Saucony Cohesion 7

Name: Saucony Cohesion 7
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Cohesion 6 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Cohesion 7 ranks below most daily trainers in our data. Value and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 5 runner reviews and 7 other rated shoes in the Cohesion product line. Another 7 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Decent

70/100

Overall

Decent 70

Value

Excellent 96

Durability

Decent 74

Cushioning

Below average 68

Appearance

Below average 69

Comfort

Bottom-tier 54

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

41/100

Low 41

What runners say

“For my running style and feet shape (size 12, flatter arch, wider mid-section), these have done really well so far.”

4/5 Full review 7 mpw training for a half marathon

“Slightly less heel/toe drop makes for better foot strike.”

4/5 Full review training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Pegasus+ 29

“I've logged roughly 24 miles in them the past few weeks and they're holding up well.”

4/5 Full review 7 mpw training for a half marathon

“They are very cheap on Amazon so I don't have to blow a lot of money for good feel.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Cohesion 6

“They're not terribly expensive either (~$55).”

4/5 Full review 7 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

80% 4/5

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers repeatedly call it very comfortable, one having run in nothing else for several years.
Value draws 4.8 out of 5, the highest mark of any dimension, with reviewers naming a price around fifty-five dollars.
Durability draws 4.4 out of 5.

Cons

Comfort and appearance each draw 4.2 out of 5, the lowest marks of any dimension.
The Cohesion line is uneven, with the 6 and 12 scoring 55 and 54 against its 71.

Cohesion 7 rates 70. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Cohesion

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

68 2014 55 2014 70 2014 76 2018 54 2019 68 2024 66 2025 58 2014

Release year

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

Cohesion TR6

2014 · 1 review

58 Bottom-tier

5 Confidence
Cohesion 18

2025 · 0 reviews

66 Below average

6 Confidence
Cohesion 17

2024 · 1 review

68 Below average

12 Confidence
Cohesion 12

2019 · 8 reviews

54 Bottom-tier

73 Confidence
Cohesion 9

2018 · 4 reviews

76 Decent

12 Confidence
Cohesion 7 This shoe

2014 · 5 reviews

70 Decent

41 Confidence
Cohesion 6

2014 · 1 review

55 Bottom-tier

31 Confidence
Cohesion

2014 · 1 review

68 Below average

14 Confidence

Reader Ratings

5 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 2

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2014

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

I love this shoe. It's the only one I've ran in for several years. They are very cheap on Amazon so I don't have to blow a lot of money for good feel.

Anonymous runner · Dec 29, 2019

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Cohesion 6

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Awesome shoes! Very comfortable.

allahuakbar · Apr 5, 2015

35 mpw training for middle distance came from the Saucony Cohesion TR6

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Very comfortable. Slightly less heel/toe drop makes for better foot strike. Still rotate with my Pegasus, but I like this better.

Anonymous runner · Apr 3, 2015

training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Pegasus+ 29

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

Reader review

3/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 21, 2014

50 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 3/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

4/5

Overall

For my running style and feet shape (size 12, flatter arch, wider mid-section), these have done really well so far. I've logged roughly 24 miles in them the past few weeks and they're holding up well. They're not terribly expensive either (~$55).

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014

7 mpw training for a half marathon