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Saucony

Type A

Type A
Neutral · Road
Good (79/100)

Shoe details

Weight
5.5 oz
Release
2017 Q3
MSRP
$100
Drop Height
4mm

Ratings & Reviews

Good (79/100)

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.
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This score rates better than 57% of shoes.

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Overall

Good (79/100)

Overall ranking

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Good (79/100)

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Ranks above 57% of shoes

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Appearance

Above average (85/100)

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Above average (85/100)

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Ranks above 70% of shoes

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Comfort

Above average (84/100)

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Above average (84/100)

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Ranks above 69% of shoes

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Cushioning

Good (71/100)

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Good (71/100)

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Value

Good (66/100)

Value ranking

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Good (66/100)

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Durability

Below average (55/100)

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Below average (55/100)

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50%

2/4

Prefer this shoe over another.

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All Running Shoes

Better than 57% of 2,526 running shoes ranked.

Good (79/100)

Racing Shoes

Worse than 57% of 256 racing shoes ranked.

43%

Saucony

Worse than 55% of 206 Saucony shoes ranked.

45%

Compared to other shoes

See how this shoe compares to others like it.

Saucony Type A
Saucony Type A 8
ASICS SUPERBLAST 2
Type A
Type A 8
SUPERBLAST 2
Current shoe
Reference shoe
Newest / Best overall / Best comfort
Shoe properties
Type
Racing
Daily trainer
Supershoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
5.5 oz M
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Stack
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Drop
4mm
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7mm
Release
2017 Q3
2018 Q2
2024 Q2 Newest
MSRP
$100
$100
$200
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Average (57%)
Above average (69%)
Exceptional (>99%) Best overall
Comfort
Above average (69%)
Good (74%)
Exceptional (99%) Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (31%)
Average (48%)
Exceptional (99%) Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (3%)
Bottom tier (18%)
Exceptional (99%) Best durability
Appearance
Above average (70%)
Average (53%)
Excellent (96%) Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (18%)
Average (45%)
Very good (86%) Best value
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Reader Ratings

3 reader ratings

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Moby Dick

Anonymous runner · Feb 13, 2018

5/5

Overall

It was on sale at sports basement and relatively inexpensive anyway. I like lighter shoes. I like the fact there isn't much of a heel. They don't make me heel strike like a lot of shoes. I think this shoe is the spiritual successor to the Fast Twitch but I don't really follow running shoes anymore because I realized the level of running I did before (~90 miles a week at a DI program, hash tag humble brag) was not healthy, physically or mentally. So as you can tell I probably have a "fuck that noise" attitude towards most aspects of runner culture. But I still like Saucony after all that bullshit so this shoe must be doing something right.
Comfort
5/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
3/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5

Type A was great till they updated it

Anonymous runner · Feb 11, 2018

4/5

Overall

I started running in Type A4 and every update was great till they turned to the 7 which they dropped the number from and the shoe began to fall apart very very quickly. The material doesn't hold up the way it did and rips pretty early on in the toe area.
Comfort
4/5
Cushioning
2/5
Durability
2/5
Appearance
5/5
Value
4/5

Saucony Type A - great light weight trainer / up to half marathon shoes

Anonymous runner · Feb 7, 2018

4/5

Overall

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