Skechers GORun 4

Name: Skechers GORun 4
Brand: Skechers
Rating: 4.4 (8 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.1 oz · 23/19mm stack · 4mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Skechers GOrun 400 replaced it

How it ranks

The Skechers GORun 4 trails most daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 8 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the GORun product line.

Below average

Overall

Below average 68

Value

Good 83

Comfort

Decent 74

Appearance

Below average 65

Cushioning

Below average 63

Durability

Bottom-tier 51

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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

78 Moderate

Moderate 78

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

What runners say

“Started falling apart around 300 miles, the rubber soles just disappeared”

4/5 Full review 100 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

“Very soft landing shoe, feels very cushy on my feet yet extremely light weight”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Surprisingly comfortable, soft, low profile and somewhat fast feeling”

4/5 Full review 100 mpw training for a marathon

“I can tell a difference in my knees as they don't seem to take as much shock”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“Light, fast feeling cushiony shoe”

4/5 Full review 100 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

“Feels a little cheap and does wear down quickly”

4/5 Full review 100 mpw training for a marathon

“Cushy but still kind of fast”

4/5 Full review 100 mpw training for a marathon

“Great light, flexible running shoe”

5/5 Full review 20 mpw came from the adidas adiZero Adios Boost 2

Prefer this shoe over another

60% 6/10

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Reviewers describe a soft, light ride that still feels fast.
At 7.1 oz it is much lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers for sale, and one reviewer uses it for fartleks, tempos and long runs.
It lists at $100, below the $150 median for daily trainers for sale.

Cons

Durability is its lowest-rated dimension at 3.4 out of 5, and two reviewers report the outsole rubber wearing away by about 300 miles.
One reviewer finds it feels a little cheap.

GORun 4 rates 68. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Skechers GORun

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

67 2015 69 2015 65 2015 68 2015 77 2018 80 2018 74 2017

Release year

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

GOrun 400

2017 · 1 review

74 Decent

48 Confidence
GOrun 6

2018 · 2 reviews

80 Good

64 Confidence
GOrun 5

2018 · 2 reviews

77 Decent

58 Confidence
GORun 4 This shoe

2015 · 8 reviews

68 Below average

78 Confidence
GORun 3

2015 · 2 reviews

65 Below average

34 Confidence
GORun 2

2015 · 1 review

69 Below average

59 Confidence
GORun 1

2015 · 2 reviews

67 Below average

24 Confidence

Runner Ratings

8 ratings

5/5 3

4/5 5

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.1 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 7.1 oz · Women's 7.1 oz
Release: 2015 Q3
MSRP: $100
Stack: 23/19mm
Drop: 4mm

Runner reviews

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5/5

Overall

This is a great light, flexible running shoe. I have used this shoe for a little bit of everything, fartlek, tempo, & long run. I have been thoroughly impressed with the performance and comfort.

Anonymous runner · Apr 6, 2015

20 mpw came from the adidas adiZero Adios Boost 2