Saucony Type A8
4/5
Overall
M4tth3w05t · Jan 25, 2020
28 mpw training for a half marathon came from the ASICS GEL-Hyper Speed 6
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Saucony Type A 8
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.
How it ranks
The Saucony Type A 8 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Type A product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Good
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
65/100
What runners say
“Calves/feet have survived better than other Saucony and Nike flats”
“May be even better than A5 and A6—just as comfortable and seems even more durable”
“Very little wear and tear after 5 months”
“It gets out of the way and stays there”
“A great mix of supportive and light weight”
“The upper holds well”
Prefer this shoe over another
25% 1/4
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers use it for road races and track workouts and report very little wear.
- One reviewer who liked the Type A5 and A6 calls this one better still.
- Reviewers rate value 4.7 out of 5 across seven reviews.
Cons
- Durability draws the lowest ratings of any dimension, at 4.3 out of 5.
- One reviewer wanted a better underside profile despite liking the lack of cushioning.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Type A
Each dot is one version of the Type A, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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Type A 8 This shoe
2018 · 7 reviews
80 Good
65 Confidence
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2017 · 3 reviews
83 Good
48 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2018 Q2
- MSRP
- $100
Runner reviews
works perfectly
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 12, 2019
25 mpw training for a marathon came from the Inov-8 Road-X-Treme 250
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 6, 2019
60 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 9
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
This is the good, simple racer
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 4, 2019
15 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 7, 2018
10 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Saucony Type A 8 In Context
Reviewers Also Ran In
- ASICS GEL-Hyper Speed 6 1 runner
- Saucony Type A 1 runner
- Saucony Fastwitch 7 1 runner