Saucony Women's Guide 14 Running Shoe

Product Information

Guide to Hurricane is similar to Adrenaline to Transcend (now replaced by Glycerin) in the Brooks lineup. The Saucony Guide 14 is fine. Nothing really wrong with it, but also there’s nothing really to get too excited about. It has a purpose and it does it well, period. The Guide from Saucony has received high marks for consistently being a solid shoe in the brand’s stability lineup, as the mid-cushioned, firmer younger sister of the brand’s Hurricane which employs the softer PWRRUN+ midsole.

My first run in the shoe actually felt refreshingly light as I had been running in Gaviota 3. I ran some fast-paced intervals amid traces of melting snow from spring! The best part about Saucony’s guidance frame in the Guide 14 is that you barely notice it’s there. One Fleet Feet reviewer says the shoe delivers a smooth transition from heel to toe.Guide 14 jumped out of the box with a look that matched its later ride; “Hi, I’m a standard shoe of quality build, a bit old fashioned in technology (medial post; I’m lookin’ at you). Since you ran in 90’s Gel-Kayanos for years; I’ll feel like home.” While neutral running shoes don’t use additional structure, stability shoes like the Guide 14 use the extra technology to help mitigate the effects of overpronation. The latest version of the Guide uses a lightweight PWRRUN foam midsole which is sculpted to provide a super-smooth ride, with a HOLLOW-TECH system adding stability exactly when and where it’s needed. The holistic nature of this stability system means it’s equally suited to neutral runners needing some extra support as they tire during longer runs as it is to those runners who rely on some additional stability on a daily basis. For these very reasons the Guide is a favoured choice of a number of the Run4It team, many of whom have differing stability requirements.

Covering the Guide is a standard engineered mesh upper. The soft and smooth mesh breathes well, which will keep you cooler on warm days, and it molds around the unique shape of your foot for a better fit.I only had this issue in the heel though, midfoot and forefoot fit well, and I was able to run no problem in the shoe other than the small annoyance of my heel slipping. Boring looks The Guide 14 gets its stability from a traditional medial post. Anyone who overpronates or who regularly wears stability running shoes will be familiar with the idea behind Saucony’s TPU guidance frame. At a time when almost all running shoes had higher drops (with 12-14mm being the norm), Saucony used learnings from their Kinvara model which had introduced lower drop design to the mass running market to produce the Guide 5. This particular model was a massive success and was at the forefront of the brand’s move to reducing drops across their entire range, an approach which has now been encompassed by many other brands. On top of the mesh, Saucony added lightweight overlays to provide extra structure. The minimal overlays fan out across the midfoot, which helps the mesh maintain its shape and improves the shoe’s overall secure feeling when you tighten the laces. The Saucony Guide is the flagship model of Saucony’s stability range alongside the Hurricane. This new version 14 comes with a modern and sleek design.