Saucony Women's Guide 14 Running Shoe

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The 860 has a more streamlined cut and seems to bring me onto my toes more readily than the Guide, with Guide 14 providing a more substantial-feeling base underfoot.

Guide to Hurricane is similar to Adrenaline to Transcend (now replaced by Glycerin) in the Brooks lineup. 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. Personally I’d prefer a dual-density foam design over a TUP medial post, but I’m not a stability runner most of the time so the need for rigid support is not at the top of my list. 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.

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Stability shoes are not normally super plush, they tend to have hard, plastic medial posts under the arch, or stiff midsole foams, and the Guide 14 is no exception to this. Guiding your every mile, it's pure performance in a shoe you'll be wearing past your workout. The look is clean, the ride is so smooth - you'll be confident with every stride forward. To enhance the smooth ride, Saucony layered the Guide with a comfortable PWRRUN midsole. The well-rounded foam composition cushions your landings but delivers a bouncy response for a livelier ride. 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.

Part of the confident fit comes from the foam padding around the heel cup and collar. Saucony added a soft, memory foam-like pad that creates a plush step-in feel but also gives you a snug, no-slip fit.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.”