Today I am going to review the Saucony Mirage 4… Three words to describe this shoe: lightweight, stable, and firm
Style & Appearance
I have to say this is a very visually pleasing shoe. For men, the Saucony Mirage 4 comes in three different color-ways: Red-Black-Citron, Blue-Black-Citron, and Black-Green- Orange. For my own personal taste, I went with Black-Green-Orange; I like how the black and white is intertwine throughout the upper. The green sole and a pop of orange says, you’re not afraid to wear some color but you don’t want to draw too attention to yourself. I think shoes will look good with a t-shirt and a pair of jeans while you’re out at the movies, but I’ll digress.
Fit & Comfort
Overall, the Saucony Mirage 4 is comfortable and lightweight, my size 14 shoe weighs in at 11.6 ounces/ 330 grams. The Saucony Mirage 4 feels very secure, especially around the heel and the forefoot. You can credit that to the FlexFlim overlays that give structure to the shoe without being overbearing. Additionally, I like the material they used to line the ankle collar it’s soft and comfortable combine that with a stiff heel counter and your foot is locked down. Additionally, the padded tongue provides extra comfort without being intrusive.
Even after being on my feet all day the toe box feels very roomy (This is a plus in my book). I would say that this shoe fits me perfectly but there is one big caveat that I have to mention… The overlay is placed over and around pinky toe…
When running I can feel that overlay rubbing against my pinky toe and when I’m toeing off the overlay creases over my pinky toe causing this pitching feeling. For me, it’s sets off a red flag… this is probably happening because my foot is slightly on the wider side but not wide enough to need wide shoes. However, if you have a narrow to medium foot you may not have this problem but it’s note worthy to mention.
Sole construction
With a 4mm drop, the Saucony Mirage 4 is considered a minimal-ish shoe. However, it’s better known as the stability shoe in Saucony’s natural running collection… It is safe to safe that stability is a good word to describe this shoe. The Mirage 4 has a plastic arch built into the shoe and the sole is stiff and very firm. I found it difficult to run in these shoes, for me it felt like I had a piece of wood strap to the bottom of foot. The sole did not have any give and that does not work me. However, I know there are some folks that will love this shoe because of that attribute but not me.
Conclusion
If you’re looking for a firm, stable, lightweight, minimal-ish running shoe then the Saucony Mirage 4 is a great choice for you. It’s a bit firm for me as a running shoe but I’ll keep it around as a of casual pair of walking shoes.
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