Saucony Guide 6

Name: Saucony Guide 6
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.4 (27 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 10.0 oz (men's)

Variants of this shoe

ProGrid Guide 6 Edition

Some shoes have multiple versions of what is essentially the same shoe, with variations in style or materials. We try to group these together. Retailers sometimes list a version number wrong, and our system can treat those mislabeled names as variants.

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Guide 10 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Guide 6 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 27 runner reviews and 11 other rated shoes in the Guide product line.

Bottom-tier

Overall

Bottom-tier 58

Value

Decent 76

Cushioning

Decent 75

Durability

Below average 65

Comfort

Bottom-tier 59

Appearance

Bottom-tier 57

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

91 High

High 91

Based on

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Brand rating
External ratings

What runners say

“Reasonably priced, but still hold up for the standard 500 miles (and beyond).”

5/5 Full review 100 mpw training for a marathon

“Traction in wet or dusty conditions is horrible.”

4/5 Full review 55 mpw 1,075 miles in this shoe training for a marathon

“Developed a stress fracture when first wearing the Guide 6s.”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon

“Lightweight and comfortable, good for about 300 miles.”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon

“Great if you have wide feet/like a roomy toe-box.”

5/5 Full review 100 mpw training for a marathon

“Comfortable for long runs including marathon PR.”

4/5 Full review 55 mpw 1,075 miles in this shoe training for a marathon

“Light for a shoe with so much support.”

4/5 Full review 55 mpw 1,075 miles in this shoe training for a marathon

“Never been hurt wearing this shoe at relatively high mileage.”

5/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance

“Very supportive, but heavy.”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon

“Lightweight with snug fit on wide feet.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a marathon

“More narrow toe box than the Guide 5.”

4/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a half marathon

“Lightweight, but wish they would last longer.”

4/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a half marathon

“Doesn't last as long as desired.”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw 782 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon

“Fits a little big compared to previous Saucony shoes.”

4/5 Full review 55 mpw 1,075 miles in this shoe training for a marathon

“Very reliable with enough cushion and good structural support.”

5/5 Full review 75 mpw training for middle distance

“Perfect blend of cushion and responsiveness.”

5/5 Full review 70 mpw training for middle distance

“No achilles issues since switching to the Guide.”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Comfortable but doesn't feel as athletic as previous shoe.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for sprints

“This shoe has not been well made.”

3/5 Full review 80 mpw training for a half marathon

“Running in a version of the Guides for about 3 years.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

“A little clunky.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for sprints

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Pros

Comfort and value both average 4.4 out of 5 across twenty-seven reviews.
Several reviewers call it light for the amount of support it gives.
One reviewer gets 500 miles or more from a pair, and another says it lasts longer than comparable models.

Cons

Durability averages 4.0 out of 5, and three reviewers say it reaches the end of its life sooner than they would like.
At 10 oz it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale, and one reviewer calls it heavy.
Five of the twenty-six reviewers who answered report an injury while running in it.