Customer Reviews Saucony Hurricane 23

"Your mileage may vary" with your Hurricane 23 experience, but I've found this model of Hurricane to be a disappointment on several fronts. I have a AA foot and never expected that the bones in my forefeet would be scrunched together width-wise. There was a time in my life when I would tolerate that for a dress-up occasion, but never for pounding the pavement in a running shoe. The all-important cushioning and support (solidity of base) are there, but feel strangely wooden. I don't want to feel the road but don't want to feel like I'm wearing clogs, either. The sole surfaces are too smooth for a street/sidewalk shoe; beware walking on wet pavement or especially stone/concrete steps and don't even try a detour during your run or walk on unpaved, uneven paths! Rocky going, pun intended. Let me add that for years I LOVED wearing the Hurricane ISO models -- such support, comfort; superior shoes all 'round. Then came the sock uppers and 3D-printed uppers... the innards were "improved" to their detriment... so I switched to Brooks, Mizuno (outstanding shoe, but offset is super high), Asics, New Balance. This year felt hopeful (and desperate LOL) so decided to give the Hurricane 23 a try. Sorry I did, especially considering the cost. (Zappo's 30-day buy and try for this model of shoe was/is a superb offering but I didn't get to wear them enough within the period to draw my conclusions.) So -- sigh -- I will keep looking.

The toe box was very narrow. I suffer from neuropathy and the tight fit caused a lot of foot pain.

Oh how I wanted to like this shoe because of the fit and support, but just could not. Much like another reviewer, the big toe on my left foot rubbed this odd plastic liner at the front of the shoe. This happened just walking around my house and did not seem like an issue that would resolve, only get worse. Plus there was a caved in spot on this stiff liner. For the price, there should be no pain!

All I buy are Saucony tennis shoes but this one had really bad heel slippage for me. I do have wider feet but normally can wear standard widths. It just felt like my foot was just too “tall” as the laces were barely long enough to tie which probably contributed to the heel issue.

Too clunky compared to my old Hurricane's.

I've worn Saucony for 30 years as my favorite shoe. However, the quality is nothing what it use to be. These felt cheaply made and no where near as durable as they should for the price. No support or comfort.

Just didn't work for me. Very uncomfortable.

I ordered these based on the great reviews and I am extremely disappointed. I am not in the habit of returning shoes or sneakers that I have worn but I am going to have to make an exception. Saucony is historically a quality shoe but I am not sure what happened here. The footbed is like concrete and is flat with no arch support. Additionally, working out in them working out in them gave me blisters and made my toes and upper arch numb. Given the price I tried to make them work for me but to no avail. If you have a high arch or wide feet you may want to give these a pass.