New Balance SC Elite version 5

Yowana13K views53K subscriberspositive

“another shoe that for me personally was one of my favorites of 2025. This is the New Balance SL EV5. Another shoe that's an absolutely incredible deal. I'm coaching somebody right now who told me they got one of these for $89.99 at the outlets.”

FORDY RUNS58K subscriberspositive

“another favorite of mine on this channel is the New Balance SC Elite version 5. I ran the London Marathon in them back in April. And I ran my fastest ever London Marathon in them actually. Now, the SC Elite version 6 is here and we've reviewed them on this channel, so go and check that out. But, version 5 is £130. Again, that's a 200 plus super shoe that's getting reduced down. It's a really stable forgiving race day option as well. ... If you're looking for a race day option, but you want something that's stable, competitive, but versatile at the same time, the SC Elite version 5 is hard to beat.”

Yowana5.2K views53K subscriberspositive

“I also had the SC V5, so opposite direction. That was my highest mileage super shoe last year.”

Yowana53K subscribersmixed

“SC Elite V, what was it? V4 was very stable. ... SC Elite V5, it has a very narrow back, narrower heel, and then a super wide forefoot.”

jogoncrago 3.9K views13K subscribersneutral

“that's sitting alongside Adios Pro 4, SC Elite V5”

The Run Testers17K views122K subscribersneutral

“I split uh two sets of 800 meter reps with one doing one set in the Brooks Hyperion Elite 5 and one in the New Balance SC Elite V5. And yeah, really felt a similar performance. I slightly prefer the Brooks. I think it's a bit softer and a bit bouncier than the New Balance”

FORDY RUNS58K subscriberspositive

“It very much reminded me of the New Balance SC Elite version 5. And if you're new to this channel, well, firstly, make sure you hit that subscribe button. But yes, if you're new to this channel, I just ran the London Marathon. Just ran it in April, but I just ran the London Marathon in the SC Elite version 5, and I ran my fastest marathon time. It feels very similar to that.”

Doctors of Running50K subscribersmixed

“the five was comfortable but it felt like a training shoe to me... the forefoot rocker was really muted and the midsole just did not feel very lively”

kofuzi7.1K views242K subscribersneutral

“6:26 vs New Balance SC Elite v5”

FORDY RUNS695 views58K subscriberspositive

“New Balance SC Elite version five. Pick them up cheaper, especially in the London colorway at the moment.”

MidLife Runner1.5K views11K subscriberspositive

“They take out the SC Elite V5, right? Cuz you could get those unsealed. They're like, they're great. They make for great trainers.”

RadDadBodTV17K subscribersneutral

“Spencer with some SC Elite V5s”

kofuzi36K views242K subscribersmixed

“This is the New Balance SC Elite version 5. This is a shoe that also uses a channel design with two large walls that guide the foot in a forward direction as you are hitting in the midfoot and pushing off from the forefoot.”

MidLife Runner1.4K views11K subscriberspositive

“SC Elite V5, Hyperion Elite V5, the Endorphin Elite V2.”

Ben Parkes121K views367K subscribersmixed

“Starting out with the New Balance SC Elite version 5. The SC Elite way more expensive, £50 more expensive here and a little bit heavier as well, but it's a very similar race option”

Yowana53K subscriberspositive

“it's almost exactly the same. But I love the last one, so it's going to be another good one.”

Ben Parkes367K subscriberspositive

“Version 5 worked really well for elite runners as well as those in the middle and at the back of the field with its comfortable design, flexible plate, and multiple width options.”

The Run Testers6.1K views122K subscriberscritical

“I'd rather be wearing this shoe than something like the New Balance SC Elite V5”

Doctors of Running50K subscribersneutral

“I feel like this is an evolution of taking the Rebel, the SC trainer and the SC Elite version five and combining it into one shoe”

Yowana53K subscribersneutral

“Oh, another tossup shoe for that honorable mention slot could have been the SC Elite V5.”

Yowana53K subscribersneutral

“You have the SC Elite V5 in this white and pinkish red”

kofuzi140K views242K subscriberspositive

“This is SC Elite version 5. I haven't done my formal review of this shoe yet, uh, but I have had a couple of runs in it. And this is a very nice update to their racing shoe.”

Sagasu Running13K views31K subscribersneutral

“I will say that I am kind of now interested in this shoe, the SC Elite V5, but I'm a little bit on the fence”

kofuzi35K views242K subscriberspositive

“that leaves the SC Elite as my [14:14] racing shoe and the shoe that I will [14:16] lean pretty heavily on for a lot of [14:18] workouts”

Doctors of Running19K views50K subscriberspositive

“But for me, version five is the one that's really working for me. I'm going to keep getting miles on it.”

jogoncrago 5.2K views13K subscribersmixed

“Today we're going to be chatting about the New Balance SC Elite V5, which is a bit of an overhaul from them, taking this from more of a kind of heavy super trainer into a more serious racing shoe platform.”

The Run Testers12K views122K subscribersmixed

“And I think the, you know, SC Elite V5 is probably one of them. It's going to be a bit more protective from the road impact, if not from the stability angle.”

The Run Testers122K subscriberspositive

“I think the V5 is a good shoe, but I think it did need a little bit more tweaking to make it a really comparable shoe.”

The Run Testers122K subscribersmixed

“I did actually like the five. I think the five was a nice big improvement when it came to performance, but still I just it just wasn't there for me.”

The Run Testers15K views122K subscriberspositive

“I think I'm going to like the shoe more than the SC Elite V4, but it's another one of these seesaw updates that New Balance has done to the line that now moves it closer to my preferences”

kofuzi242K subscribersneutral

“Same stack height, same drop, and I think the same plate position in terms of the energy arc plate that they use in this shoe.”

FORDY RUNS58K subscriberspositive

“It was even more stable, more forgiving than version 5”

Doctors of Running50K subscriberspositive

“version 5 was one of my favorite racing shoes last year. It wasn't the fastest thing out there, but it was weirdly stable and very comfortable. a top long-run shoe last year.”

RadDadBodTV17K subscribersmixed

“the SC Elite V5 I thought was a really underrated super shoe last year. Um, huge fan of that.”

TRC Gear33K subscribersneutral

“similar to the version 5, but better”

Doctors of Running50K subscriberspositive

“we did talk about that with the SC Elite version 5, where it felt great as a long run shoe, just steady up-tempo efforts”

kofuzi242K subscribersneutral

“It's not quite as aggressive as what we're seeing in the SC Elite version 5”

RadDadBodTV17K subscriberspositive

“I thought the New Balance SC Elite 5 was a very approachable super shoe”

jogoncrago 7K views13K subscriberscritical

“Like I feel like some racing shoes in the past which have lent more into that comfort, SC Elite V5, Cielo X V1, um, some others that I can't really remember right now. They've just been bad racing shoes.”

EDDBUD67K subscriberspositive

“The SC Elite V5 was a good shoe, light, more responsive, great upper and super grip.”

Yowana5.5K views53K subscribersneutral

“closer to something like a DV8 Elite than it is an SC Elite V5 or a Sakin Endorphin Elite 3.”

Doctors of Running7.8K views50K subscribersneutral

“Wide's the only company that I think really does that is going to be New Balance with the RC or SC Elite, sorry, version 5.”

Ben Parkes49K views367K subscriberspositive

“with the New Balance SC Elite Version 5, a very stable and wide carbon racer, well worth looking at, especially with the sale prices at the moment, not the absolute fastest out there”

Ben Parkes265K views367K subscribersmixed

“the New Balance SC Elite version 5. This shoe set me back £260.”

FORDY RUNS58K subscriberspositive

“the next one is a shoe that's about to be replaced any day soon... And that's the New Balance SC Elite version 5. I wore that shoe in the London Marathon, and it was brilliant.”

EDDBUD11K views67K subscribersneutral

“the Rocket X3 came in pretty much neck and neck really with the SC Elite 5 from New Balance”

Yowana53K subscriberspositive

“if you are looking for something that feels narrow, aggressive, and fast, but is still very comfortable, good stability, pretty lightweight, I would check out the SCV5”

Yowana53K subscriberspositive

“They had the SC Elite V5. I love that thing.”

Yowana53K subscribersneutral

“SC Elite V5 would be one of those more comfort cruisers.”

FORDY RUNS58K subscriberspositive

“what was so great about version five, it was it was so versatile and actually quite forgiving”