I have been wearing New Balance Fresh Foam 880 shoes for a while and was happy, but my feet did get wet in the rain or in the wet grass. These are a gamechanger. Keep my feet dry and comfy in the rain and still as comfortable and supportive as my other New Balance shoes. Wish I had found these sooner!I did need to size up compared to other shoes I wear. I usually wear 7 in most shoes (sometimes even 6 1/2) , 7 1/2 in running shoes, but I needed size 8 in these (as well as in the last pair of non-waterproof New Balance 880s I had gotten)