Reader review
Anonymous runner · Mar 31, 2016
5/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Saucony
Breakthru 1
Daily trainer
· Neutral
· Road
Good (70/100)
- Weight
- 8.6 oz
- Release
- 2025
- MSRP
- $100
Good (70/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 8.6 oz
- Release
- 2025
- MSRP
- $100
Ratings & Reviews
Good (70/100)
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.
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This score rates worse than 67% of shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Likely rating
Overall
Good (70/100)
Overall ranking
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Estimate
Good (70/100)
Rank
Ranks above 33% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Cushioning
Above average (82/100)
Cushioning ranking
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Estimate
Above average (82/100)
Rank
Ranks above 63% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Value
Good (79/100)
Value ranking
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Estimate
Good (79/100)
Rank
Ranks above 57% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Appearance
Good (71/100)
Appearance ranking
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Estimate
Good (71/100)
Rank
Ranks above 34% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Durability
Below average (64/100)
Durability ranking
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Estimate
Below average (64/100)
Rank
Ranks above 16% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Comfort
Below average (59/100)
Comfort ranking
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Estimate
Below average (59/100)
Rank
Ranks above 7% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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60%
3/5
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Worse than 67% of 2,526 running shoes ranked.
Good (70/100)
Daily Trainers
Worse than 65% of 1,847 daily trainers ranked.
35%
Saucony
Worse than 71% of 206 Saucony shoes ranked.
29%
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.6 oz M
8.6 oz M
8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
—
8mm
5mm
Release
2025
Newest
2017 Q4
2023 Q1
MSRP
$100
$100
$165
Best price
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$164.99
Ratings
Overall
Below average (33%)
Below average (28%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Bottom tier (7%)
Below average (39%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Above average (63%)
Average (60%)
Exceptional (>99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (16%)
Below average (26%)
Good (80%)
Best durability
Appearance
Below average (34%)
Below average (36%)
Very good (81%)
Best appearance
Value
Average (57%)
Very good (86%)
Best value
Good (74%)
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Reader Ratings
3 reader ratings
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Reader review
Anonymous runner · Dec 9, 2015
3/5
Overall
Shoe fits well. Decent room in toe box. My issue is that the shoe is not that responsive compared to the Mizuno Wave Riders I usually train in. It does break in better after about 80 miles. Works better for speed work on the roads not long runs.
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
Reader review
Anonymous runner · Apr 13, 2015
4/5
Overall
It's fine - a little firm for my personal taste.
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5