Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.8 oz · 4mm drop · 22/18mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Kinvara 8 replaced it
How it ranks
The Saucony Kinvara 7 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 21 runner reviews and 14 other rated shoes in the Kinvara product line.
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
97/100
“Rolled my ankle once and tore 3 ligaments in my foot wearing this shoe”
“Durability is excellent—about 500 miles before any wear, 1000 miles before retirement”
“It has enough padding to be comfortable but still gives a good road feel—not like running on squishy pillows”
“Really lightweight, making it good for long tempos; fairly flexible, well-cushioned, and long-lasting”
“The lockdown is really bad. The foot locking system does not work, it only seems to hurt it more”
“This shoe changed my gait for the better, prevented stress injuries in the shins again”
“Back of heel is nice and soft for people with insertional Achilles issues”
“As an overpronator, it made my stride worse due to the thickness and softness of the sole”
“After many a mile it conforms to your foot in a way not a lot of other shoes do”
“It feels reasonably firm and bouncy, not dissipative”
50% 29/58
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Kinvara, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2025 · 2 reviews
88 Good
74 Confidence
2024 · 13 reviews
82 Good
84 Confidence
2023 · 49 reviews
88 Good
94 Confidence
2022 · 36 reviews
77 Decent
93 Confidence
2021 · 6 reviews
87 Good
84 Confidence
2020 · 7 reviews
71 Decent
76 Confidence
2019 · 51 reviews
97 Exceptional
98 Confidence
2018 · 55 reviews
88 Good
97 Confidence
2017 · 57 reviews
89 Good
98 Confidence
Kinvara 7 This shoe
2016 · 21 reviews
98 Exceptional
97 Confidence
2015 · 8 reviews
97 Exceptional
94 Confidence
2014 · 128 reviews
97 Exceptional
100 Confidence
2013 · 129 reviews
73 Decent
99 Confidence
2012 · 11 reviews
97 Excellent
92 Confidence
2011 · 3 reviews
58 Bottom-tier
75 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 13, 2019
30 mpw training for sprints
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 6, 2019
60 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 8
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Oct 1, 2018
25 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Guide 7
5/5
Overall
ryan_hall01 · Jul 22, 2018
55 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 3
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Mar 3, 2018
20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike LunarFly+ 3
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