New Balance Mens Trainers

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New Balance mens trainers at Yards Store, across the 9060, 2002R, 1906, 574, 550 and the Fresh Foam and Hierro performance lines. Sixty-five pairs, from the sculpted 9060 through the flatter 574 and CT500 court

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About New Balance mens trainers

New Balance began in Boston in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Support Company, making a flexible arch support with three points of contact — William Riley's idea, and by most accounts he got it from watching chickens balance on three-clawed feet. For fifty years it made orthopaedic supports rather than shoes. Running came later, after Eleanor and Paul Kidd took the company over in the mid-1950s.

That order explains what the brand is still known for. The Trackster in 1960 was the first running shoe sold in more than one width, and offering a genuine range of fittings has been the point of difference ever since. If you have a wide or narrow foot and have given up on trainers fitting properly, this is the brand to try. It is also why some models are still made in the United States and the United Kingdom rather than entirely offshore.

New Balance 9060, 2002R and the chunky models

The 9060 is the shoe most people are here for and there are six colourways of it, including the Cortado Dockside. It takes the 99X running lineage and exaggerates it — wavy overlays, a stacked sole, a heel that curves up. The 2002R is the more restrained relative, closer to the early-2000s running shoe it came from, and the 2010 and 2000 sit alongside it.

The 2002 DX Protection Pack is the one to look at if you want the shape with the deliberately unfinished treatment New Balance applies to that series.

New Balance 574, 550 and court shapes

The 574 is the shoe New Balance has sold more of than any other, and it is here in several colourways including the Core grey. It is low, suede and mesh, and it is the safest thing on this page. The 550 is a basketball shape from 1989, flatter and cleaner, and the CT500 and T500 are the plainest court shoes in the range — closest to a tennis shoe, and the easiest to wear with tailoring.

New Balance Fresh Foam and Hierro trail shoes

The performance end. Fresh Foam is the cushioning system used across the running range, and the Hierro is the trail version — deeper lugs, a more protective upper, and a Gore-Tex option for wet ground. The Hierro Trek is the hiking-leaning version of the same idea. These are the pairs to buy if you are actually going to run or walk in them rather than wear them.

Browse all trainers at Yards Store, or see what we have in our Manchester and Sheffield shops.

New Balance FAQs

They are model names rather than a rating, so a higher number does not mean a better shoe. As a rough guide on this page, the 500s and low hundreds are flatter court and older running shapes, the 2000s are the modern chunky silhouettes, and the 1906 sits between them. Fresh Foam and Hierro are current performance lines rather than archive reissues.
New Balance is the brand that introduced multiple width fittings to running shoes — the Trackster in 1960 was the first — and it still offers a wider range of fittings than most manufacturers, including very narrow and very wide. Which widths are available varies by model, so check the individual product page.
They share a lineage but not a look. The 2002R is a fairly faithful early-2000s running shoe. The 9060 takes the same family and exaggerates it — thicker sole, wavy overlays, a curved heel. The 9060 is the bulkier and more noticeable of the two.
The 574 if you want something that goes with everything, the CT500 or T500 if you want the flattest and cleanest option, and the 9060 if you want the shoe to be the point. The Fresh Foam and Hierro models are built for running and hiking, so they are the wrong choice if that is not what you are doing.
Some of the range is carried in our Manchester and Sheffield shops, though what is in store varies from what is online and changes through the season. Worth calling ahead if you want a specific model in a specific size.