New Balance 860 v14

The most support on this list.

Drop: 8 mm
Heel stack: 29 mm
Forefoot: 21 mm
Weight: 309 g
Support: Stability
Plate: None

US M9, as listed. 3 sources

Shoe profile

Where the 860 v14 sits among the 395 shoes in our catalogue.

Axis	860 v14
Cushioning	6
Lightness	9
Stability	85
Drop	45
Response	6

Fig. 1 · How to read it. Each axis runs from 0 at the centre to 100 at the edge. Cushioning, lightness and drop are the shoe’s rank in the catalogue from listed figures; stability and response are scored from the support type, the plate, the rocker and the intended use. The dotted grey line is the catalogue median. Source: Strideprint catalogue (cat).

Where it sits in the catalogue

Weight309 g, heavier than 91% of shoes

Drop8 mm, higher than 45% of shoes

Heel stack29 mm, lower than 94% of shoes

Forefoot stack21 mm, lower than 95% of shoes

Fig. 2 · Distribution of listed figures across the catalogue. Bar height is the number of shoes in each bracket. Weight: 300 shoes, average 257.2 g. Drop: 306 shoes, average 7.1 mm. Heel stack: 255 shoes, average 38 mm. Forefoot stack: 253 shoes, average 31.1 mm. Source: Strideprint catalogue (cat), listed values.

Specs, listed and measured

Every figure carries its source.

Spec	Listed	Measured
Drop	8 mm fleetfeet.com	–
Heel stack	29 mm fleetfeet.com	–
Forefoot stack	21 mm fleetfeet.com	–
Weight, US M9	309 g fleetfeet.com	–
Support	Stability runningwarehouse.com	–
Plate	None fleetfeet.com	–
Surface	Road cat	–
Release year	2024 doctorsofrunning.com	–

Sources

fleetfeet.com · Drop, Heel stack, Forefoot stack, Weight, US M9, and Plate, listed
runningwarehouse.com · Support, listed
doctorsofrunning.com · Release year, listed
cat: Strideprint catalogue, 395 shoes

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