Saucony Kinvara 14

Name: Saucony Kinvara 14
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.5 (25 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.3 oz · 4mm drop · 31/27mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Kinvara 15 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Kinvara 14 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 49 runner reviews and 14 other rated shoes in the Kinvara product line.

Good

88/100

Overall

Good 88

Value

Exceptional 99

Comfort

Good 89

Appearance

Good 87

Cushioning

Decent 80

Durability

Bottom-tier 59

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

94/100

High 94

What runners say

“Lack of rubber on the bottom leads to faster than average wear.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Saucony Kinvara 12

“The outsole is kept light by not having much rubber, which does greatly affect durability, but this lightness makes them feel fast enough to run a road 10k or even 5k in.”

4/5 Full review 25 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the adidas adizero Boston 10

“The higher stack and increased foam just lead to a mushy disconnected ride.”

2/5 Full review 75 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 13

“Already really worn down to the point I don't want to run on them again after 200 miles.”

3/5 Full review 25 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Saucony Kinvara 13

“Saucony also keeps removing more and more of the durable rubber from the outsole, which decreases durability.”

5/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Topo Athletic Fli-Lyte 4

“Best for fast days on smooth surfaces or on groomed paths—the soft outer soles are not trail friendly.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 9

“Lightweight low drop shoe with enough cushion for long runs.”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Saucony Kinvara 12

“This shoe is quite squishy. Almost alarmingly so.”

4/5 Full review 25 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the adidas adizero Boston 10

“They have enough cushioning for running on hard surfaces and don't feel like anchors on your feet.”

5/5 Full review

“Durability of the shoe is below average, which is the only real drawback.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Newton Isaac 2

Prefer this shoe over another

56% 14/25

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

At 7.3 oz, reviewers find it light and flexible for speedwork.
The Kinvara 13 before it scores 78 on thirty-six reviews, against this shoe's 89.
Runners like the low 4mm drop and the road feel.

Cons

Sparse outsole rubber, and many reviewers report the sole wearing down fast.
Two reviewers find the extra foam mushy, one calling the ride disconnected.
One reviewer finds the forefoot too loose.

Kinvara 14 rates 88. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Kinvara

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

58 2011 97 73 2013 97 97 2015 98 89 2017 88 97 2019 71 87 2021 77 88 2023 82 88 2025

Release year

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

Kinvara 16

2025 · 2 reviews

88 Good

74 Confidence
Kinvara 15

2024 · 13 reviews

82 Good

84 Confidence
Kinvara 14 This shoe

2023 · 49 reviews

88 Good

94 Confidence
Kinvara 13

2022 · 36 reviews

77 Decent

93 Confidence
Kinvara 12

2021 · 6 reviews

87 Good

84 Confidence
Kinvara 11

2020 · 7 reviews

71 Decent

76 Confidence
Kinvara 10

2019 · 51 reviews

97 Exceptional

98 Confidence
Kinvara 9

2018 · 55 reviews

88 Good

97 Confidence
Kinvara 8

2017 · 57 reviews

89 Good

98 Confidence
Kinvara 7

2016 · 21 reviews

98 Exceptional

97 Confidence
Kinvara 6

2015 · 8 reviews

97 Exceptional

94 Confidence
Kinvara 5

2014 · 128 reviews

97 Exceptional

100 Confidence
Kinvara 4

2013 · 129 reviews

73 Decent

99 Confidence
Kinvara 3

2012 · 11 reviews

97 Excellent

92 Confidence
Kinvara 2

2011 · 3 reviews

58 Bottom-tier

75 Confidence

Reader Ratings

49 ratings

5/5 32

4/5 13

3/5 3

2/5 1

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.3 oz
Release: 2023 Q1
MSRP: $120
Stack Height: 31mm heel - 27mm toe
Drop Height: 4mm

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jun 14, 2023

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

Light, fast and wears out quickly

5/5

Overall

Great shoe, comfortable, light, flexible, responsive, and visible thanks to the Campfire Stories colorway. Best for fast days on smooth surfaces or on groomed paths-the soft outer soles are not trail friendly. The only real knock on them is that the cushy one piece foam wears down quickly. There are two small patches of harder material on the outside of the heel and the inside of the big toe area but these are mostly for show.

Gil · Jun 10, 2023

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 9

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

pretty squishy, outsole of dubious durability

4/5

Overall

this shoe is quite squishy. almost alarmingly so, as someone that came from the Adidas boston series of shoes. After running probably 100 miles in it, I'm sold on the squish. The outsole is kept light by not having much rubber, which does greatly effect durability (especially on rubber chip tracks it seems) but this lightness makes them feel fast enough to run a road 10k or even 5k in.

Anonymous runner · Jun 9, 2023

25 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the adidas adizero Boston 10