Comments on: Saucony Kinvara 5 Preview

By: Nimrod Iny

Nimrod Iny — Tue, 13 May 2014 07:21:20 +0000

Looks like sick shoes, I own the Brooks Pure cadence and loving the minimalist style. You kinda made me go and buy these. (-:

By: Peter Larson

Peter Larson — Fri, 02 May 2014 13:29:32 +0000

In reply to Shaun P. I'm dying to try the K5! Hoping to get a pair soon!

By: Shaun P

Shaun P — Thu, 01 May 2014 20:06:23 +0000

In reply to Ken. I totally agree! After loving 6 pairs of K2's the K3 and K4 beat me up! My hips and joints hurt in them while with the K2 I could run marathons in them. I tried on the K5 at the Boston Marathon expo and it felt pretty good and a lot different from the K3/K4. I'm hoping I can get back into the Kinvaras!!!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:38:58 +0000

I absolutely loved the K1 and 2s. The soles of the 3s killed the balls of my feets. The 4s wreaked complete havoc on the back of my ankles and arches. I get to test run a pair of 5s on 4/24/14. I so wish they would go back to a more cushiony ride. I hate stiff, unforgiving shoes. I am sttuck with Newtons right now because the Kinvaras took a drastic turn for the worse when they tried to make it a more durable shoe. I am gonna try brooks soon. If I could find a model that isn’t over built.

By: Peter Larson

Peter Larson — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 21:38:22 +0000

In reply to Harrison. Hope to have the K5's soon, have not seen them yet so can't comment.

By: Harrison

Harrison — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 21:34:32 +0000

I want to love the kinvara series but they are extremely unforgiving to low arches as the medial post just annoyingly digs into the arch and never gives. Wide fits certainly help but I’m hoping I don’t have to go on another hunt for a wide Kinvara (its quite the search). Any news on an adjustment to this area of the shoe? Or am I the only person with this complaint?

By: Tad Edgerton

Tad Edgerton — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:09:34 +0000

In reply to Michael Anderson. I don't have a pair of 4's, but I have put in 700+ miles out of a pair Kinvara 2 and two separate pairs of Kinvara 3's. So I have been very pleased with their wear pattern. For comparison, I recently threw out a pair of Brooks connects after 500 and probably should have done so sooner.

By: Peter Larson

Peter Larson — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:57:44 +0000

In reply to Angie Lintott. The upper tearing seems to be pretty common with the Kinvara through several iterations (happened to me on v1). Supposedly v5 fixes this, we'll see.

By: Angie Lintott

Angie Lintott — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:00:08 +0000

After hip issues for a couple of years, I made the switch to a more natural running shoe – Saucony Kinvara starting with 2, 3, and now 4. All three pairs, but particularly Kinvara 3 and 4, formed holes in the mesh (as seen on my latest tweet – http://t.co/czgFfCC7Bf).

I hope to enjoy more durability with the Kinvara 5 and am patiently waiting until May to get my hands on a new pair. In the mean time, I’ll continue to trek along with my little ghetto hole.

Cheers.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:42:36 +0000

My favourite was the Kinvara 1 for the fit and comfort. I know they had durability issues, but I just put up with the minor tears I loved them so much. My liked my Kinvara 3 after I had completely worn them in, I like the feel of my shoes after a number of miles. The Kinvara 4 is by far my least favourite. I have a narrow foot so I would have thought fit to be no problem but I find there is a lot of room in the heel area and I’m not locked in like the other models. I’ve pulled up sore due to extra movement. Maybe this was due to the material used? I hope the Kinvara 5 is snug in the heel area.

By: Peter Larson

Peter Larson — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:08:18 +0000

In reply to Denise. Interesting observation on your hamstrings. I've been noticing the same this week after running in the Saucony Mirage 4. I'm guessing it may be because the Mirage is a much firmer shoe than I am used to and I therefore tend to flex my knee and hip more when I run in them. I feel like the Kinvara has gotten progressively firmer with each version, and Saucony soles seem to get really hard in the cold.

By: Denise

Denise — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 20:57:28 +0000

I hate the Kinvara 4’s. I bought them when my 3’s wore out, and they are not at all the same. I get blisters on my toes because either the toe box is narrower or the material inside is not as smooth. They give me blisters on the back of my achilles and for some reason my hamstrings hurt more when I run in them. I don’t generally read blogs or look up shoes before I buy them, but I stumbled upon the virrata’s on Amazon and bought them. They are my new favorite shoe because I have none of the above issues, my hamstrings do not bother me at all, and my feet feel cool when I run in them (I am always hot and my feet sweat a lot). Just ordered a pair of virrata 2’s.