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Saucony

Type A

Type A
Neutral · Road
Good (77/100)

Shoe details

Weight
5.5 oz
Release
2017 Q3
MSRP
$100
Drop Height
4mm

Ratings & Reviews

Good (77/100)

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Overall

Good (77/100)

Overall rating

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Good (77/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 54% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Appearance

Very good (86/100)

Appearance rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Very good (86/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 71% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Comfort

Very good (83/100)

Comfort rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Very good (83/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 68% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Cushioning

Good (72/100)

Cushioning rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Good (72/100)

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Scores better than 34% of shoes

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Value

Average (67/100)

Value rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Average (67/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 19% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Durability

Below average (55/100)

Durability rating

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Better Shoes Rating

Below average (55/100)

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Scores better than 3% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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50%

2/4

Prefer this shoe over another.

Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.

All Running Shoes

Scores better than 54% of 2,617 running shoes.

Good

Racing Shoes

Scores better than 42% of 256 racing shoes.

42%

Saucony

Scores better than 45% of 209 Saucony shoes.

45%

Compared to other shoes

See how this shoe compares to others like it.

Saucony Type A
Saucony Type A 8
HOKA Mach X 2
Type A
Type A 8
Mach X 2
Current shoe
Lightest
Newest / Best overall / Best comfort
Shoe properties
Type
Racing
Daily trainer
Racing
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
5.5 oz M Lightest
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9.4 oz M
Stack
—
—
—
Drop
4mm
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—
Release
2017 Q3
2018 Q2
2024 Q3 Newest
MSRP
$100
$100
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Best price
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$189.99
Ratings
Overall
Average (54%)
Above average (67%)
Exceptional (98%) Best overall
Comfort
Above average (68%)
Good (73%)
Exceptional (98%) Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (34%)
Average (50%)
Exceptional (97%) Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (3%)
Bottom tier (18%)
Very good (85%) Best durability
Appearance
Good (71%)
Average (55%)
Good (80%) Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (19%)
Average (49%)
Good (71%) Best value
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Reader Ratings

3 reader ratings

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Moby Dick

Anonymous runner · Feb 13, 2018

5/5

Overall

It was on sale at sports basement and relatively inexpensive anyway. I like lighter shoes. I like the fact there isn't much of a heel. They don't make me heel strike like a lot of shoes. I think this shoe is the spiritual successor to the Fast Twitch but I don't really follow running shoes anymore because I realized the level of running I did before (~90 miles a week at a DI program, hash tag humble brag) was not healthy, physically or mentally. So as you can tell I probably have a "fuck that noise" attitude towards most aspects of runner culture. But I still like Saucony after all that bullshit so this shoe must be doing something right.
Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5

Type A was great till they updated it

Anonymous runner · Feb 11, 2018

4/5

Overall

I started running in Type A4 and every update was great till they turned to the 7 which they dropped the number from and the shoe began to fall apart very very quickly. The material doesn't hold up the way it did and rips pretty early on in the toe area.
Comfort
4/5
Cushioning
2/5
Durability
2/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5

Saucony Type A - great light weight trainer / up to half marathon shoes

Anonymous runner · Feb 7, 2018

4/5

Overall

Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
4/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
3/5