A rocker geometry in the forefoot facilitates smoother toe-off phases during the gait cycle, run swift 3 sustainable running shoes.

Advice for Road Runners: The Saucony Men's Ride 18 Running Shoes feature a newly formulated PWRRUN compound. The result? More energy return and softer landings.

The Saucony Ride 18 Running Shoes are a very popular choice for the everyday miles and steady-state runs.

Underfoot Feel

The premium PWRRUN cushioning in the Saucony Ride 18 Running Shoes should feel lighter, softer and more responsive than the previous version.

With 3% more midsole volume, the Ride 18 should also feel more cushioned.

Extra forefoot flex grooves should lead to smoother transitions from landing to take-off.

Finally, additional outsole rubber offers more traction. This is likely to improve the durability too.

Upper Fit

The Saucony Ride 18 Running Shoes feature an updated engineered mesh. However, the upper's last is the same as the previous edition. This means wearers of the Ride 17 Running Shoes should opt for the same size in the Ride 18 Running Shoes.

The upper also has fewer overlays - which results in a sleeker profile. Additional foam in the heel area should improve comfort levels.

Ideal Run Type

The Saucony Men's Ride 18 Running Shoes should perform very well for everyday runs. This is because the midsole should feel comfortable at slower paces, and energetic if you pick up the pace.

While the Ride 18 are not max-cushioned running shoes, the high-degree of cushioning is ideal for longer-distance runs.

Technical Features

• Approximate weight: 259 grams
• Drop: 8 mm
• Forefoot stack height: 27 mm
• Rearfoot stack height: 35 mm
• Colour: Shadow/Vizi

Sizing Advice

Shoe size is a personal preference and everyone's feet are different, but we want to ensure you avoid any pain or discomfort from bruised toenails, rubbing, blistering or pins and needles.

Your running shoes should have enough width to allow you to spread your toes and should have some space at the front (we recommend having a half to one thumb's width of space from the end of your longest toe to the front of your running shoes).

This usually means thatyour running shoewill beat least a half size bigger than your regular shoe sizethough this can vary from brand to brand.

The ride is characterized by a smooth and stable feel, suitable for a variety of paces, running shoes and spikes.