Runometry Index
69/100
Provisional index · 80 % read
No. 18 of 37
Value for money: Good
- Cushioning37 mm
- +40.9 pts
- Lightness261 g
- +17.3 pts
- Foam
- 11.0 pts
New Balance 1080 v15
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 261 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- Very lightLighter than 86% of them
- Drop
- 6 mm
- LowTypical
- Forefoot stack
- 34 mm
- AverageHigher than 50% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- INFINION
- Support
- Neutral
- Upper
- contoured, perforated mesh
- Widths
- narrow, standard, wide, extra-wide
- Outsole
- Ndurance / rubber
Who and what for
- Use
- Easy runs,Daily training,Long runs,Recovery runs
- Category
- Max cushion shoes
- Versions
- Men's
What’s new since the New Balance Fresh Foam X 1080v14
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- 1080 v15 (2026) · This version
- 261 g
- Fresh Foam X 1080v14 (2024)
- 298 g
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- 1080 v15 (2026) · This version
- 6 mm
- Fresh Foam X 1080v14 (2024)
- 6 mm
- Change
- Unchanged
Heel stack
- 1080 v15 (2026) · This version
- 40 mm
- Fresh Foam X 1080v14 (2024)
- 38 mm
- Change
- +2 mm
Forefoot stack
- 1080 v15 (2026) · This version
- 34 mm
- Fresh Foam X 1080v14 (2024)
- 32 mm
- Change
- +2 mm
Midsole foam
- 1080 v15 (2026) · This version
- INFINION
- Fresh Foam X 1080v14 (2024)
- Fresh Foam X
- Change
- New
Catalogue price
- 1080 v15 (2026) · This version
- USD 169.99
- Fresh Foam X 1080v14 (2024)
- USD 165
- Change
- +USD 4.99
Runometry Index
- 1080 v15 (2026) · This version
- 69/100
- Fresh Foam X 1080v14 (2024)
- 52/100
- Change
- +17 pts
| Criterion | 1080 v15 (2026)This version | Fresh Foam X 1080v14 (2024) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 261 g | 298 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 6 mm | 6 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 40 mm | 38 mm | +2 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 34 mm | 32 mm | +2 mm |
| Midsole foam | INFINION | Fresh Foam X | New |
| Catalogue price | USD 169.99 | USD 165 | +USD 4.99 |
| Runometry Index | 69/100 | 52/100 | +17 pts |
Model history
2026 This version
New Balance
1080 v15
- Weight 261 g
- Drop 6 mm
2024
New Balance
Fresh Foam X 1080v14
- Weight 298 g
- Drop 6 mm
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