r/Saucony

I am a huge sneaker fan, and have a LOT of sneakers, mostly New Balance MADE line and Asics (probably about 40 pairs). I saw another New Balance fan mention that he mostly wears Saucony Progrid Omni 9's when he is not wearing his NB's. I found a pair of Omni 9's on sale, and they arrived today.

I think they are one of the most comfortable lifestyle shoes I have worn recently, and I've tried some quite comfortable shoes including the new Asics Gel NYC 2.0 (quite comfortable, but I find it not as supportive). They deliver a difficult combination of both cusion and the ever important support. Happy with them so far.

Anyone make it through to check out? I was able to get a 10.5 pretty easily. Love the anti bot stuff they did

I’m looking to purchase my first pair of Saucony’s after a lifetime of wearing Vans. My back hurts so I’m looking for something more comfortable but still stylish. I’m liking the style of Racer 80s, Trainer 80s, and Jazz’s. Anyone have recommendations on which of these might be the most comfortable? Also, I’m a size 9.5 in Vans so I’m curious how close Saucony’s are to Vans sizing.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi, I recently bought new Xodus Ultra 4 for ultras. After one training run and an easy-paced marathon in them, I took them on a longer run (which we ended up mostly walking anyway). But right from the start, the shoes caused horrible pain in my feet. Both feet went completely numb — I could barely feel them and it honestly felt like they were about to fall off. On top of that, they gave me this huge huge blood-filled blister, which has never happened to me in any other shoes.

I ended up doing 75k in a lot of pain and eventually had to quit.

At least it was a mental challenge, and I guess I’ll never experience anything worse pain-wise. And honestly, there’s no reason for me to complain too much, because one guy actually died on the course right in front of us.

Anyway, has anyone had similar issues or experiences with these shoes? I really don’t think this is normal. They’re supposed to be comfortable, but instead it felt like I was walking on concrete. Sorry for the disturbing image.