The Saucony Peregrine 14. All pictures: iRunFar/Tom Caughlan

The Saucony Peregrine 14 ($140) is an replace on a traditional shoe that has been an incredible all-arounder for a very long time. With comparatively deep 5-millimeter lugs, this shoe excels in dry circumstances and holds its personal when issues get a bit bit muddy and slick. The 28-millimeter and 24-millimeter heel and toe stack heights create a 4-millimeter drop, which is cheap for a low-to-the-ground shoe.

The Saucony Peregrine 14 has an precise weight of 9.8 ounces (278 grams) for a U.S. males’s 9, making it mild sufficient for some velocity. The up to date higher has a novel lacing system that gives stage of lockdown, and Saucony has addressed among the sturdiness points that plagued the earlier model of this shoe.

Between its robust lineage and its most up-to-date updates, the Peregrine 14 is a worthy inclusion in our Finest Path Working Footwear information.

On this video overview, iRunFar’s Travis Liles takes a deep dive into what has stayed the identical and what has been up to date on this traditional and explains why it’s an incredible possibility as an all-arounder for something from yard coaching runs to 100-mile races.

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Saucony Peregrine 14 Evaluate Transcript

Hey. Welcome to Path Trials, the video overview part of iRunFar. My identify is Travis Liles, and on this video, we’re a traditional, the Saucony Peregrine 14. That is the 14th version of this shoe. Let’s test it out.

All proper, so let’s begin off with the stats. That is the U.S. males’s measurement 9, which has an precise weight of 9.8 ounces. And a U.S. ladies’s 7 has a claimed weight proper round 8.2 ounces. That’s barely up by a number of decimal factors from the final model. So, there’s a bit extra weight right here. It is a 4-millimeter heel-to-toe drop. It has a luggy outsole. It’s meant to go quick. It’s meant to supply cushion. It’s meant to be a bit bit extra athletic.

So with all that, let’s see what’s new about this. Let’s see what’s the identical about this. Let’s see how this shoe holds up all by itself.

Saucony Peregrine 14 Higher

A lateral view of the Saucony Peregrine 14.

Let’s begin off with the higher of the Saucony Peregrine 14 right here. It’s a quite simple higher, for essentially the most half. It’s one form of mesh, which is that this customary mesh that’s been round for some time. It’s not that engineered mesh that’s form of stretchy and versatile, which I don’t like for path trainers. I really feel prefer it doesn’t maintain my foot in place like I need it to, particularly on downhills, or over different terrain the place my foot’s transferring round aspect to aspect. I don’t need lots of give. I need a bit bit extra of a sticky really feel the place the shoe is just not transferring round beneath me. And I really feel like this mesh does a fairly good job of that.

There are a few issues I’ll level out right here: some overlays. You possibly can see lots right here across the toebox space. This toebox is a medium match, so there may be sufficient room on your toes to unfold out a bit bit. It’s not so slender that every part is pinched in there to some extent. I’d say that is extra of a typical match than it’s a actually quick, athletic match. I consider among the Salomon S/Lab fashions which can be actually, actually slender, even having a really slender heel and beneath the arch, which is nice for going quick and shorter distances.

This rides a pleasant line between sufficient width whereas being an athletic sufficient match for longer distances, in addition to shorter distances. It might work in lots of eventualities. You’ve bought a bit little bit of toe safety round right here, this rubber cap right here. It’s going to maintain water from splashing in once you step in stuff, it’s going so as to add some sturdiness, and it’s going so as to add a bit little bit of safety from kicking issues.

There’s a bit little bit of doubled-up materials within right here. In the event you have a look at this flat, clean, grey half that’s simply on high of the mesh, as soon as it turns into this little extra patterned form of factor, there’s some additional reinforcement. It’s comfortable, nonetheless. It’s not tremendous comfortable, however there’s only a small quantity of rigidity. As you get nearer to the precise toe of the shoe, you get a bit extra reinforcement coming from the outsole that wraps up within the toe cap space and this overlay.

It is a very customary lacing system. It’s not asymmetrical, it’s pretty easy. There’s a gaiter attachment right here on the entrance however no Velcro within the again. After which the lacing: The fascinating factor that I’ll name out right here is these little additional eyelets. You possibly can notice right here that simply the usual eyelets are beneath. After which on high of these eyelets are these free, free-hanging ones. If we open this up and look inside, we are going to see that these laces are related down in direction of the midsole.

So, if you happen to’re searching for some further wrap and need to change the best way that midfoot feels, you possibly can simply use the usual lacing and skip these guys altogether. Or you possibly can skip that lacing and simply use these. And since they’re a bit looser, you will get a extra fascinating wrap between them. And since that’s right down to the midsole, you possibly can actually get an excellent higher grip on the highest and sides of your foot. It’s only a good method of selecting totally different choices on your foot if the preliminary customary match out of the field doesn’t work.

However general, I feel it’s a reasonably good-fitting shoe, and I’d say it’s middling. It’s not hyper, hyper tight, however you have got some choices to lock it down and do nicely on downhills, uphills, and different terrain. The lacing system works nice for that.

On the tongue aspect, there’s a gusset in right here to maintain particles out, which is able to take the whole distance of the lacing. That is all lined up with some straps beneath right here that work to the midsole and provides it a bit little bit of a sock-like really feel contained in the shoe.

From a heel standpoint, it’s a fairly customary match. It’s bought some rigidity within the again so it’s not absolutely collapsible. However it’s largely padded. It’s not overly padded, simply medium padding. They usually’ve even added a bit reflector right here for anyone that wears these sneakers for highway operating, which I did, and so they work simply high quality.

The one factor I’ll simply name out right here is that this replace: Considered one of my issues with the final model was there was lots of this rubber overlay stuff that added some bizarre seams and began splitting and peeling off. That is an instance of the final model. You possibly can see right here, there are a few of these pinch factors the place the shoe is beginning to fray. There’s one other aspect over right here the place this rubber was beginning to come off [in the Peregrine 13]. And that’s not taking place right here [in the Peregrine 14].

This shoe has about 100 miles on it, and that different shoe began displaying indicators of that breakdown round that very same mark. This one doesn’t present any of that. At the least at this level, it’s extra sturdy, which is at all times welcome.

Saucony Peregrine 14 Midsole

A medial view of the Saucony Peregrine 14.

Let’s speak in regards to the midsole right here.

This Saucony Peregrine 14 has PWRRUN for the midsole, which is a bit bit extra of a typical kind of froth. Primary cushioning. I’d say it’s pretty bouncy and rubbery. However for essentially the most half, it is a extra primary, center, not-too-squishy, not-too-firm kind of froth. And that’s all the best way across the shoe.

I’ve at all times favored this foam. I feel it does job and does very well for path trainers as a result of it’s bought sufficient rigidity that provides some snappiness, but it surely additionally has sufficient cushion that it doesn’t really feel prefer it’s a beating to put on it over lengthy, prolonged intervals of time.

What’s fascinating, and once more, I’ve known as out earlier than, is that this shoe’s sock liner/insole really makes use of a special kind of froth. And you may see that basically visibly right here by this styrofoam-y look. That is known as PWRRUN+. In Saucony’s extra high-end sneakers, or a few of their highway trainers, they really use this foam, which is extra bouncy and has extra rebound. I like this as a result of it’s a nice-feeling sock liner. It’s a bit bit thicker, so it removes that downside the place typically skinny sock liners ball up or roll round. This one’s thick.

The opposite half that’s fascinating is that as a result of that is made out of midsole foam versus one thing customary, it doesn’t have all that pitting. As I discussed earlier than, I’ve bought about 100 miles on these, and there are not any spots the place my toes have actually pressed into this. This a part of the shoe is a pleasant compromise. As a substitute of placing higher-end foam right here and making the shoe probably costlier, or perhaps making the texture totally different, they’ve put a bit little bit of funding into the sock liner and added extra fascinating foam.

It’s extra bouncy, and there may be extra rebound foam right here, which makes it a bit extra comfy. I feel it provides a bit attribute right here that we might like to see on different sneakers.

Saucony Peregrine 14 Outsole

The outsole of the Saucony Peregrine 14.

Rolling over to the outsole, the Peregrine mannequin has at all times been identified for this: large, toothy lugs. The identical factor exists right here on the surface of the shoe: downward-facing lugs for traction, braking downhill, and these different ones for climbing, so these numerous varieties of lugs are going multi-directions for traction in a number of methods. They usually’re pretty deep. These are 5-millimeter lugs, so that they grip nicely just about in any setting. They’re not the stickiest, so typically on marble-y moist floor or a moist wood bridge with a bit little bit of moss or type of natural matter on the highest of it, they’ll slide round lots. It’s not horrible, but it surely’s not the stickiest.

So, good lug depth. It’s above common on the dry and moist traction aspect of the home. It’s simply a few of these most sticky or slick environments the place you’ll most likely not get a lot traction. However once more, that’s a really specialised shoe that tends to work there.

After which to the rock plate’s aspect of the home. It’s not a typical plastic one. It’s type of this fabric-y one. In the event you get one among these in hand, you possibly can really feel it: It’s knitted. It’s some type of densely woven, tight material that provides safety right here within the midfoot. For essentially the most half, I’ve probably not seen lots poking via in these areas.

The center of the shoe, the again of the heel, these varieties of areas, sure. There isn’t any rock plate when you get previous the entrance a part of the foot, or all the best way again. More often than not, you’re sacrificing a bit little bit of flexibility, and a bit little bit of velocity, and it appears like a extra inflexible shoe when that rock plate extends all the best way. It is a good compromise and retains the shoe largely light-weight. It’s not as arduous and plasticky as a few of these others, so it nonetheless creates some flexibility whereas having safety.

Saucony Peregrine 14 General Impressions

A high view of the Saucony Peregrine 14.

In closing, I feel the Saucony Peregrine 14 bought its footing once more. And I don’t imply that as a joke with the grip, however I suppose that works.

This shoe began out way back as light-weight, low-to-the-ground, grippy, protecting, all-arounder that you possibly can do lots in whereas sustaining some velocity. I’ve achieved a 100 miler in a pair of Peregrines, a number of 100 milers. It’s a shoe that I really feel comfy speaking about, and that I’ve had lots of lineage in.

There have been some dangerous variations of this shoe. The final model was fairly good however had some sturdiness points. Thus far, with the place this one is at in comparison with model 13, lots of that has been up to date and adjusted, and I don’t see any of that fraying, splitting, or this overlay stuff peeling off. In order that’s all actually optimistic.

I feel the match and the texture cowl lots of totally different eventualities. If you wish to go quick, that is an athletic sufficient match to try this. And it’s largely light-weight. Whereas 9.8 ounces isn’t tremendous mild, you possibly can undoubtedly do some turnover. It’s bought that mild, brief, stack on it, so that you’re not tipsy and up excessive. It has sufficient cushion the place that 4-millimeter drop doesn’t really feel prefer it’s an excessive amount of, prefer it’s too aggressive, which may occur in sneakers which can be decrease with much less cushion.

It’s a very nice sock liner that I favored earlier than, and I like now.

From variations 13 to 14, that is completely only a very small iteration. I’d say it’s primarily tweaks to the higher. The whole lot else feels the identical. The safety, the match, the traction, the rock plate are all the identical. You’re actually getting a barely extra sturdy, and I say barely as a result of I simply don’t have sufficient miles on this to say overly sturdy, however I do know that with over 100 miles on this shoe, it’s holding up considerably higher. This shoe is worthy of its placement in our Finest Path Working Footwear information.

In the event you’re searching for one thing that may do all of it, and also you’re searching for it in a 2024 worth vary that’s nearer to $100 than $200, I feel it is a actually nice choice to go for, and one which I actually add into the combo fairly a bit. Anytime it’s muddy and mucky, this tends to be one of many first varieties of sneakers that I seize.

Any questions, or feedback, go away these beneath the video. Thanks for watching. We’ll catch you subsequent time.

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