Flat Feet and a Dream
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Oct 1, 2018
20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Gaviota LTR
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Saucony Guide 9
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.7 oz · 8mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Guide 13 replaced it
How it ranks
The Saucony Guide 9 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 5 runner reviews and 11 other rated shoes in the Guide product line. Another 7 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Bottom-tier
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
90/100
What runners say
“The ride — so smooth, lets my foot move naturally despite having some pronation support.”
“Wears through mesh of toe box more quickly than expected.”
“Go up 1/2 size, and even then it's a bit snug (can't fit thicker winter socks).”
“Overall structure and comfort is one of the greatest I have had.”
“Smoother than other shoes I've been in recently.”
“The sole did not withstand mileage very well.”
“The tread was unusually slippery at first; had to watch footing on wet asphalt.”
“Seemed to break down quickly.”
“The upper is flexible so this hasn't been uncomfortable.”
“Great shoe that has given me a lot of great miles.”
Prefer this shoe over another
7% 1/15
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers rate comfort 4.6 out of 5, value 4.6 out of 5 and appearance 4.6 out of 5.
- One of five reviewers so far runs it through mud, water and snow and calls the miles great.
Cons
- Two reviewers say the sole or the toe mesh wears earlier than expected.
- The Guide 7 scores 78 on forty-three reviews and the Guide 10 scores 63 on thirteen, against this version's 50.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
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Better Shoes Rating
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.
Release year
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2026 · 2 reviews
59 Bottom-tier
52 Confidence
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2025 · 1 review
56 Bottom-tier
61 Confidence
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2024 · 11 reviews
60 Bottom-tier
81 Confidence
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2023 · 12 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
79 Confidence
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2022 · 17 reviews
60 Below average
87 Confidence
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2021 · 1 review
57 Bottom-tier
52 Confidence
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2019 · 6 reviews
64 Below average
74 Confidence
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2017 · 13 reviews
63 Below average
89 Confidence
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Guide 9 This shoe
2017 · 5 reviews
50 Bottom-tier
90 Confidence
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2014 · 12 reviews
51 Bottom-tier
92 Confidence
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2014 · 43 reviews
78 Decent
95 Confidence
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2014 · 27 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
90 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.7 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $120
- Drop Height
- 8mm
Runner reviews
Snug fit, good ride
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 28, 2018
15 mpw came from the Brooks Ravenna 8
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 12, 2018
20 mpw training for a marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Great Shoe
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 9, 2018
30 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Dec 1, 2015
70 mpw came from the Saucony Guide 8
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Saucony Guide 9 In Context
More on the Saucony Guide
- Saucony Guide 19
- Saucony Guide 18
- Saucony Guide 17
- Saucony Guide 16
- Saucony Guide 15
- Saucony Guide 14
- Saucony Guide 13 next version
- Saucony Guide 10 previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Saucony Guide 8 1 runner
- Brooks Ravenna 8 1 runner
- HOKA Gaviota LTR 1 runner