Customer Reviews Saucony Kinvara 11

I really like these shoes. Perfect amount of cushion, balanced heel to toe drop, and flexible sole. They feel great running or walking. I tried a regular width and the wide. While the regular is a bit narrow and the wide is a bit better, the wide works well for me. It's just wide enough. If you're between two sizes, buy the larger size.

The shoes were too pointy and even though the length was correct, the front of the shoe rubbed my big toe on each foot. I noticed right away when I put them on and walked around the house.

Great looking, well made, nice cushion insole, and a stable tongue that doesn’t shift off to the side of the foot. I’m so happy with them I’m going to order a second pair in a different color.

I'm a fairly serious runner (50-60mi/week recently) and was a huge fan of the New Balance Zante (Fresh Foam). I went through dozens of those from Zappos and the local store and then 3rd party sellers on Amazon once discontinued. Unfortunately, they are completely unavailable now. My local store suggested the New Balance Beacon v3 and these Saucony Kinvara 11 as replacements. The Beacons did not work at all for me -- they caused horrible blood blisters on my great toe. Fortunately, the Kinvara work. The fit and ride like the Zante, except they aren't as breathable. At my usual per-run distances of 8-12 miles, I think this is manageable. For longer or much sweatier running, that might be an issue.

Not good. A “wide” size is meant to fit like a wide shoe. This shoe is the single narrowest “wide” sized shoe I’ve ever tried on.

Saucony Kinvara's are great running shoes that are very comfortable and fit well. I like the material because of the softness and air flow.

Size and fit true, in my opinion. Some might find this one half size smaller. Feels neutral and natural. My first dip into saucony and love it.

Great transition shoe if you’re looking to pick up the pace a bit and you can deal with less cushioning and support on your runs or if your looking to move into a lower drop shoe. I was looking for both of these things. I run 30+ miles a week and was ready for a change from the Brooks Ghost. These are SUPER light weight and they have a 4mm drop. I think the fit is true and they are very comfortable. I’ve done 2 long runs so far with no issues.

I purchased these to replace another pair of Sauconys... should have paid attention to the model as well as the brand. These fit completely different and rubbed my heel something awful. I loved the color but not the fit.

I think if your feet are just slightly wider than what a medium width shoe usually allows, then the wide version could work for you. Otherwise, if you're a true 2e width, you may find, like i did, that they're uncomfortably narrow. I'm giving it 3 stars because it seems like it would be a comfortable, light, low-drop shoe to run in if it did fit. The style is nice, too.

The Kinvara 11's platform is even narrower than the Freedom 3. While the upper is a stretchy, unstructured knit that would accommodate a much wider foot, the bottom is quite skinny. I'm not even a man; men's D widths are always a bit wide on me, which I need for a neuroma. Even professional reviews have mentioned the narrow platform. I ordered these in white, one of the two colors available at the time. Trying them on, they looked remarkably like the women's Princess Reebok we all wore for aerobics in the late 80's. And those were wider than these men's Kinvara 11s. These feel very cheap underfoot; I felt little lumps under the heels. I returned them, am still looking, and will have to leave Saucony for now. Sauconys have been my best-fitting shoes for the better part of a decade. I wish they's stop making such radical changes to their most successful models. Zappos is fabulous to deal with, as always!

I ran for two years with these shoes--almost 1,000 miles!