Saucony Breakthru 1

Name: Saucony Breakthru 1
Brand: Saucony

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.6 oz

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

How it ranks

The Saucony Breakthru 1 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Breakthru product line. Another 9 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Bottom-tier

56/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 56

Value

Decent 74

Cushioning

Decent 71

Appearance

Decent 71

Durability

Below average 61

Comfort

Bottom-tier 52

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

30/100

Very low 30

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.

Prefer this shoe over another

40% 2/5

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

At 8.6 oz it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale.
One of three reviewers finds it fits well, with decent room in the toe box.

Cons

Comfort averages 3.3 out of 5 across its three reviews, the lowest of its dimensions.
One reviewer finds it firm, and another unresponsive next to the Mizuno Wave Rider they usually train in.

Breakthru 1 rates 56. This shoe has very low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Breakthru

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

56 2015 60 2017 63 2017

Release year

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

Breakthru 4

2017 · 2 reviews

63 Below average

23 Confidence
Breakthru 3

2017 · 4 reviews

60 Below average

32 Confidence
Breakthru 1 This shoe

2015 · 3 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

30 Confidence

Reader Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 1

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.6 oz
Release: 2015
MSRP: $100

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Mar 31, 2016

40 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 7

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

Reader review

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.

Anonymous runner · Dec 9, 2015

50 mpw came from the Mizuno Wave Rider 18