Saucony Breakthru 4

Name: Saucony Breakthru 4
Brand: Saucony

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.6 oz · 8mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Saucony Breakthru 4 trails most 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 Breakthru product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Below average

63/100

Overall

Below average 63

Value

Good 89

Cushioning

Decent 74

Appearance

Decent 73

Comfort

Below average 67

Durability

Below average 67

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

23/100

Very low 23

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

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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 one reviewer praises the roomy toe box.
That reviewer calls it flexible and breathable for everyday training.
The other reviewer has run about 1000km in a pair with no holes at the toes.

Cons

One reviewer finds it too flexible on grass and liable to collect stones on dirt.
The same reviewer says the heel cup may blister while wearing in, and prefers the isofit lacing on other Saucony lines.

Breakthru 4 rates 63. 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 This shoe

2017 · 2 reviews

63 Below average

23 Confidence
Breakthru 3

2017 · 4 reviews

60 Below average

32 Confidence
Breakthru 1

2015 · 3 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

30 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.

Weight: 8.6 oz
Release: 2017 Q4
MSRP: $100
Drop Height: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Saucony Breakthru 4

4/5

Overall

Roomy toe box and quite flexible. Quite light and breathes well, but can be used for everyday training. The fit cups the heal which might give some people a blister while wearing in, and while the lacing is not terrible it is not as good as the isofit system on some of Saucony's other lines. Given the light construction I suspect they will not prove as durable as some other heavier options, however, I tend to get a lot of wear out of my shoes and there are no signs of damage yet. I have used them on track surface, road, grass and compacted dirt trails. Track and road were good. The flexibility was not ideal for a super soft surface (grass). On compacted dirt they were fine but are liable to collect stones. Overall, a good and affordable option for neutral feet but not for every application.

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35

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

good shoe

5/5

Overall

I've run about 1000km on this shoe and so far it's none the worse for the wear. I've only recently noticed some decline in the cushioning, and unlike most shoes (for me) there are no holes near the toes. Good solid all around shoe. Best built shoe I've had in a while.

Anonymous runner · Sep 27, 2018

45 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Pearl Izumi EM Road N2