Saucony Virrata

Name: Saucony Virrata
Brand: Saucony

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 6.5 oz

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Saucony Virrata ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Virrata product line. Another 9 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

87/100

Overall

Good 87

Value

Exceptional 97

Comfort

Excellent 95

Cushioning

Good 88

Appearance

Below average 67

Durability

Bottom-tier 54

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

46/100

Low 46

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

It weighs 6.5 oz.
Reviewers rate comfort 5.0 out of 5, and one says it works in all situations, long runs and races alike.
One of three reviewers so far chose it for grip in wet weather and says it works perfectly.

Cons

Reviewers rate durability 3.7 out of 5, its lowest dimension alongside appearance.

Virrata rates 87. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Virrata

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

Rating

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98 2013 98 2014 87 2014

Release year

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

Virrata This shoe

2014 · 3 reviews

87 Good

46 Confidence
Virrata 2

2014 · 17 reviews

98 Exceptional

94 Confidence
Virrata 1

2013 · 14 reviews

98 Exceptional

93 Confidence

Reader Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 1

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.

Weight: 6.5 oz
Release: 2014
MSRP: $90

Runner reviews

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Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Sep 9, 2014

65 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Looking for a neutral lighter weight replacement shoe that has good grip in wet weather. This shoe works perfectly.

Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014

50 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Everyday trainer I can go long in or race in. The kind of shoe that you immediately forget about - i.e. I'm not thinking about my shoe on the run, that I wish I had more cushion, or less weight, or anything - the shoe just works in all situations.

Dubist Langsam · Aug 28, 2014

60 mpw training for a half marathon