Greatest trainer ever
5/5
Overall
I keep trying other shoes but nothing beats the Kinvara for my feet.
Anonymous runner · Nov 16, 2024
35 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Saucony Kinvara 15
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 6.8 oz · 29/24mm stack · 4mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Kinvara 16 replaced it
How it ranks
The Saucony Kinvara 15 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 13 runner reviews and 14 other rated shoes in the Kinvara product line.
Good
83
Overall
83
Value
92
Appearance
80
Comfort
78
Cushioning
73
Durability
53
Confidence
86
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.
Confidence
86 High
External retailer ratings
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Based on
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- Product line track record
- Our ratings
- External ratings
What runners say
“Nothing beats the Kinvara for my feet”
Prefer this shoe over another
17% 1/6
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- Light at 7.3 oz with a 29mm heel stack.
- Reviewers rate the cushioning 4.5 out of 5 for such a light shoe.
Cons
- Durability is its lowest-rated dimension at 3.4 out of 5, and one reviewer says it went downhill after about 100 miles.
- Scores across the Kinvara line have ranged from 58 to 98.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Confidence
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Kinvara
Each dot is one version of the Kinvara, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
60
80
100
62
2011
86
71
2013
91
89
2015
93
81
2017
80
91
2019
77
84
2021
78
84
83
2024
87
Release year
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2025 · 3 reviews
87 Good
85 Confidence
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Kinvara 15 This shoe
2024 · 13 reviews
83 Good
86 Confidence
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2023 · 49 reviews
84 Good
97 Confidence
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2022 · 36 reviews
78 Decent
96 Confidence
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2021 · 6 reviews
84 Good
86 Confidence
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2020 · 7 reviews
77 Decent
87 Confidence
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2019 · 51 reviews
91 Very good
99 Confidence
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2018 · 55 reviews
80 Good
99 Confidence
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2017 · 57 reviews
81 Good
100 Confidence
-
2016 · 21 reviews
93 Excellent
98 Confidence
-
2015 · 8 reviews
89 Good
94 Confidence
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2014 · 128 reviews
91 Very good
100 Confidence
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2013 · 129 reviews
71 Decent
100 Confidence
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2012 · 11 reviews
86 Good
94 Confidence
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2011 · 3 reviews
62 Below average
89 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 6.8 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 7.3 oz · Women's 6.2 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q2
- MSRP
- $130
- Stack
- 29/24mm
- Drop
- 4mm
Runner reviews
Nice Trainers but not very durable
3/5
Overall
The shoes were great for about 100 miles but then they went downhill and didn’t provide very good support
Anonymous runner · Jun 22, 2024
25 mpw training for middle distance came from the HOKA Mach 5
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
6.8 oz
Lightest
6.8 oz
9.9 oz
Stack
29/24mm
28/24mm
40/35mm
Drop
4mm
4mm
4mm
Release
2024 Q2
2025 Q2
Newest
2022 Q3
MSRP
$130
$130
$165
Best price
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$125
$95
Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
83 Good
87 Good
99 Exceptional
Best overall
Comfort
78 Decent
79 Decent
99 Exceptional
Best comfort
Cushioning
73 Decent
69 Below average
99 Exceptional
Best cushioning
Durability
53 Bottom-tier
54 Bottom-tier
97 Exceptional
Best durability
Appearance
80 Good
83 Good
Best appearance
75 Decent
Value
92 Very good
Best value rating
90 Very good
77 Decent
Saucony Kinvara 15 In Context
More on the Saucony Kinvara
- Saucony Kinvara 16 next version
- Saucony Kinvara 14 previous version
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- Saucony Kinvara 11
- Saucony Kinvara 10