Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Kinvara 3 replaced it
How it ranks
The Saucony Kinvara 2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.
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
89 High
Based on
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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.
Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Kinvara, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2025 · 3 reviews
87 Good
85 Confidence
2024 · 13 reviews
83 Good
86 Confidence
2023 · 49 reviews
84 Good
97 Confidence
2022 · 36 reviews
78 Decent
96 Confidence
2021 · 6 reviews
84 Good
86 Confidence
2020 · 7 reviews
77 Decent
87 Confidence
2019 · 51 reviews
91 Very good
99 Confidence
2018 · 55 reviews
80 Good
99 Confidence
2017 · 57 reviews
81 Good
100 Confidence
2016 · 21 reviews
93 Excellent
98 Confidence
2015 · 8 reviews
89 Good
94 Confidence
2014 · 128 reviews
91 Very good
100 Confidence
2013 · 129 reviews
71 Decent
100 Confidence
2012 · 11 reviews
86 Good
94 Confidence
Kinvara 2 This shoe
2011 · 3 reviews
62 Below average
89 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
3/5
Overall
zebes · Sep 9, 2014
50 mpw training for a marathon
4/5
Overall
adambeston · Aug 28, 2014
30 mpw training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 27, 2014
50 mpw training for a marathon
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