I had shoes that would do that on vinyl floors. It turned out that part of the sole was acting as a suction cup. I cut a tiny piece of the tread off and that fixed it.
My NB shoes do this too! But I’m walking, and it’s more of a “thwack.” I think in my case it has to do with the shoe being slightly too large and suction.
I think mine are click-y because the adhesive that holds the sole to the bottom of the shoe is deteriorating. There must be air pockets forming that make the click with each step. After 10,000+ clicks a day, ya’ get a little twitchy. :rolleyes:
I’ve worn NB shoes for years and love the brand. In my experience when you hear that click, there is a failure occurring. I hear a click in older worn out shoes I keep for mowing and yard work, and unfortunately my last new pair starting clicking early on and before they were 6 months old I had part of the sole come loose. There was nothing apparent until it sort of delaminated.
Many shoes have a steel or carbon fiber shank in the sole, to prevent…something or other. Maybe one of yours has broken. The NB site is newbalance.com , just as you’d expect.