Saucony Guide 8

Name: Saucony Guide 8
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.3 (12 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.2 oz · 27/19mm stack · 8mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Guide 6 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Guide 8 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 12 runner reviews and 11 other rated shoes in the Guide product line.

Bottom-tier

Overall

Bottom-tier 55

Value

Decent 70

Durability

Decent 70

Cushioning

Decent 70

Appearance

Below average 66

Comfort

Bottom-tier 54

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

93 High

High 93

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.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“Cloth on the heel wears out pretty rapidly from sliding your feet in and out.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“After that it started rubbing under my ankle and became painful to run in.”

3/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Omni 15

“When first breaking it in, my toes tend to get tingly, weird feeling in the toe box.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“It's reliable and durable but a tad stiff.”

4/5 Full review 90 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Zoom Structure+ 16

“After ~8-12 mos I was using the shoes as my "trash shoes."”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Then my shins began aching.”

3/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Omni 15

“Slight support with good cushion.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw came from the adidas Energy Boost 2

“Tongue rubs toes a bit.”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw came from the Saucony Guide 7

“Wish it were a little more cushioned.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw came from the adidas Energy Boost 2

“The upper has some pressure points but can be ignored.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for middle distance came from the Saucony Grid Ridge TR2

“Great shoe so far (through ~200 miles).”

4/5 Full review 50 mpw came from the Saucony Guide 7

Prefer this shoe over another

39% 7/18

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Reviewers rate durability 4.2 out of 5, and one trains in it full time.
Two reviewers like the flexible forefoot combined with a sturdy, supportive feel.

Cons

Reviewers rate comfort 3.8 out of 5, its lowest dimension, and three report upper pressure points, toe rubbing or ankle irritation.
Averaging 9.2 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale, and one reviewer calls it a tad stiff.
The Guide 7 before it scores 78 on forty-three reviews, against this version's 50.

Guide 8 rates 55. This shoe has high confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Guide

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

58 2014 74 2014 55 2014 57 2017 65 2017 70 2019 73 2021 71 2022 70 2023 72 2024 79 2025 80 2026

Release year

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

Guide 19

2026 · 2 reviews

80 Good

76 Confidence
Guide 18

2025 · 1 review

79 Decent

82 Confidence
Guide 17

2024 · 11 reviews

72 Decent

83 Confidence
Guide 16

2023 · 12 reviews

70 Decent

84 Confidence
Guide 15

2022 · 17 reviews

71 Decent

91 Confidence
Guide 14

2021 · 1 review

73 Decent

76 Confidence
Guide 13

2019 · 6 reviews

70 Decent

79 Confidence
Guide 10

2017 · 13 reviews

65 Below average

92 Confidence
Guide 9

2017 · 5 reviews

57 Bottom-tier

91 Confidence
Guide 8 This shoe

2014 · 12 reviews

55 Bottom-tier

93 Confidence
Guide 7

2014 · 43 reviews

74 Decent

98 Confidence
Guide 6

2014 · 27 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

91 Confidence

Runner Ratings

12 ratings

5/5 5

4/5 6

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.2 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 9.9 oz · Women's 8.4 oz
Release: 2014
MSRP: $120
Stack: 27/19mm
Drop: 8mm

Runner reviews

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The Guide

3/5

Overall

I wore the Guide a number of years ago and was disappointed with it, as its durability was weak. However, I heard the Guide was now being made better and the price was comparable. My first run in the Guide went well, but after that it started rubbing under my ankle and became painful to run in. I broke them in more and the pain went away, however, then my shins began aching. I had to stop running in them. I've never had this happen with any running shoe ever. I give it a 5 out of 10 because of this, however, I didn't rate it lower because I am not sure how this would affect other runners. I believe the rubbing on my ankles caused a change in my form that caused the shin pain.

Anonymous runner · May 21, 2018

55 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Omni 15

Comfort: 1/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 2/5

4/5

Overall

Really happy. The upper has some pressure points but can be ignored.

Scotty-2-Hotty · Feb 27, 2016

20 mpw training for middle distance came from the Saucony Grid Ridge TR2

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

4/5

Overall

Overall good shoe, was fine for the miles that I put it through.

ajn1399 · Jan 10, 2016

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Mizuno Wave Inspire 11

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

4/5

Overall

overall, decent. when first breaking it in, my toes tend to get tingly, weird feeling in the toe box. Cloth on the heel wears out pretty rapidly (the inside upper part) from sliding your feet in and out, and after ~8-12 mos I was using the shoes as my "trash shoes" (shoes I could wear around generally or in muddy situations but that didn't have enough stability/support to run) and the heel was worn out to the point that I was getting blisters.

Anonymous runner · Dec 15, 2015

20 mpw training for a half marathon

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

4/5

Overall

Tongue rubs toes a bit, but I have had many pairs of Guide's and this is the first one to do so. Ordered a half size smaller than normal so I am guessing this is why. Otherwise, a great shoe so far (through ~200 miles)

ZeSweets · Dec 4, 2015

50 mpw came from the Saucony Guide 7