New Balance Women's Catalyst Sneaker

The shoes are overall comfortable for training at the gym. I cant tie the laces snug without them hurting the tops of my feet. Especially when the foot is flexed. I have been wearing NB shoes for over a decade and this is the first shoe I had where the outer material is so stiff (not like my 880's) that the material doesn't 'give'. So with some adjustments I got them where they need to be . Not a deal breaker! I am normally a ladies size 8 but always size up to accommodate the NB arch support inserts. That said, I sized up to 8.5 wide and they fit well, albeit a tiny bit too big (hence me trying to tighten the laces). If I had the chance to order again I'd order my true size (but still select wide to add the inserts).

I brought these shoes during Black Friday on sale and this is one of the best purchases of my life! It’s absolutely so comforting to wear. I am not much of an active person but I walked 3 miles just in these shoes and didn’t feel any discomfort or pain in my feet, which was my biggest concern. Whenever I wear this shoe, I feel like I am almost floating because it’s so lightweight. I did size up by one. I am usually a size 7 but I sized up to 7.5 and it fits perfectly well.

I bought this pairs of sneakers for me, size same as other new balance shoes what I had, but they are smaller than standard shoes, there are written 25 cm, but really they are 24 cm. And I am very disappointed of this purchase, I have 530 and 9060 models, and this pairs are very different from my other models, more uncomfortable.

The sole fell apart in one month I only used them for indoor at work.

TL;DR: 2nd pair fits differently from the first. I bought these shoes last year, and they were pretty good. I've had problems with one of my feet (metatarsalgia - pain under the balls of my foot), and I need wide shoes. I also walk a lot, generally about 10K steps a day, so I go through shoes pretty quickly. The first pair of these shoes in size 7D was awesome. The 2nd pair in the same size was really narrow, and flared up my metatarsalgia, so they killed that foot in just a 20 minute walk. It seems like New Balance has become more inconsistent with their QC and sizing.

This shoe is very comfortable, sleek and fashionable. I would buy again in different colors.

I am REALLY loving these sneakers! I only wear these sneakers to weight train and for 20 minutes at most on the treadmill/stair stepper. I was worried about them being too snug and uncomfortable, but for me they are a great fit and true to size. They have a lot of cushion/support which I am not used to yet compared to my other training shoes (very old and worn), so it feels good to have the support while still being an extremely flexible shoe. I am really pleased with these sneakers!

For the decades that I have wearing New Balance I always bought 9.5 wide. I was so disappointed with this last pair. They were so small I couldn't put my foot in them. The shoe size noted on the shoe was 9.5 wide, but I don't know who they would fit. I only wear New Balance so I will give another pair a try. The last two pairs are great, but I need a dark colored pair.