Saucony Peregrine 2 - Women's Review

Weight
Weighing in at 8.2 oz per shoe, the Saucony Peregrine's are pretty lightweight shoes, particularly given the the protection they provide and their durability.

Protection
The Peregrines have a mud guard made of thicker and sturdier material around the toes and forefoot of the uppers. This doesn’t go up very high, but it helps to protect your toes. The midsole is 19.5 mm thick on average, providing a good amount of protection from anything sharp you might hit on the trail.

Traction
These shoes have aggressive multi-directional lugs and have good, sticky rubber that is also long-lasting.

Comfort
This shoe has a smaller volume overall. While there were no major spots or sources of discomfort, it took a little breaking in before these shoes became really comfortable on your feet. After a few runs, the snug fit adds to the sensitivity that you can feel on the trail. This shoe has a 4 mm drop from the heel to the toe.

Breathability
The thick mesh material of the uppers give this shoe an average amount of breathability.

Durability
This is a pretty darn tough shoe. The overlays that help to provide structure on the upper cracked near the toe pivot point, but it didn’t affect performance at all.

Best Application
These shoes are best used as racing flats, for transitioning to barefoot running, and general trail running.

Value
While it didn’t receive the highest score for any of the metrics, this shoe performed well in many categories. When you consider that fact, along with the fact that is one of the the least expensive shoes we tested, it makes the Peregrine an ideal candidate for the Best Buy Award, and the perfect shoe for a trail runner on a budget.

Other Versions
We found some poor reviews on other websites about the durability of the Peregrine 2’s. But we were able to run in the Peregrine 2's for many months longer than the rest of the shoes tested and they have only showed normal wear-and-tear that doesn’t affect the overall performance of the shoe.