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Saucony Axon

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Axon 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Axon ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Value and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Axon product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

89/100
Overall
89
Value
97
Cushioning
87
Comfort
87
Appearance
75
Durability
70
Confidence

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

38/100

38

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

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • The Axon 2 and Axon 3 after it score 88 and 94.

Cons

  • Both reviewers rate durability 3 out of 5, its lowest mark.

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
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Axon rates 89. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Axon

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

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Axon 3

    2023 · 2 reviews

    95 Excellent

    66 Confidence

  • Axon 2

    2022 · 5 reviews

    89 Good

    63 Confidence

  • Axon This shoe

    2022 · 2 reviews

    89 Good

    38 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings
5/5 2
4/5 0
3/5 0
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release
2022 Q1

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.5 oz M
8.5 oz M
Stack
35/31mm
40/35mm
Drop
4mm
5mm
Release
2022 Q1
2023 Q1
2023 Q1
MSRP
$99 Lower MSRP
$145
Best price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Good (89)
Excellent (95)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Good (87)
Excellent (94)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Good (87)
Very good (92)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Below average (70)
Decent (74)
Very good (92) Best durability
Appearance
Decent (75)
Good (84)
Very good (91) Best appearance
Value
Exceptional (97) Best value
Excellent (97)
Good (88)
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