Saucony Guide 17 Running Shoe White/Fern

Let me start by saying I am not one to write reviews and if I do is to complain. These are incredible shoes! I am loving my guides 17. I've only had them for 2 weeks and bought them to add to my rotation but I find myself grabbing them every single time I go out for my runs, long or short. Very roomy toe box compared to other Saucony models and even other brands. I have very wide feet with an incredibly high instep and most wide models in other brands are not wide enough and still hurt my feet from every angle. Not these. I love how they feel on the road, not so much on a smooth trail surface but they're not trail so it's ok. However once the run transitions to road you feel the magic of these shoes, they can pick up the pace really quick! The stability is ... MoreLet me start by saying I am not one to write reviews and if I do is to complain. These are incredible shoes! I am loving my guides 17. I've only had them for 2 weeks and bought them to add to my rotation but I find myself grabbing them every single time I go out for my runs, long or short. Very roomy toe box compared to other Saucony models and even other brands. I have very wide feet with an incredibly high instep and most wide models in other brands are not wide enough and still hurt my feet from every angle. Not these. I love how they feel on the road, not so much on a smooth trail surface but they're not trail so it's ok. However once the run transitions to road you feel the magic of these shoes, they can pick up the pace really quick! The stability is exquisite, super stable without being intrusive or aggressive, it's almost as if you weren't using a stability shoe at all, specially because they're so light. I am very satisfied so far with this new iteration and we shall see how the sole fares in a few months.Please keep making roomy shoes, and consider adding more fun colors for us wide footed people. It's sad to only have darker boring colors, I want to be bright and seen when running.

Prior to discovering these shoes, every single pair of sneakers I have worn have given me blisters on my heels. With these shoes I can walk >6 miles per day without any problems whatsoever. I have very wide feet and overpronate. My only complaint about these shoes is that the soles don't last very long. I go through them at a rate of ~5 pair per year because I wear through the soles. This creates a garbage problem as trying to find a way to recycle unusable shoes is nearly impossible. I would love it if Saucony had a recycling program to go with the purchase of a new pair.

I have been using the Saucony Guide design for a decade and the Guide 17 is by far the worst new design. The tounge of the shoe is attached on the inside of the shoe so it has no movement whatsoever. I don't know why companies have started to design shoes this way but it is so annoying. Some of us actually have arches and find it painful to run when the shoe tounge does not move and instead cuts into our ankle. The ankle needs to have open movement when running. It feels like Saucony is now only catering to aesthetics and not practicality. Go back to having the shoe tounge not attached to the inner side walls of the shoe.