PUMA Faas 500 v1

Name: PUMA Faas 500 v1
Brand: PUMA

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The PUMA Faas 500 v2 replaced it

How it ranks

The PUMA Faas 500 v1 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Looks and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Faas 500 product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Decent

77/100

Overall

Decent 77

Appearance

Very good 92

Cushioning

Decent 79

Value

Decent 78

Comfort

Decent 74

Durability

Decent 70

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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

7/100

Very low 7

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

The one reviewer so far calls it durable and a great shoe for the price.

Cons

The same reviewer says the tongue slides to the outside of the foot.

Faas 500 v1 rates 77. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the PUMA Faas 500

Each dot is one version of the Faas 500, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

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77 2014 79 2014

Release year

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

Faas 500 v2

2014 · 3 reviews

79 Decent

4 Confidence
Faas 500 v1 This shoe

2014 · 2 reviews

77 Decent

7 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2014

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Apr 15, 2015

85 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 15

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

It's a great shoe for the price, and it's durable as all hell. The tongue moves too much to the outside of my foot, which is annoying, but it's a light shoe with plenty of cushioning and durability. I wish it was a bit more contoured inside to support my arches better. What I like about the shoe is that I can run on gravel or grass or pavement or dirt or any other surface and not get grit stuck in the outsole. It's terrible in the snow, though, and not much better in the rain. I guess you could say the fit is a bit sloppy, which I don't like. But for the price I got it on sale - ~$50 - you cannot beat it.

maximusjp · Aug 29, 2014

50 mpw training for a half marathon