I'm a marathon runner, and the New Balance shoes I use every day just fell by $80 for Prime Day
We're into the last day of Amazon's big Prime Day deals bonanza, which means if you've been holding out on hitting the 'buy' button, now's your best chance to save some cash.
There are already a load of great running shoe deals for those of us who like to spend our evenings and weekends clocking up miles. But the one I wanted to tell you about is the current 30% price drop on New Balance FuelCell Supercomp Elite V5 at Amazon.
This is, no question, an expensive running shoe. But I'm equipped to tell you it's a good running shoe because it's the one I lace up three or four times a week.
I regularly run close to 20 miles a week in the FuelCell SC Elite V5 and find it to be exceedingly light and springy. The push-off you get from this shoe is pronounced and a lot better at cutting my split times down than other shoes I've used in the past. I have wide feet, but the shoe grips them comfortably without ever becoming too tight. It's not bad on the cornering, either.
These shoes have been on something of a journey with me this year. I initially planned a second marathon attempt back in April, but it got derailed due to injury. These were the shoes that were going to carry me around 26.2 miles. And although I didn't review them for Tom's Guide, my colleague Nick did, and he concluded they were a "lighter, narrower and faster shoe than the New Balance SC Elite v4, which makes it a better racer for me."
If you want the specifics, it has a stack height of 40mm at the heel, which drops to 32mm at the forefoot for an 8mm offset. It’s lighter than its predecessor, with the SC Elite v5 weighing 7.4oz in a US men’s size 9.5 compared to 8.6oz for the SC Elite. The midsole is made 100% PEBA foam, which is the bounciest, lightest, and best material in New Balance's arsenal.
The best discount I found (30%) is on the Boysenberry/Afterglow edition which isn't the colorway in the pictures, but take my advice and go for the discount over the color. You can still score 21% off the Urgent Red/White/Black I have, but you're paying more for the same shoe.
As always, the pricing fluctuates depending on the sizing so your mileage may vary. If you can't find a good discount in your size, then my colleague Jane has rounded up seven other running shoe discounts to check out.
Since we're on the last day of Amazon's week-long Prime Day event, there's no telling if this deal will stick around beyond today. So if you've been eyeing up a new pair of sneakers for any upcoming races, you could do a lot worse than these New Balance carbon plate runners.
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