Saucony Guide 7

Name: Saucony Guide 7
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.4 (43 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 10 oz · 8mm drop · 28/20mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Guide 8 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Guide 7 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 43 runner reviews and 11 other rated shoes in the Guide product line.

Decent

78/100

Overall

Decent 78

Cushioning

Good 82

Durability

Good 81

Value

Below average 65

Comfort

Below average 67

Appearance

Bottom-tier 57

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

95/100

Very high 95

What runners say

“No shin splints or knee pain with this shoe”

5/5 Full review 8 mpw came from the Nike Free 3.0 V5

“450-550 miles vs. 400 with Guide 6”

4/5 Full review 90 mpw training for a half marathon

“Feels lighter than you'd expect for stability level”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon

“Uncomfortable, blistered ankles, cheaper materials”

5/5 Full review 25 mpw training for middle distance came from the Saucony Guide 8

“Fabric shredding after only 3 months”

4/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon

“Performance decreases after 200 miles”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline 10

“10 miles without soreness compared to other shoes”

4/5 Full review training for a marathon came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 14

“Very durable, only need new pair once a season”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a half marathon

“8mm drop, appropriate cushioning, not heavy”

5/5 Full review 55 mpw training for a half marathon

“Nearly 1000 miles on first pair”

4/5 Full review 45 mpw training for a marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

50% 17/34

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers find it light for a stability shoe on easy long runs.
Many reviewers wear it for years and rebuy pair after pair, one through twenty pairs.
It scores 78 against 55 for the Guide 6 before it and 50 for the Guide 8 after it.

Cons

Several reviewers report the upper shredding or tearing well before retirement.
Fit reports conflict, with some finding it tight and others wider than the Guide 6.
Appearance draws the lowest ratings of any dimension at 3.9 out of 5, and one reviewer notices performance dropping at 200 miles.

Guide 7 rates 78. 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

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 This shoe

2014 · 43 reviews

78 Decent

95 Confidence
Guide 6

2014 · 27 reviews

55 Bottom-tier

90 Confidence

Reader Ratings

43 ratings

5/5 19

4/5 22

3/5 2

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10 oz
Release: 2014
MSRP: $120
Stack Height: 28mm heel - 20mm toe
Drop Height: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 2, 2014

30 mpw training for a marathon

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Worn Guide's for years and always loved them

ZeSweets · Sep 1, 2014

80 mpw training for middle distance

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

Reader review

5/5

Overall

I love the Guide and use it for all my easy runs and long runs. I find it's just the right compromise between weight and stability: it feels lighter than you'd expect. I especially appreciate the extra roomy toebox in the latest model.

chicagorunner123 · Sep 1, 2014

50 mpw training for a marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 1, 2014

35 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 2/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

I have loved this shoe since I started wearing it two years ago. I have been injury free running between 50 and 60 miles a week, and the shoe is very durable so I only have to get a new pair at the beginning of each season.

andyehrenberg · Sep 1, 2014

55 mpw training for a half marathon