Reader review
5/5
Overall
whereswaldon · Dec 10, 2015
70 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Hyper Speed 6
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Saucony Grid Type A5
Racing · Neutral · Road · 5.8 oz · 4mm drop · 16/12mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Grid Type A6 replaced it
How it ranks
The Saucony Grid Type A5 is one of the strongest racing shoes in our data. Comfort and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 9 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Grid Type product line. Another 3 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Excellent
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
84/100
What runners say
“Perhaps the best all-around road shoe that I own. Comfortable, light, and enough cushion up to the marathon distance.”
“It is the most comfortable flat I have ever ran in.”
“The seams on the side begin to tear apart.”
“The right shoe fits a little large and makes me curl my toes.”
“It lacks much durability.”
“Very comfortable, except the upper dug into my ankle.”
“It's a great, really light shoe.”
“After a lot of miles the sides of the shoe tear and the shoe needs to be replaced.”
“It falls apart quite easily.”
“You can feel the ground a bit, which I like.”
Prefer this shoe over another
67% 2/3
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers call it among the most comfortable racing flats they have worn.
- At 5.8 oz on a 16mm heel, one reviewer notes real ground feel.
- One reviewer finds it has enough cushion up to the marathon.
Cons
- Three reviewers report the upper seams tearing after heavy training miles.
- Durability is the weakest dimension at 3.7 out of 5, and one reviewer wears a pair down within a couple of months of daily training.
- One reviewer cut part of the upper away where it dug into their ankle, and another found one shoe of the pair ran large.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Grid Type
Each dot is one version of the Grid Type, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2014 · 18 reviews
99 Exceptional
97 Confidence
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Grid Type A5 This shoe
2014 · 9 reviews
96 Excellent
84 Confidence
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2011 · 2 reviews
97 Exceptional
83 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 5.8 oz
- Release
- 2014
- Stack Height
- 16mm heel - 12mm toe
- Drop Height
- 4mm
Runner reviews
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 7, 2015
45 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Hyper Speed 5
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
molleeh · Sep 19, 2014
55 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 19, 2014
50 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 18, 2014
10 mpw training for sprints
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 3/5
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Saucony Grid Type A5 In Context
More on the Saucony Grid Type
- Saucony Grid Type A6 next version
- Saucony Grid Type A4 previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- ASICS GEL-Hyper Speed 6 1 runner
- ASICS GEL-Hyper Speed 5 1 runner