Saucony Type A 8

Name: Saucony Type A 8
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.7 (7 reviews)

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

80/100

Overall

Good 80

Value

Excellent 94

Comfort

Good 90

Appearance

Good 89

Durability

Decent 77

Cushioning

Decent 75

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

65/100

Moderate 65

What runners say

“Calves/feet have survived better than other Saucony and Nike flats”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Fastwitch 7

“May be even better than A5 and A6—just as comfortable and seems even more durable”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Type A

“Very little wear and tear after 5 months”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Fastwitch 7

“It gets out of the way and stays there”

5/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon

“A great mix of supportive and light weight”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Fastwitch 7

“The upper holds well”

5/5 Full review 15 mpw training for a half marathon

Prefer this shoe over another

25% 1/4

Where to buy

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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.

Type A 8 rates 80. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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.

Rating

40 60 80 100

83 2017 80 2018

Release year

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

Type A 8 This shoe

2018 · 7 reviews

80 Good

65 Confidence
Type A

2017 · 3 reviews

83 Good

48 Confidence

Reader Ratings

7 ratings

5/5 5

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Release: 2018 Q2
MSRP: $100

Runner reviews

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Great for Road Racing

5/5

Overall

I was a huge fan of Type A5 and A6 . Type A was a huge step down. But I believe Type A8 may be even better than A5 and A6. It is just as comfortable and seems to be even more durable. Pretty much a perfect shoe for my racing and faster workouts on the roads/trails.

Anonymous runner · Feb 7, 2018

30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Type A

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

A great racing/training flat

5/5

Overall

I've been using this flat for fall road races and track workouts and I've been very pleased with many aspects of the shoe- I've noticed very little wear and tear after 5 months, I think my calves/feet have survived better post-wearing them than in other saucony flats and nike flats I've worn in the past, and I find them to be a great mix of supportive and light weight. If saucony were to ever convert this shoe into a spike I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

rhodeisland · Feb 6, 2018

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Fastwitch 7