Customer Reviews Saucony Ride 8

Favorite shoes. Buy in 12 n but 11 n in dress shoes. Neutral runner, high mileage, also works well for brisk walking. Buy a pair every couple of months.

Awesome shoe I bought the 9wide and there was plenty of room for my toes. I have bunions and need to wear orthotics and this shoe accommodated for both while offering stability. Has a firm but flexible cushioned sole which I need (Others are so flimsy) I initially bought 3 pair new balance too but these were by far the most comfortable and cute!

Ordered this along with Asics GT-200 and Gel-Cumulus 17 as well as another Saucony Omni Grid. I wear super narrow size 12 womens. I ended up keeping the Gel-Cumulus - super comfortable.

After trying many different kinds I finally found a shoe that does it all for me! I'm a big runner I run at least five days a week ranging from 45 minutes to over an hour. The shoes felt good from the beginning they have tons of support and I love all the cushion support it really takes the pressure away from your knees. They are still light enough they don't way you down. I've tried Brooks and have been happy with those but always was missing either the support or the cushion; this shoe does it all for me!

Great looking running shoe, but most importantly great support and cushion. Saucony in my opinion is tops if cushion is your priority.

I wear an 11 narrow shoe and ordered an 11.5 narrow in the Ride. The shoe fits perfect. Just enough room at the toe. The shoe feels light and very cushioned. My feet love this shoe and my runs feel so much better.

Great shoe! I purchased a wide and they fit perfectly. I've never purchased this brand but will in the future.

I have run in these shoes for years, but they always rubbed blisters on my pinky toe and big toe. I finally tried wide width and they are perfect! Plenty of toe room and lots of cushioning to save my feet from the concrete.

This is a nice shoe, overall, and I'm disappointed that it didn't work for me. I really like the lower heel-to-toe offset. The shoe fit fine everywhere except the toebox, where it was too narrow for the ball of my foot and my toes. It would have been great for me if the toebox area of the shoe were a little wider or if the fabric would stretch some instead of pinch. The fabric didn't seem to be stretchable at all. A wide width did not seem like a good option for me because the shoe would then be too loose in the heel and the midfoot.

Great running shoe for high arches.Not necessarily pretty to look at but not as hideous as some others I have seen lately.

Wow, comfort from the moment I put them on! I can't wait to give them a real workout and see how they perform. I only wish they had more everyday kinds of color options. If they had a simple black/white I'd wear them all the time.

I am an overpronator suffering from plantar fasciiatis. My podiatrist recommended a neutral shoe with a bright pink Superfeet orthotic. This shoe was a bit narrow in the arch/heel and the orthotic dug into my foot. Ended up buying the Asics Gel Cumulus 17 instead. I would say that if you are looking for a neutral shoe and you don't wear an orthotic you should definitely try this shoe. Also, I always go a 1/2 size up from my normal street shoe size when buying running shoes.

Like others, I thought these shoes would be great for running and being on my feet all day. My knees started hurting and I figured out it's the support of these shoes. Also the details (painted on) are rubbing off. Really not happy with these. I also found that the sizing has changed and my slip right on 11.5s have now changed to buying about 5 pairs and hoping one of them fits well enough. Also I've had these for only a couple of months and they're already squeaking like they're broken in too much. My favorites were a trail runner, but like all shoes I like they were gone in a flash... I'll keep trying!

These shoes run small. I can wear an 11W most of the time, but I went with a 12W in the Saucony because of some reviews I had read saying it ran small, but it was still too short - I would say a full size smaller. Width was fine. I only gave three stars overall because of the sizing. They seem like they would be very comfortable if they would have fit. I am disappointed because I can not go to a larger size in these shoes (they do not come in 13 for women). I have a pair of Asics size 11W as well as size 11W hiking shoes from LL Bean that are fine, so I Would have thought these Sauconys in size 12W would have been more than big enough.

Saucony's sizing continues to be a little off. I went up a size on these shoes, but they are still a very tight fit. Also, as a previous reviewer noted, the shoelaces are too short. The right one is adequate but I could not even tie the left shoe because the lace was so short.

Ordered these in my regular Saucony size but found them to be too narrow (pinching my smallest toe) and a little too short. Bummed because usually I can wear Saucony out of the box.

Some of these reviews are from 2015, which is misleading and seem to refer to the Ride 7 which was cut differently. The Ride 8 has changed the cut and narrowed it considerably. If you fit into the Ride 2,3,4,5,6, and 7 as I did and find the Ride 8 rubs, don't be surprised. Compare it to the width of your previous Rides and look at the difference. I have never had to wear a wide show in my entire life, but these mediums are not mediums but now technically "narrows."

Dear Saucony designer who decided to make the Ride 8 significantly narrower than previous models. I have bought a ton of these Rides in the past because I prefer a neutral footbed. I wore these for an hour and now have 4 sets of bandages on my blistered feet from the narrow sized shoe pressing on the sides. I compared them in width to the Ride 7 -- significantly narrower. Ugh. Why do companies do this? I have never ever had to purchase a wide show ever in my life, but that's now what this absurdly narrow cut would require. What a pain to have to return them, and I am now going to search for another neutral shoe. I have been a devoted Saucony customer for years, but this was really stupid and insensitive of them. Way to screw things up, Saucony. Fire the brainiac designer who decided that making this new narrow cut was somehow a good idea. Respect your runners, please. We need our feet to be healthy. :(

After trying a total of 6 shoes trying to fit my 7.5N feet, these seemed to fit (they did in my LR) so I thought I'd keep them. Costly mistake. One short "break-in" run and my shins are killing me. I have not had this problem in years, but I had to find a new shoe when ASICS 2000's changed their fit. The search continues, but since Zappos policy won't accept returns that aren't in original condition, I'll try Road Runner Sports instead. Running in shoes is the only way to know if the shoes work, and these are a definite "no".