![]() ![]() The Merrell Crush Gloves I tried are scratchy in the upper and not nearly as comfortable or as flexible as the NB Hi-Rez. ![]() I also love my several pair of FiveFingers, but was looking for a shoe I could jump rope in without getting the rope caught between my toes. I use them for CrossFit and very light, infrequent runs, never with socks. I adore these shoes! THE most comfortable shoes I’ve ever worn. Questions or comments? If you have picked up a pair, be sure to let us know your thoughts! There is some really interesting stuff that is worth checking out if you’re interested in design-including reshaping the packaging in which it’s sold. If you’d like some more reading and background on the development of the Hi-rez, New Balance had been teasing this shoe for the past six months with a series of blog posts on their website. I think serious weight lifters and the Crossfit community will also like these a lot as they promote good form when doing heavy Olympic lifts and other exercises like squats and deadlifts. The Hi-rez is definitely not a shoe for beginner runners and I could see someone easily hurting themselves if they didn’t build in ample time to transition and adapt to minimalist running. New Balance has hit a homerun here for anyone who is a serious minimalist runner or wants the maximum amount of ground feel possible in a shoe without individual toe pockets. Women also have flashy options with a grey and pink, silver and pink, and a purple and white. The bright neon colors trend that currently seems to be all the rage right now continues: For men, there is a hi-viz orange and white, hi-viz green and black, and somehow New Balance manages to even make the black with silver look flashy as well. There are three color ways for both men and women. Pricing for a pair will set you back $120 ( Zappos has them here, here), which falls into the mid-range of New Balance’s pricing range for running shoes, but is towards the higher end of the spectrum of minimalist shoes in general. Lastly, I found sizing and fit to be accurate and consistent with other New Balance shoes, keeping in mind that the Hi-rez does have an intentionally wide toebox. Almost all the shoes I wear casually or for workouts these days have a zero drop heel and the Hi-rez were actually so comfortable that I found myself wearing them around the house long after my run or workout ended. It’s really just amazing what New Balance has been able to pull off in this regard. In a side by side comparison with the Vibram El-X, running on a varied terrain of asphalt, grass, and dirt, there was virtually no noticeable different in ground transmission. Surprisingly you can’t really feel the individual hexagons underfoot, but rather it feels like one uniform sole. In practice, the ground feel of the Hi-rez is absolutely tremendous. ![]()
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