Runometry Index
58/100
No. 42 of 87
Value for money: Good
- Cushioning26 mm
- +14.6 pts
- Lightness206 g
- +35.0 pts
- FoamEVA
- +8.0 pts
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 206 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- Very lightLighter than 99% of them
- Lightweight shoes (≤ 230 g)
- Heel stack
- 28 mm
- Very lowLower than 88% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 24 mm
- LowLower than 66% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- PWRRUN
- Foam material
- EVA
Who and what for
- Use
- Daily training
- Category
- Daily trainers
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the Saucony Kinvara 15
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
| Criterion | Kinvara 16 (2025)This version | Kinvara 15 (2024) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 206 g | 200 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 4 mm | 4 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 28 mm | 30 mm | −2 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 24 mm | 26 mm | −2 mm |
| Midsole foam | PWRRUN | PWRRUN | Unchanged |
| Catalogue price | USD 130 | USD 120 | +USD 10 |
| Runometry Index | 58/100 | 63/100 | −5 pts |
Model history
2025 This version
Saucony
Kinvara 16
- Weight 206 g
- Drop 4 mm
- 2 colours
2024
Saucony
Kinvara 15
- Weight 200 g
- Drop 4 mm
2023
Saucony
Kinvara 14
- Weight 200 g
- Drop 4 mm
2022
Saucony
Kinvara 13
- Weight 205 g
- Drop 4 mm
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