mm
Forefoot	26 mm

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