New Balance Men's MR10v2 Minimus Running Shoe

I am a "on-your-feet" teacher who puts in 3.5 miles treading about campus and my classroom each day. Before discovering New Balance Minimus shoes my feet would be aching big time after a day at work. The Minimus shoes are exceptionally comfortable, light, and functional in my work setting. Although I'm not a runner (I should be though), I can see how these would be great. They feel like you are going about barefoot except with the appropriate support and protection. As an added bonus for me, I have both Morton's Neuroma and plantar fasciatis in both feet with a moderate amount of pain in both feet. I used to have custom made inserts that were not that great in relieving the pain. I don't notice any pain from my neuromas or fasciatis when wearing the Minimus shoes. Great deal for me.I love these shoes. They are totally worth the cost and I would buy another pair for sure.

I've lost bits and pieces of the tred starting within 10minutes of the first time I wore them. I suppose they are "running" shoes but I would expect them to be able to withstand semi-competitive volleyball in an indoor gym. I only use these shoes for working out or playing indoor intramural sports at my school and within 9 months I've lost half of my tred (it gets ripped off when you pivot because some the tred isn't fully connected to the rest of the tred, stupid). One of eyelets ripped when tying the shoe and the soles in both shoes are starting to peel away. I've never had a shoe fall apart so fast with such little use. Will never buy again.

I have only ran about 10 miles so far but I love these shoes! They are super comfortable with or without socks and just enough padding to be a minimal shoe yet provide a little support with a 4mm drop from heel to toe. I've also used them in the gym on several occasions and they have performed great. The flat sole makes them great for squats where you need a solid grasp of the ground so to speak. Really like the color too!This is an outstanding shoe for those looking to try out the minimalist style of shoe or those that are used to it. . Highly recommend for all age groups. I have had problems in the past with sprained ankles and I know I have strengthened my ankles with this style of shoe. It forces you to run the correct way without fear of rolling your ankles. All around excellent shoe and I'm thinking of picking up another pair because I love them so much! New Balance knocked it outta the park with this one!

I have now put over 100 miles on these and wanted to wait till then to give a review.First off going from the New Balance website they have a "see how it fits" guide. Since I have been running in MT10's and MO10's I plugged those into the calculator and it indicated I should go a half size larger. This at least in my case is not correct. It is almost to the point of being too big, but since I have already run in them I couldn't send them back but I wanted to make everyone aware that I believe you should get whatever your actual size is and not a half size larger.Alright onto the shoe. As I said before I am coming from the 4mm drop trail shoe. I finally decided to get a set of road shoes since most of my running is on cement and asphalt. I was also having problems with my IT band on my left knee and figured my current shoes had over 800 miles on them so it was time to get a new set.Pros:Surprising amount of cushion for a minimal shoeSuper lightI love the soles of these shoes, I feel like I could trail run in them tooCons:I lost the loop on the heel, I used this to attach them to the outside of my gym bagIndifferent:I am not sold on the new tongue yet but it might grow on meNot for wet running, you WILL get wet feet (not really a problem though)As I said before, get your true size not a half size larger per New Balance's website.Overall these are great summer/fall shoe. I am going to have to get something different for the winter, I may get another pair of MO10's or the MT1010's.

I like these shoes just fine as I like flat and thin shoes for my work.However these shoes have a designed hole in the sole between the lugs to drain water that might get in the shoe. For a runner that might be fine but for daily tennies just walking around on a rainy day results in wet socks. My nb mt10 minimus shoes do not have this hole. They should let people know that there is a hole in the sole. I am not a shoe expert and had no way to know that I was spending 100 bucks for shoes with a hole in em.The laces on the black /green model is a little to bright but easily replaced with black. Looks great without looking too neon, very subtle.Other than that they are extremely comfortable, and the tongue of the shoe is part of that comfort, it is a one sided tongue. Very durable and lightweight. Love em, I just can't wear em on a rainy day.When I say fits as expected, I mean that I normally order NB 1/2 size larger than normal however these shoes do not follow that trend so I order the exact size that I am. So they fit as expected, if by that you mean they fit as my size should, not how NB normally fits.