Tempo

New Balance FuelCell Rebel v5

A 223 g plateless uptempo trainer — light enough for a session, soft enough to run easy in, and not built to last.

The Rebel is the light one. At 223 g, with no plate and a PEBA-and-EVA midsole that wakes up as soon as you pick the pace up, it is New Balance's answer to the uptempo trainer you can still run easy in.

It suits you if your rotation is a heavy daily shoe and a racer with nothing in between. Strides, tempo, intervals, and the odd easy day when you want to feel quick without spending a race shoe on it.

It is not durable and it is not protective. There is not much between you and the road once a long run stops being fun, and a light upper on a light midsole gives up sooner than a trainer built for volume. Keep it for the days you actually want it.