Enter your shoe size

Providing your shoe size lets us help you find the best shoes you can buy right now.

Shoe size

New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v5
Buy now for $150 from Zappos.

New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v5

Overall Grades And Reviews

8.6 Overall Grade
6 reviews
Trainer Maximum Stability

How This Shoe Compares To Its Competitors

Graphite/Summer Aqua

Best Deals On The New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v5

Select men or women above.
$106 Lowest
$135 Average
$150 Median
Highest $150
Size 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13
Men's $150 $121 $106 $150 $106 $121 $150 $121
Women's

Pros

  • Most reviewers like this shoe more than their last shoe.
  • Rated above average overall.
  • Rated above average on comfort.
  • Rated above average on durability.

Cons

  • Several of reviewers reported getting injured in this shoe.
  • Reviewers rate this shoe worse than the New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v4.
  • Rated below average on cushioning.

LetsRun.com Reviewer Ratings

Shoe Comparison

Shoe comparison
New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v5
New Balance Fresh Foam X Vongo v6
Brooks Ghost 15
HOKA ONE ONE Bondi 8
Image
New Balance Fresh Foam Vongo v5
This Shoe
New Balance Fresh Foam X Vongo v6
Newer Version
Brooks Ghost 15
Top Rated Trainer For Sale
HOKA ONE ONE Bondi 8
Most Comfortable Trainer For Sale
Shoe Properties
Shoe Type
Trainer
Trainer
Trainer
Trainer
Pronation Control
Maximum Stability
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
10 oz. (men's), 8.4 oz. (women's)
10.5 oz. (men's), 9.1 oz. (women's)
9.6 oz. (men's), 8.4 oz. (women's)
11.1 oz. (men's), 10.1 oz. (women's)
Stack Height
34mm.
36mm.
35mm.
43mm.
Forefoot Height
26mm.
30mm.
23mm.
39mm.
Drop Height
8 mm.
6 mm.
12 mm.
4 mm.
Upper material
Mesh Upper
Refined 3D Fit Print mesh, Recycled Materials include:
Engineered mesh, Lycra comfort frame, Internal heel counter, Pillowed Tongue
Shoe Released
Q2 2021
Q3 2023
Q4 2022
Q3 2022
MSRP
$163
$140
$165
LRC Ratings
Out of 10
Overall
8.6
8.3
9.2
9.0
Comfort
8.7
8.4
9.1
9.4
Cushioning
8.5
8.3
9.1
9.7
Durability
8.1
7.3
8.7
8.2
Appearance
8.4
7.6
8.3
7.9
Value
8.4
7.5
8.6
7.6

Reader Reviews

  • Good overall shoe

    35 miles per week, underpronator, medium arches
    Overall
    8.0
    Comfort
    8.0
    Cushioning
    7.0
    Durability
    6.0
    Appearance
    9.0
    Value
    9.0

    Holds up for longer efforts. Recently ran a marathon in them and it’s the best my feet have ever felt after.

  • Love it!!!

    27 miles per week, overpronator, medium arches
    Overall
    10.0
    Comfort
    10.0
    Cushioning
    10.0
    Durability
    10.0
    Appearance
    8.0
    Value
    10.0

    Amazing. So comfortable.

  • 1080s but with Stability

    65 miles per week, overpronator, low arches
    Overall
    9.0
    Comfort
    8.0
    Cushioning
    8.0
    Durability
    9.0
    Appearance
    10.0
    Value
    10.0

    If your feet overpronate this shoe will be better than the 1080s. Running around 65 miles a week I developed shin splints and later a tibial stress fracture because I had pretty bad overpronation running in the 1080s (although I loved those shoes). These shoes do a good job to reduce that overpronation and save my shins. Have a similar look and feel to the 1080s just a bit stiffer to provide stability.

  • NB Vongo

    15 miles per week, neutral pronator, medium arches
    Overall
    10.0
    Comfort
    10.0
    Cushioning
    10.0
    Durability
    9.0
    Appearance
    8.0
    Value
    10.0

    I’m an old runner with a lot of miles on the legs.   The Vongo provides the support and cushioning I need. I wish they’d been around when I was doing big miles.

  • Heavy but good training shoe

    40 miles per week, overpronator, medium arches
    Overall
    8.0
    Comfort
    9.0
    Cushioning
    6.0
    Durability
    9.0
    Appearance
    7.0
    Value
    7.0

    I wear these for warmups, cooldowns, long runs, recovery runs, basically 80% of my mileage. They're very supportive and comfortable but quite heavy, so I don't use them for any uptempo work.