The tagline that New Balance has chosen

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One point of Nike Air Max Thea France concern about the sole – I noticed this morning that the white paint along the upper portion of the sole was flaking off. Purely cosmetic, and hopefully Altra can get this under control in production:Some are going to hate what Altra has done to The One, but I for one really like the One2. It’s the first Altra shoe that I’d truly consider for a marathon distance race, and it combines softness and flexibility in a way that I have yet to see in any other Altra (I haven’t yet tried the Instinct Nike Air Presto France 2.0).

The tagline that New Balance has chosen in marketing the Fresh Foam is “Experience the Science of Soft.� This suggests that the shoe is going to offer a cushy ride, and it has resulted in some people (probably me included) thinking that the shoe is New Balance’s answer to maximalist running. In fairness, New Balance would probably not agree with this positioning, and on their product page for the Fresh Foam they do say “With a lower midsole for a more natural underfoot feel, the Fresh Foam is incredibly soft yet stable…� So is it soft and cushy? Maximal? Natural?

As I mentioned in a previous post, my biggest complaint (only major complaint really) about the Fresh Foam is the shape of the tip of the toebox. It’s too pointy, and it forces my big toe inward (compare the Fresh Foam toebox shape to the Salomon Sense Pro below; I even went a half size up in the Fresh Foam to try and improve fit). This led to some abrasion between my toes and significant blistering on a long run. It’s the only shoe that ha Nike Free 3.0 Discount Vente s caused me to experience toe blisters in a few years.