I have been wearing these for over a year now and they are still doing great. I have a job where I am on my feet a lot. I am also a big guy that needs a strong shoe that will hold up well. These were exactly what I needed. I reccomend these shoes to anyone that spends a lot of time on their feet. I have Plantar fasciitis, and after I started wearing these it finally started getting better. I have owned many New Balance products but this one held up better than any of those as well as any other brand of tennis shoe availiable. Highly reccomended! I just ordered the newer 856 shoes and I hope they are built with the same quality and are as comfortable as these are.