Saucony Ride 9

Name: Saucony Ride 9
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.2 (11 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.2 oz · 8mm drop · 26/18mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Ride 10 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Ride 9 trails most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and value are its strongest sub-ratings. Comfort scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 11 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Ride product line. One more review would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Bottom-tier

54/100

Overall

Bottom-tier 54

Cushioning

Decent 72

Value

Decent 71

Durability

Below average 69

Appearance

Bottom-tier 55

Comfort

Bottom-tier 53

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

91/100

High 91

What runners say

“New everun material is great; nice bounce that feels great on faster runs, tempo, track.”

5/5 Full review 48 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-1000 5

“Impressed with how good and soft, yet responsive the ever-run midsole was.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

“Soft but resilient midsole; still well cushioned after close to 1000 miles.”

4/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 33

“Within less than 2 months showed considerable beating; large hole in mesh, multiple spots coming apart.”

2/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 11

“Easily done 350 miles with another 50+ likely remaining.”

5/5 Full review 48 mpw training for a marathon came from the ASICS GT-1000 5

“Glue attaching outsole rubber to midsole not durable; pieces of sole flap around.”

4/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 33

“Very firm, responsive feel without being slappy.”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 9

“Upper got holes and started tearing away from midsole within about 500 miles.”

4/5 Full review 85 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 33

“Fall apart faster than ideal, but usually available cheap and last 3-4 months depending on mileage.”

4/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a half marathon

“Tongue is much shorter, barely sticks out over laces and slides around.”

4/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

35% 8/23

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Averaging 8.6 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and three reviewers call the ride light and springy.
Three reviewers say the Everun midsole stays cushioned deep into its mileage, one at close to 1000 miles.

Cons

Four reviewers report the upper tearing or the outsole rubber separating, two of them inside a few months.
Two reviewers find the fit tight and pressured over the instep.
The Ride 8 before it scores 93 on six reviews, against this version's 54.

Ride 9 rates 54. This shoe has high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Ride

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

53 2013 53 2014 92 2015 54 2016 52 2017 56 2021 66 2022 74 2023 55 2024 68 2024 56 2025

Release year

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

Ride 19

2025 · 3 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

70 Confidence
Ride 18

2024 · 6 reviews

68 Below average

69 Confidence
Ride 17

2024 · 7 reviews

55 Bottom-tier

84 Confidence
Ride 16

2023 · 31 reviews

74 Decent

89 Confidence
Ride 15

2022 · 29 reviews

66 Below average

91 Confidence
Ride 14

2021 · 5 reviews

56 Bottom-tier

71 Confidence
Ride 10

2017 · 27 reviews

52 Bottom-tier

95 Confidence
Ride 9 This shoe

2016 · 11 reviews

54 Bottom-tier

91 Confidence
Ride 8

2015 · 6 reviews

92 Very good

86 Confidence
Ride 7

2014 · 49 reviews

53 Bottom-tier

98 Confidence
Ride 6

2013 · 40 reviews

53 Bottom-tier

96 Confidence

Reader Ratings

11 ratings

5/5 4

4/5 6

3/5 0

2/5 1

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 9.2 oz
Release: 2016 Q3
MSRP: $120
Stack Height: 26mm heel - 18mm toe
Drop Height: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Great shoe

5/5

Overall

Works well with the orthotics I have.

Anonymous runner · Feb 8, 2018

85 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance 880 v4

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

Good sole, uncomfortable upper

4/5

Overall

The midsole was soft but resilient. They are still well cushioned after close to 1000 miles. However, the lamination in place of overlays on the upper really irritated the tendon above my big toe. I tried alternative lacing, which resolved that issue, but may have been what caused the upper to get holes in it and start tearing away from the midsole within about 500 miles, so I am basically running in sandals. Also, the glue attaching the outsole rubber to the midsole is not so durable, so little pieces of the sole flap around. Very comfortable underfoot, though.

Quincyschmidt · Feb 7, 2018

85 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 33

Comfort: 3/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 4/5

Saucony Guide 9

4/5

Overall

I’ve purchased this shoe twice, because I love how light and springy it feels when I run. This shoe seems to last quite long. Also, the appearance is pretty sleek.

mg1228 · Feb 6, 2018

40 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Guide 8

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 3/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 3/5

Saucony ride 9 has a second version (current ride 9) with extremely small changes

4/5

Overall

I first bought the Saucony Ride 9 the summer going into my sophomore year of high school. It was my first really good running shoe (used to Run in cheap Nike's). I was going to get a shoe that was good for cross country practice and wouldn't beat up my legs. At the time the shoe was 120$ from a store called Charlotte Running company. They have a treadmill that has a camera to identify my pronation (neutral). When first ran in, I was impressed with how good and soft, yet responsive the ever-run midsole was. About a year later I saw them for sale at 89$. This makes sense since there was people with the Ride 10's at this point. However when I got this ride 9 more recently, I noticed that the tongue is much shorter than before. It barely sticks out from over the laces and was always sliding around. It isn't that troublesome but noticeable. It definitely is less padded too. The overlays also felt flimsier. The cushioning and feel was as good as ever though. So I would recommend it for any long distance runner who wants a good neutral and light, well cushioned shoes. I do enjoy Asics a lot but they are sometimes just too heavy. If the tongue isn't a problem and you like ever-run then I would definitely recommend it. One thing to note is I wouldn't use it on speed days. Anything faster than 800 repeat pace (maybe at 2:20 ish per repeat) continuously for multiple weeks in a row will definitely cause strain on the overlays near the toe box. Near the end of xc season the toe box had a small hole and the other shoe was also shoeing some tearing, AND maybe the newer ride 9's will rip easier but it should be fine. Just no full out 400's/ 200's repeat speed more than twice a week. Once again this is a very good shoe and is highly recommended for any slow to medium effort long run, fartlek, etc.

Anonymous runner · Jan 4, 2018

30 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

Ride 9

5/5

Overall

Nice lightweight trainer with a soft ride. The Ride series has been my favorite daily trainer of all time. Saucony does a nice job of not screwing it up with each edition (so far). I tend to pair these with the Brooks Launches and alternate days. I prefer to Rides over the Launches by a wide margin. I marked down the Rides for appearance and value because they're a boring looking shoe and are too expensive at full price. Usually aren't too hard to find discounted somewhere.

jewbacca · Jan 3, 2018

90 mpw training for a marathon came from the Brooks Launch 3