Saucony Echelon 8

Overview

The Echelon is a neutral maximalist road running shoe family utilising PWRRUN tech from Saucony.

The Echelon 8 has a breathable construction, orthotic friendly and removable insole design, and came out in 2020. As a neutral support shoe, it's suitable for runners with neutral pronation. The latest model in the family is the Saucony Echelon 9.

According to our analysis of prices across the internet, at current rates it's in the cheapest 20% of running shoes.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar	Very similar
released	Released Aug 2020		Jun 2024
expertReviewScore	Expert Review Score ‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 83%	‌ ‌	‌ ‌	‌ ‌ 96%
Weight	Weight M: 377 g W: 312 g	M: 269 g W: 218 g		M: 266 g W: 241 g	M: 261 g W: 241 g	M: 283 g W: 261 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 21 mm			22 mm	27 mm	25 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 8 mm		10 mm	10 mm	8 mm	10 mm
Heel	Heel 29 mm		37 mm	32 mm	35 mm	35 mm
Brand	Brand Saucony	New Balance	Nike	Nike	ASICS	Nike
Shoe Type	Shoe Type	Comfortable Maximalist	Comfortable	Comfortable	Comfortable Lightweight Maximalist	Comfortable Maximalist
Breathable	Breathable
Techs	Techs	New Balance Fresh Foam			ASICS Gel OrthoLite
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics			Sustainable
Common characteristics RoadDaily runningNeutralNeutral pronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeHigh archOrthotic friendlyRemovable insole

Saucony Echelon 8 characteristics and specifications

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+2048)
Terrain	Road (+1361)
Usages	Daily running (+1131)
Brand	Saucony (+127)
Support Type	Neutral (+1602)
Pronation Type	Neutral pronation (+1577)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+1113)Heel strike (+1096)
Arch Type	High arch (+1524)
Fit	Wide toe box (+272)
Features	Orthotic friendly (+453)Removable insole (+436)
Materials	Mesh (+941)
Colorways	Black, Blue, Grey / Red