Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.5 oz · 10mm drop · 35/25mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Guide 17 replaced it
How it ranks
The Saucony Guide 16 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 12 runner reviews and 11 other rated shoes in the Guide product line.
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
79/100
“I have wide feet and my shoes tend to rip on the sides. These ones don't; they are very durable and lightweight.”
“I have used them each for 450-500 miles, which is when the bottom starts to wear out and they lose a little cushion.”
“I had to size up to a 12, normally I'm a 11 in Nikes.”
“You can pretty much take them anywhere (snow, trails, roads, etc) and they'll stay together.”
“As a stability shoe, these are the lightest in my collection.”
“These shoes are comfortable and extremely durable.”
“They don't dry well with water so make sure you put newspaper/paper towels in them after rainy runs.”
“It helps a lot with my arches.”
“These shoes can feel a little flat at significantly faster paces.”
“A very comfortable ride and would recommend to all stability runners!”
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Guide, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2026 · 2 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
52 Confidence
2025 · 1 review
56 Bottom-tier
61 Confidence
2024 · 11 reviews
60 Bottom-tier
81 Confidence
Guide 16 This shoe
2023 · 12 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
79 Confidence
2022 · 17 reviews
60 Below average
87 Confidence
2021 · 1 review
57 Bottom-tier
52 Confidence
2019 · 6 reviews
64 Below average
74 Confidence
2017 · 13 reviews
63 Below average
89 Confidence
2017 · 5 reviews
50 Bottom-tier
90 Confidence
2014 · 12 reviews
51 Bottom-tier
92 Confidence
2014 · 43 reviews
78 Decent
95 Confidence
2014 · 27 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
90 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
I have been wearing this shoe for awhile. It helps a lot with my arches. Great surport shoe. I terid swiching shoes a couple time and I kept getting injured in other shoes.
Anonymous runner · Dec 3, 2024
50 mpw training for 5K and 10K
4/5
Overall
I've ran through many, many pairs of saucony guides. I am usually able to get the 16s on sale for only 70 dollars on Amazon.
These shoes are comfortable and extremely durable. You can pretty much take them anywhere (snow, trails, roads, etc) and they'll stay together. I have used them each for 450-500 miles, which is when the bottom starts to wear out and they lose a little cushion.
On the negative side, they don't dry well with water so make sure you put newspaper/paper towels in them after rainy runs. Also, these shoes can feel a little flat at significantly faster paces, and they don't have the most cushion.
If you can find these for under 100 dollars, they are definitely worth a shot. I would not recommend paying full price for these with all the sales. I've really loved these shoes but after I found out I have footstrike hemolysis, I needed to switch to some more cushioned shoes so I am trying out the triumphs.
Dapullo · Jul 25, 2024
50 mpw training for 5K and 10K
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Apr 2, 2024
45 mpw training for middle distance came from the Saucony Guide 15
5/5
Overall
I have wide feet and my shoes tend to rip on the sides. These one's don't; they are very durable and lightweight. They feel very nice when I run in them. If your shoes tend to rip on the sides (below base of the big toe or on the outside edge of the shoe) these ones do not. Granted I got the wides, but these shoes are still great.
Anonymous runner · Nov 27, 2023
30 mpw training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
very comfortable, great value at a low price.
Aarnav Silver · Nov 24, 2023
15 mpw training for 5K and 10K
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