Customer Reviews Saucony Kinvara 13

I like that the shoe is very light weight and yet supportive. Feels to have good bounce and can handle uneven surfaces. The challenge I experienced is the back flap of the shoe caved in after about 3 weeks of usage. I'm eager to try to a new pair just to see if this was an anomaly.

overall I'm pleased with this purchase. It is a peppy and lightweight daily trainer so far, and I anticipate it will be good for 400s and interval kilometers once my earlier foot injury heals. It feels unobtrusive and light on my feet. The size 10 wide is perfect, which is surprising coming from a Kinvara v11 in size 11 regular width. Overall it feels a lot softer than that shoe, and the mid-foot is less binding (owing to the more flexible upper and opting for the wide fit). Also the lacing feels more secure and less like it is digging into the top of my foot. The only weird thing about running in the Kinvara 13 is it feels like my toes are angled inward/toward each other, it's hard to describe, but the the word 'triangular' or just 'angles' pops into my mind.

Great shoe to run in and the only reason for not giving 5 stars is the sole seem to break down fairly quick (150-200 miles).

Feels good on the road, light weight during my runs, very stylish.

The wides fit great. Great shoe. Wish therenwere more color opions in the wide style.

For my feet the weight and 4mm rise is perfect for running. I'm a bit heavy and slow runner and towards the end of 4 miles my foot rams forward as I try to keep a fore foot strike and I couldn't walk more than 2 miles before a hot spot developed on back of heel.

Running feel is identical to kinvara 12, new upper mesh is cooler with better airflow. New tongue is slightly thicker and more comfortable, tab makes tongue easy to pull up. I am at 80km and so far they seem fine. I managed 600km on the kinvara 12 and they were still in fine condition.

It's a stunningly well made shoe with high quality materials. These are super light and fast running shoes. As I am in my late 50's I need as much cushioning as possible even over short distances between 5-10km and thought these would hold up for me in that respect and concern. But I did need to buy an insole with gel to feel less impact on my soles as you "can feel the ground" on these unlike the Endorphin Speed series I have. If you do a lot of short distances on track these are fabulous if you want to skip wearing spikes.

Overall good shoes but a little pricey for what you're getting.

light wealth. looks classic. however shorter that usual US brands. my shoe size is 9.5 I need to exchange for 10.

Very light shoe, not good suport though and very slippery

Shoes are cut and fit differently between feet. I've never had this issue with my normal shoe which is a Mixuno.

Great shoe but the tongue on this pink color way is basically a shin guard, it's so long! I have the orange color and it has a normal sized tongue but for some reason the pink ones have a very long tongue witch can be bother some.

Eh, they're fine shoes I did two 10+ mile runs in them without issue. I wouldn't run in them regularly but only because I have better shoe options. Love the pink color I got and was really the only reason I bought them.

Be careful pulling on the heel loop! It is fragile and will break! It happened the third time I put them on.

Ive had triumph 17' for the past couple years which are incredibly comfortable so when it came time to get another pair and the all black triumphs were sold out, i decided to switch up within saucony. i read really good reviews for the Kinvara so purchased my first pair. Honesty, upon putting them on i was immediately disappointed. The fit is smaller than the triumphs and the overally shoe is just not as comfortable. I am trying to get use to them but the moment i have the chance to order an all black triumph 17 ill be switching back. My recommendation to future purchasers of this shoe is to order a half size up from your regular size.

they run narrow even though they say wide, and they look narrow too. still a good shoe and I got the yellow gold color, size 13. I use these for everyday going places, walking, etc. I am not a runner.

Very light Great style Not much bounce Stability average The Achilles support cushion got worn off on 1 shoe within a few weeks for intermittent use which is quite disappointing

Could be a little less padded. If prefer more feeling of contact with the ground.

The shoe is actually a very fine shoe with one exception. The biggest gripe I have is that the outsoles are trash. After a few weeks of runs they're completely slick and worn out. I understand planned obsolescence in product design, but the lack of a decent shelf life makes Saucony running shoes a bad purchase. This isn't restricted to kinvara 13s; it's been the same for previous versions and a few other models I've tried.