The Guide is Saucony’s most versatile shoe because of fit, stability, and cushioning. Round 7 represents the most effort toward dialing in all aspects. The upper has a similar open mesh and traditional overlays, efficiently securing the foot over the sole. The midsole has been significantly retooled, keeping the 8 millimeter geometry, the segmentation and molding are placed to optimize the touchdown and transition.
(Editor’s note: Cregg Weinmann has been providing the publications and websites of
RunningNetwork.com (now represented by Fortius Media Group ) with reviews of the finest in running footwear and apparel since 1998, when he began doing reviews for California Track & Running News. Cregg Weinmann tells me, at least once a day, that the near perfect shoe is out there for just about everyone, if you take the time to look for it. And as always, Fortius Media recommends that you go to your local running store for that research and purchasing. Research globally, buy locally.)
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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