Ride 10

I wanted to love this shoe - but I can’t. I tried them on in a store that allows you to take a quick jog and I loved them - great cushioning, the fit felt right, everything seemed perfect, so I bought them! Somewhere around wear number 10/mile 20 on the shoes they decided they hated my heels. The heel piece (cap?) that creates the heel structure is slanted inward (toward your heel) and digs in to the outermost curve of my heel. I ended up with a quarter-sized blister and a lovely tear in the heel lining. I don’t have this issue with any other shoes and am incredibly disappointed that I not only got a blister, but I ruined the shoe. Now every run causes the tear to worsen and even the padding layer is now disintegrating. Why does the heel structure need to angle towards the heel? This seems like a design flaw and a waste of $120 - especially since it is only in one of the shoes and different lacing methods didn’t stop the issue. 😩 You must try these on before buying! And you need to feel around on the heel to see where the edge of the heel structure will hit your foot. You’ll notice the inward slant just by looking externally at the heel.

I love these shoes so so much. I am in high school cross country and long distance track. These shoes are the best, most comfortable, light shoes I have ever owned. I don’t even think about my feet when I’m running which is exactly what I want. My only complaint is that after this cross country season my shoes now have a tear in the fabric on the heel of the shoe. It is quite uncomfortable but I did run on them a lot so this is expected to happen over time. Although I did hope to get a bit more use out of them. So just be aware that the fabric on the heel seems to wear semi quickly. Even though this is the case, I plan to buy another pair of the exact same shoe or the new ride shoe that is coming out May 1.

This is my third pair of Saucony having made the switch from Asics. Couple of years ago. I’m a runner and these are my main road running shoes. I’ve had the Triumph ISO and the Ride 9’s previously so happily bounced into my local running shop in May 2017 to replace my 9’s with the Ride 10. When I first put them on it was like putting on an old friend, very comfortable. I have to wear a 7.5 in these (I’m normally a 6) so I would say they come up about half a size small. I’ve now done about 625km in them and I have felt that the forefoot has degraded much quicker than I would expect. They’ve gone “floppy” in the forefoot and I am now getting pain in the balls of my feet after about 6 miles. They really feel like they are coming to the end of their life and I would have expected at least another 300km out of them but I don’t think I’ll be able to make them last. I’m quite disappointed as they are expensive ans I’ve had much better wear out of my previous Sauconys. They began going downhill after only about 450km. I will be replacing imminently but unfortunately not with another pair of Ride 10’s... back to the drawing board!!

Loved these shoes but after only a month or two the back of the inside of shoe wore away causing chafing on my heel. I was told this may have been as a result of me not tying my laces high enough and thus due to foot movement. Having acquired a further pair exactly the same thing has happened, again after a very short period of time. I admit I run regularly and for 6/7 miles at a time but I only use them to run in and cannot understand why they would wear so badly and only on one shoe.

I was so excited to purchase my third pair of Rides (previously owned 6s and 8s). I purchased these thinking they would fit like a dream, as all my past Rides have. I bought these just as I was kicking off training for my 6th half marathon. I typically where my Rides on all my easy and long runs. My first couple runs both arches of my feet were hurting, but I thought I must have to "break these in" (mistake). I have continued to try to run in these shoes because it is hard for me to believe they are not as good as my past shoes. Still today, I have 46 miles on the pair and they are continuing to hurt my arches as well as give me the worst blisters I have ever had. Extremely disappointed in the changes made and now will need to find a new "go to" shoe.