Responsive, light, but lacks durability
4/5
Overall
hershey890 · Jul 29, 2018
35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the New Balance 560v6
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 1/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Saucony Breakthru 3
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.7 oz · 8mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Breakthru 4 replaced it
How it ranks
The Saucony Breakthru 3 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Breakthru product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Below average
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.
Confidence
32/100
What runners say
“It has terrible durability. Only 230 miles and the outsole is already peeling off.”
“Ride is smooth, and the shoe is light enough for some speedwork and tempos but is also great for everyday runs and long runs.”
“Over 300 miles in and there is still plenty of life left in the midsole and no holes in the upper.”
“Leaves your running feeling lighter as it is lightweight (9oz).”
“Similar to the Kinvara but with more drop and a little stiffer cushioning.”
“A good comfortable inexpensive neutral shoe.”
“Great on the road but the grip is also good enough to be trusted on dry single track.”
“Feels comfortable on both speedwork and long runs.”
“Light, yet supportive.”
“Some rubbing on the outside of my ankle.”
Prefer this shoe over another
25% 1/4
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Averaging 8.3 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and two reviewers use it for speedwork and tempos.
- Comfort averages 4.8 out of 5 across four reviews, and one reviewer calls the ride smooth.
- All four reviewers rate value 5 out of 5, at a $100 list price.
Cons
- Durability averages 3.0 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions, and one reviewer has the outsole peeling at 230 miles against another with over 300 and life left.
- One reviewer gets rubbing on the outside of the ankle.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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2017 · 2 reviews
63 Below average
23 Confidence
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Breakthru 3 This shoe
2017 · 4 reviews
60 Below average
32 Confidence
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2015 · 3 reviews
56 Bottom-tier
30 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.7 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $100
- Drop Height
- 8mm
Runner reviews
Good shoe that seems to always be on sale
5/5
Overall
Ant00099 · Jul 12, 2018
50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Skechers GOmeb Razor 2
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Great All-around Shoe
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2018
60 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 7
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Good all around trainer
5/5
Overall
Relyk · Feb 7, 2018
50 mpw came from the ASICS GT-1000 5
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 3/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Saucony Breakthru 3 In Context
More on the Saucony Breakthru
- Saucony Breakthru 2 previous version
- Saucony Breakthru 4 next version
- Saucony Breakthru 1
Reviewers Also Ran In
- New Balance 560v6 1 runner
- ASICS GT-1000 5 1 runner
- Saucony Kinvara 7 1 runner