Name: New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro v5
Brand: New Balance
Rating: 79 (4 reviews)

Overview

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

The Fresh Foam Hierro v5 uses breathable construction design, and went on sale in 2019. 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 Hierro v7.

With an average review score of 79%, it's rated just below the median rating of similar running shoes. Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the most expensive 30% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
released	Released Nov 2019	Aug 2022	Jan 2020	Jun 2019	May 2020
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌ 79%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌
productAthletes	Pro athlete users ‌			‌
Weight	Weight 298 g	11 g	M: 215 g W: 181 g	M: 221 g W: 176 g	343 g	360 g
Forefoot	Forefoot	23 mm		15 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 8 mm	8 mm		4 mm	12 mm	12 mm
Heel	Heel	31 mm		19 mm
Terrain	Terrain Trail	Mud Snow/ice Trail	Trail	Road Trail	Trail	Trail
Brand	Brand New Balance	Salomon	Xero Shoes	La Sportiva	PUMA	PUMA
Shoe Type	Shoe Type	Lightweight Maximalist	Breathable Lightweight Low drop Zero drop	Lightweight Low drop
Techs	Techs New Balance Fresh Foam Vibram	Gore-Tex
Waterproofings	Waterproofings	Waterproof
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics		Vegan Ⓥ
Common characteristics NeutralNeutral pronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeHigh archBreathable

New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro v5: what the experts say (1 review)

New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro v5: 1 Expert video review

New Balance Fresh Foam Hierro v5 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1943)
Terrain	Trail (+514)
Brand	New Balance (+113)
Support Type	Neutral (+1523)
Pronation Type	Neutral pronation (+1503)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+1079)Heel strike (+1155)
Arch Type	High arch (+1450)
Fit	Medium toe box (+843)
Features	Breathable (+964)
Materials	Rubber Sole (+61)
Techs	New Balance Fresh Foam (+56)Vibram (+73)
Events	10k (+688)Half marathon (+688)Marathon (+688)
Colorways	Azul, Black, Black Moonbeam, Black Neo Violet, Cobalt Poisonberry, Grey, Light Aluminum Chromatic Yellow, Mystic Purple Mystic Purple, Toro Red Black, Varsity Gold Neo Classic Blue