Greatest trainer ever
5/5
Overall
I keep trying other shoes but nothing beats the Kinvara for my feet.
Anonymous runner · Nov 16, 2024
35 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Saucony Kinvara 15
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.3 oz · 4mm drop · 29/24mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Kinvara 16 replaced it
How it ranks
The Saucony Kinvara 15 ranks above most 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 13 runner reviews and 14 other rated shoes in the Kinvara product line.
Good
82/100
Overall
82
Value
95
Comfort
82
Appearance
81
Cushioning
81
Durability
51
Confidence
84
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
84/100
What runners say
“Nothing beats the Kinvara for my feet”
Prefer this shoe over another
17% 1/6
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Light at 7.3 oz with a 29mm heel stack.
- Reviewers rate the cushioning 4.5 out of 5 for such a light shoe.
Cons
- Durability is its lowest-rated dimension at 3.4 out of 5, and one reviewer says it went downhill after about 100 miles.
- Scores across the Kinvara line have ranged from 58 to 98.
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.
Confidence
50
60
70
80
90
100
25
50
75
100
Better Shoes Rating
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
82
2024
88
Release year
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2025 · 2 reviews
88 Good
74 Confidence
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Kinvara 15 This shoe
2024 · 13 reviews
82 Good
84 Confidence
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2023 · 49 reviews
88 Good
94 Confidence
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2022 · 36 reviews
77 Decent
93 Confidence
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2021 · 6 reviews
87 Good
84 Confidence
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2020 · 7 reviews
71 Decent
76 Confidence
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2019 · 51 reviews
97 Exceptional
98 Confidence
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2018 · 55 reviews
88 Good
97 Confidence
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2017 · 57 reviews
89 Good
98 Confidence
-
2016 · 21 reviews
98 Exceptional
97 Confidence
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2015 · 8 reviews
97 Exceptional
94 Confidence
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2014 · 128 reviews
97 Exceptional
100 Confidence
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2013 · 129 reviews
73 Decent
99 Confidence
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2012 · 11 reviews
97 Excellent
92 Confidence
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2011 · 3 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
75 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 7.3 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q2
- MSRP
- $130
- Stack Height
- 29mm heel - 24mm toe
- Drop Height
- 4mm
Runner reviews
Nice Trainers but not very durable
3/5
Overall
The shoes were great for about 100 miles but then they went downhill and didn’t provide very good support
Anonymous runner · Jun 22, 2024
25 mpw training for middle distance came from the HOKA Mach 5
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
7.3 oz M
Lightest
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8.5 oz M
Stack
29/24mm
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40/35mm
Drop
4mm
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5mm
Release
2024 Q2
2025 Q2
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$130
$130
$145
Best price
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$119.53
Lowest price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Good (82)
Good (88)
Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Good (82)
Good (86)
Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Good (81)
Decent (79)
Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom-tier (51)
Bottom-tier (53)
Very good (92)
Best durability
Appearance
Good (81)
Good (89)
Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Excellent (95)
Excellent (95)
Best value
Good (88)
Saucony Kinvara 15 In Context
More on the Saucony Kinvara
- Saucony Kinvara 16 next version
- Saucony Kinvara 14 previous version
- Saucony Kinvara 13
- Saucony Kinvara 12
- Saucony Kinvara 11
- Saucony Kinvara 10