Just got through with my daily 40 minute walk.  I've been trying to use these new 608v3 off and on for several weeks.  For walking these shoes are awful....... just awful.  The soles are too thin, arch support non-existent, and I get virtually no ankle support; my ankles start hurting after 15 minutes.  I put an older pair of New Balance 475's on for the last half of the walk and the difference was night and day... feet felt just fine.  DO NOT BUY THESE SHOES for walking or running.  They may be all right for weight training or just lounging but you can spend a little more money and get a much better pair of shoes.

I got these because I had a pair of the old 608's (version 1 I guess) and they were wonderful shoes..... used them for all types of exercise for a number of years....... believe me these version 3's are not in the same universe as the old ones.  I should have depended on a number of reviews here before I bought them. You'd be better off going down to Walmart and buying some no name imports.  WAKE UP NEW BALANCE, you should have left such a successful shoe as the old 608, which was highly rated by EVERYONE alone.