Saucony Breakthru 1

Name: Saucony Breakthru 1
Brand: Saucony

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.6 oz (men's)

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Breakthru 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Breakthru 1’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Bottom-tier

Overall

Bottom-tier 59

Value

Decent 74

Appearance

Decent 71

Cushioning

Below average 67

Durability

Below average 64

Comfort

Bottom-tier 59

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

51 Low

Low 51

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

Brand rating
Our ratings
External ratings

Prefer this shoe over another

40% 2/5

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

At 8.6 oz it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale.
One of three reviewers finds it fits well, with decent room in the toe box.

Cons

Comfort averages 3.3 out of 5 across its three reviews, the lowest of its dimensions.
One reviewer finds it firm, and another unresponsive next to the Mizuno Wave Rider they usually train in.

Breakthru 1 rates 59. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Breakthru

Each dot is one version of the Breakthru, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

59 2015 65 2017 67 2017

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Breakthru 4

2017 · 2 reviews

67 Below average

64 Confidence
Breakthru 3

2017 · 4 reviews

65 Below average

68 Confidence
Breakthru 1 This shoe

2015 · 3 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

51 Confidence

Runner Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 1

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.6 oz (men's)
Release: 2015
MSRP: $100

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Mar 31, 2016

40 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 7

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

3/5

Overall

Shoe fits well. Decent room in toe box. My issue is that the shoe is not that responsive compared to the Mizuno Wave Riders I usually train in. It does break in better after about 80 miles. Works better for speed work on the roads not long runs.

Anonymous runner · Dec 9, 2015

50 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 18