I have gone through many shoes to finally get to this one for long distance training.. After trial and error, ( which can get quite expensive ) My feet and stride really fit the 1080 v2. I went up a half size from 9.5 to a 10, and I went out a width from D (medium) to a 2E width and my feet are much happier.  The cushion is not too spongy and not too firm, its just right..I discovered that running longe distance  8- 14 miles, too much cushion can tire your legs prematurely. so thumbs up on feel and looks of the NB 1080v2...now they are coming out with a v3 !!! cant wait.