{"id":3771,"date":"2023-08-01T08:51:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T06:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runnerslab.be\/the-saucony-kinvara-pro-a-cinderella-story\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:52:13","slug":"the-saucony-kinvara-pro-a-cinderella-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnerslab.be\/en\/news\/the-saucony-kinvara-pro-a-cinderella-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Saucony Kinvara PRO, a Cinderella Story"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]Daily trainer or race shoe, on which side of the seesaw does the new Saucony Kinvara PRO sit? The presence of carbon suggests the latter. From Saucony&#8217;s point of view, it is a fast training shoe. We agree with both.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h4>Who fits the shoe?<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Once upon a time &#8230; there was a brand new running shoe fitted with a <strong>carbon plate <\/strong>and a layer of &#8220;<strong>superfoam<\/strong>. Is it a training shoe? Is it a race shoe? To whom does he belong? Many questions. The only thing known about this mystery piece is that it goes by the name <strong>Saucony Kinvara PRO<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<h6>The athlete<\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We sent a prince ad interim out with this Saucony Kinvara PRO in search of answers. The first runner to cross his path looked arrow-fast. A frail stature but powerful gait zoomed by. Thanks to the Saucony Kinvara PRO as bait, the runner slowed down. &#8220;Is this your shoe?&#8221; he asked courteously. &#8220;Yes, this is the i<strong>deal training shoe for me for calm workouts<\/strong>,&#8221; echoed the <strong>athlete <\/strong>who clearly practices her sport at a high level.<\/p>\n<p>Is the Saucony Kinvara PRO a <strong>training shoe<\/strong>? 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Indeed, there is <strong>carbon <\/strong>in it, so why shouldn&#8217;t it be a <strong>race shoe <\/strong>Another runner thundered in his direction. She kept a slightly less scorching pace, but everything about her made it seem that she was not new to the &#8220;business&#8221;. Once again, our prince got down on his knee to show the shoe. &#8220;<strong>Great shoe for my tempo workouts<\/strong>&#8220;, responded the trained runner enthusiastically.<\/p>\n<p>Is the Saucony Kinvara PRO <strong>more than <\/strong>your average <strong>training shoe<\/strong>? 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He had already passed a runner he could only follow in his sweetest dreams. Then another one with whom he could just barely keep pace. What was missing was a less experienced runner &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There she was. Enjoying the scenery and with a smile up to behind her ears, the next runner approached. &#8220;Is this perhaps your shoe, too?&#8221; he asked her rhetorically. After a quick glance at the shoe, a bright nod followed. &#8220;<strong>That&#8217;s the shoe that will lead me to new records at competition<\/strong>&#8220;, she added.<\/p>\n<p>So is the Saucony Kinvara PRO a <strong>race shoe<\/strong> after all? 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