Customer Reviews Saucony Freedom 3

I wore these shoes for a week, and my feet hurt super bad. I can bend these shoes from heel to toe, that's not enough cushion. I would recommend Shifts or Triumphs. Walking in them is fine, running on pavement for any distance over 5 miles isn't smart. I run 55 miles a week and these aren't sustainable.

I purchased two of the exact same pair of the Freedom 3 shoes. Both right shoes have imperfections. I have always had good luck with this brand in the past.

Fit just isn't right . 11 was to big . 10 1/2 slightly tight . I don't recommend buying these.

Haven't even had these shoes for 30 days and the bottom of the shoe is already falling apart. This is the second pair this has happened to.

The Freedom 3 is comfortable don't get me wrong but they fall apart with little use. I'm on my 3rd pair only because I haven't found anything as comfortable to walk with yet. I only wear these sneakers for my walks that's it! The first blue pair the left toe mesh ended up with a hole. The black pair fell apart while I was on a visit to Austin TX. Literally while I was on the walk the bottoms started to peal, it was horrible! Now I have the red/grey pair let's see how they do, I kept the box this time because if anything happens I'll be sending them back to Saucony so they can analyze because for the prices I've paid I expect a certain level of quality and durability which they have failed me twice already.

I want to like this shoe because just about everything is quite good. The upper is comfortable, the laces stayed tied, the outsole is grippy and seems durable, and the midsole is fantastic. There was a huge problem for me however. There was an insane amount of heel slippage that I have never experienced from any other shoes. I have tried everything from a runners knot to tying the shoe so tight that circulation to my toes. The weird thing is I only have this problem with my right shoe. The even weirder thing is my right foot is 1.5 sizes bigger than my left so I have always had problems with heel slippage on my left shoe. My right foot has literally slide out of the shoe two times now while running and I can feel my heel slipping out by just walking. Lots of good things but this one flaw makes me dislike the shoe.

The Freedom 3's were very disappointing. I was only able to get 48 miles out of them before the tread was gone. I was able to get 450 miles out of my Freedom 1 and 2's. The new tread was also very slick on gravel and wet surfaces. Wish they would change it back. I should be able to get more miles for the price.