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The Fresh Foam X Balos combine comfort, cushioning and dynamism through the combination of Fresh Foam and PEBA.
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They have a versatile and stable design with a Ground Contact sole and lightweight upper, suitable for different types of running.
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To be known and appreciated outing after outing, they offer excellent performance and lasting comfort.
Someloves do not end, they take immense turns and then return, in new guises, transformed, matured.
Some land on distant lands that will leave an indelible mark on their history.
One falls in love with a person, a place, the colors of a sunset contemplated facing the sea while sitting on the beach.
One is pervaded by mixes of sensations and feelings to which one becomes addicted.
This is how I like to imagine the genesis of the Fresh Foam X Balos, the new addition to the New Balance family that takes its name from the very famous beach of Crete, Balos, known for its fine, white sand. 
Resuming the parallelism with the opening quote from Venditti’s song(Amici mai), the Fresh Foam X technology has made an immense tour, passing through some of the brand’s most iconic and beloved models, such as the 1080v13 and 880v14, and then “coming back” with the latest Fresh Foam X Balos with a great novelty: the addition of PEBA in the inter-sole compound.
Thecombination of Fresh Foam and PEBA results in a midsole that is soft, highly cushioned but at the same time dynamic and responsive when pushing.
This feature is accentuated by the rocker design that creates the rocking effect that promotes forward imbalance.
The wide, linear, and roomy toe box provides a large surface area to be exploited even when taking off. 
Running in it gives you the feeling of staying firmly anchored to the ground, thanks to the work of the Ground Contact EVA tread with rubber insert in the heel support area and Ndurance insert in the toe box, which, used as a substitute for rubber, adds an additional cushioning effect while providing superior durability and flawless traction. 
The upper is soft and lightweight without being minimal so it can be used both in summer and early fall runs.
The heel stays firmly in place, with padding placed in the right places only where it is needed, with the addition of some reflective detail found on the toe box as well.
The lacing system is wide. The eyelets are spaced far apart to allow the laces to run widely across the instep, wrapping and tightening as you prefer. 
The Fresh Foam X Balos are the sunset you’ll never tire of admiring, the shoe you’ll never get bored of using.
Whether you run at a regular pace or have some speed changes planned to test your race pace, the Fresh Foam X Balos will fit the “menu of the day.”
And versatility is precisely their strong point.
It is the model that offers the same comfort as the 1080s and comes close to the speed and propulsive capacity of the FuelCel Rebel.
All in one shoe.
With the Fresh Foam X Balos, it was not love at first run.
This is not the story of a love that started with a bolt of lightning.
We had to get to know each other on exit after exit.
I liked them but I couldn’t understand them all the way through, and when I don’t understand something (or someone) I stay on the who-va-la, but I don’t give up.
After all, love is not beautiful if it is not quarrelsome.
Then the day came when something clicked.
The shoe had adjusted perfectly to my foot, my stride, my run.
The spark had gone off.
I understood them and they understood me.
We became accomplices, and from that moment on, we began to be team players in the daily journey that will lead me to run the races of the future.