I just bought a pair of Saucony A5's, and I was wondering how many miles others have gotten from them. The do not look very durable, but I like the feel of them. They are both lightweight and very responsive. I'm just nervous about stepping the wrong way and tearing them wide open.
Actually good shoes, but as you already said they are indeed not very durable and I would advise you to wear some cushioning socks...and primely for races!!
Wish you lots of fun with them!
I wear the A5s for tempo runs, intervals, racing, and sometimes daily runs. I probably have around 100-150+miles in them and they've held up fine. I don't wear any socks with them and find them really comfortable.
The problem I have with them is those stupid drainage holes in the bottom of the shoe. I didn't really think too much about them, BUT
(1) all sorts of rocks get lodged in them so you have to pry them out unless you want to run in a flat full of rocks
(2) if you step in a puddle, you best believe that water is coming up into your shoe.
But, even with those complaints. I like them and find them to be pretty durable.
They were OK to run in until about 500 miles for me. I got them to 800, but really 500's about the limit.
well, better than the zoom xc (i would hope so), about the same or maybe worse than the brooks t7.
agree with previous poster. depending on your build, surfaces, and other conditions, 500-800 is about the life span.
those drainage holes are so dumb. i can't believe they keep that "feature" each year.
other than that, they are really good shoes. Worth the $ IMO.
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