The Basics
- Gender: Men’s | See Women’s
- Type: Road
- Manufacturer: New Balance
- Price: 100.00
Runner’s World Review
With a stripped-down design, the lightweight Minimus Road boasts a snug fit, firm cushioning, and a thin sole (just 19.2 millimeters in the heel and 13.8 in the forefoot). The heel is only 5.4 millimeters higher than the forefoot (with most shoes, it's 12 to 14 millimeters), which encourages midfoot striking. Some testers found the forefoot hemmed in their toes a little. We recommend it as a speedwork shoe to use when doing strides, or as a foot-strengthening tool when walking.
Runner’s World Wear Testers Say
"The shoe fit well, but it had very little cushioning."—Kate Galinus, 53, Allentown
"I liked how it forced me to land mid-foot, even though the toebox was off."—Kim Aeschliman, 36, East Lansing
All the Stats You Need!
- Weight: quot;The shoe fit well, but it had very little cushioning."Kate Galinus, 53, Allentown
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- Heel Height: Very Low | 19.2 mm
- Heel Cushioning: Very Firm
- Forefoot Height: Very Low | 13.8 mm
- Forefoot Cushioning: Very Firm
- Flexibility: Flexible
- Stability Features: Few
- Energy Return: Least
We put each shoe through real-world usage and a battery of mechanical tests in our lab to provide you with objective — and exclusive — data. In addition to a shoe's weight, we measure sole thickness (everything that sits between your foot and the road), how well the foam cushions your stride, and the flexibility of the forefoot. All this is taken into account in our reviews of each shoe.
