Saucony Guide 15

Name: Saucony Guide 15
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.3 oz · 8mm drop · 35/27mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Guide 16 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Guide 15 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 17 runner reviews and 11 other rated shoes in the Guide product line.

Below average

60/100

Overall

Below average 60

Value

Good 85

Appearance

Decent 77

Durability

Decent 72

Cushioning

Below average 65

Comfort

Below average 62

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

87/100

High 87

What runners say

“500+ miles with no signs of wear, though lost a bit of bounce.”

4/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Contend 2

“Great amount of cushioning without it being too much and too bulky.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Guide 14

“Stable enough, cushioned enough and responsiveness all in one.”

5/5 Full review 25 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 22

“No traction on dirt, gravel, and trail.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K

“Can put 600 miles on a pair.”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 11

“Wish these shoes had better arch support for long runs.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS GEL-Contend 7

“Lasted almost 400 miles before wearing out.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS GEL-Contend 7

“Fits snug but still flexible.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K

“Wish the bottom outsole didn't wear so easily.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Guide 14

“Great cushioning.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K

Prefer this shoe over another

67% 6/9

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Value averages 4.4 out of 5 across seventeen reviews, and three reviewers found pairs cheap or on sale.
Two reviewers get 500 to 600 miles from a pair, one expecting a thousand in rotation.
Comfort averages 4.5 out of 5 and appearance 4.5 across seventeen reviews.

Cons

Cushioning averages 4.1 out of 5, the lowest of its dimensions, and one reviewer finds it short of support for long runs.
Two reviewers see the heel or foam wear down early, and one has a piece of metal support poke through the heel on two separate pairs.
One reviewer says it has no traction on dirt, gravel or trail.

Guide 15 rates 60. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Guide

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

55 2014 78 2014 51 2014 50 2017 63 2017 64 2019 57 2021 60 2022 55 2023 60 2024 56 2025 59 2026

Release year

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

Guide 19

2026 · 2 reviews

59 Bottom-tier

52 Confidence
Guide 18

2025 · 1 review

56 Bottom-tier

61 Confidence
Guide 17

2024 · 11 reviews

60 Bottom-tier

81 Confidence
Guide 16

2023 · 12 reviews

55 Bottom-tier

79 Confidence
Guide 15 This shoe

2022 · 17 reviews

60 Below average

87 Confidence
Guide 14

2021 · 1 review

57 Bottom-tier

52 Confidence
Guide 13

2019 · 6 reviews

64 Below average

74 Confidence
Guide 10

2017 · 13 reviews

63 Below average

89 Confidence
Guide 9

2017 · 5 reviews

50 Bottom-tier

90 Confidence
Guide 8

2014 · 12 reviews

51 Bottom-tier

92 Confidence
Guide 7

2014 · 43 reviews

78 Decent

95 Confidence
Guide 6

2014 · 27 reviews

55 Bottom-tier

90 Confidence

Reader Ratings

17 ratings

5/5 6

4/5 11

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.3 oz
Release: 2022 Q1
Stack Height: 35mm heel - 27mm toe
Drop Height: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Comfortable daily trainer while it lasts

4/5

Overall

This was a daily trainer I purchased for well under $100, I think it may have been in the high 70s or low 80s on sale. Didn't have any delusions about it being a super shoe and it did the job, injury-free for a while. I found that the heel and the foam wore down more quickly than I was used to. So just ok when it comes to durability.

Anonymous runner · Nov 18, 2024

20 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Durability Issues in this Shoe

4/5

Overall

Decent shoe for the money, especially if you can find it on sale. In the heel, there is a piece of metal support that has poked through and irritates the back of my heel/achilles area as I run. Had two pairs of Saucony 15s and happened on both after only a couple hundred miles.

Anonymous runner · Jun 25, 2024

20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Launch GTS 9

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 3/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

Great race shoe, but little to no sole for long distance regular training

4/5

Overall

Personally, I love this shoe great overall comfort for short distances and lasted me almost 400 miles before they got wore out. I wish these shoes had better support of my arches so i could do long runs without pain. For an everyday tennis shoe, i would rate it 10/10 for it comfortable fit.

Caleb Chaffin · Dec 28, 2023

20 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the ASICS GEL-Contend 7