Reader review
Anonymous runner · Sep 28, 2025
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Saucony
Kinvara 2
Daily trainer
· Neutral
· Road
Below average (22%)
- Release
- 2011
Below average (22%)
overall
Shoe details
- Release
- 2011
Ratings & Reviews
Below average (22%)
Rated worse overall than 78% of all shoes.
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This score rates worse than 78% of other shoes we judged.
Our ratings use detailed reviews from knowledgeable runners, ratings for shoes in the same product line, and reliable product information from trusted retailers.
Rating breakdown
Percentile vs. all shoes. Shaded bars reflect our uncertainty.
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Overall
Below average (22%)
Value
Very good (87%)
Appearance
Good (75%)
Cushioning
Average (58%)
Comfort
Average (42%)
Durability
Bottom tier (1%)
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Worse than 78% of 2,492 running shoes ranked.
Below average (22%)
Daily Trainers
Worse than 75% of 1,818 daily trainers ranked.
Below average (25%)
Kinvara Family
Worse than 87% of 10 kinvara family ranked.
Bottom tier (13%)
Saucony
Worse than 86% of 206 Saucony shoes ranked.
Bottom tier (14%)
Pros & Cons
Cons
- Reviewers rate this shoe worse than the Kinvara 6.
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
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Release
2011
2025 Q2
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$129.95
Lowest price
$139.95
Ratings
Overall
Average (41%)
Exceptional (100%)
Best overall
Exceptional (100%)
Comfort
Average (42%)
Exceptional (100%)
Best comfort
Exceptional (100%)
Cushioning
Average (58%)
Exceptional (99%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (1%)
Exceptional (99%)
Exceptional (100%)
Best durability
Appearance
Good (75%)
Exceptional (99%)
Exceptional (99%)
Best appearance
Value
Very good (87%)
Exceptional (100%)
Best value
Exceptional (100%)
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Reader Reviews
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Reader review
adambeston · Sep 28, 2025
4/5
Overall
I like sketchers for the durability so I a. In between shoes.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
zebes · Sep 28, 2025
3/5
Overall
Nice lightweight shoe, but could use more cushion in the forefoot; legs feel beat up after 12+ miles. Shoe durability is terrible.
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Durability
- 2/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5