Saucony - Tempus

As a runner with stability needs who likes fun, light and responsive shoes, the Saucony Tempus 2 is my perfect shoe - supportive but fast at the same time. Ran a marathon in them but still take them out for speed sessions.

Which Tempus? I rocked v1 for a few years. Loved them. I ran in v2 for a bit. I felt that v2 was a step back compared to v1 so I moved onto other shoes. I may have to grab v3 from overseas somehow. They seem very promising. The Tempus was my first lightweight performance stability shoe (Aug 2022).

Which Tempus? I rocked v1 for a few years. Loved them. I ran in v2 for a bit. I felt that v2 was a step back compared to v1 so I moved onto other shoes. I may have to grab v3 from overseas somehow. They seem very promising. The Tempus was my first lightweight performance stability shoe (Aug 2022).

v2 fits a little shorter (and narrower) than v1. I still went with my normal size with no issues. v3 is fairly similar. The Tempus is a lightweight performance stability shoe 💯

Which Tempus? I rocked v1 for a few years. Loved them. I ran in v2 for a bit. I felt that v2 was a step back compared to v1 so I moved onto other shoes. I may have to grab v3 from overseas somehow. They seem very promising. The Tempus was my first lightweight performance stability shoe (Aug 2022).

Nice! I love funky colorways. I am thinking about pulling the trigger on these Tempus 3s: https://preview.redd.it/186ir1iqa7bg1.jpeg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbc7d9bef0961ed08c683c57c66a33101d539468

Try Asics S4+ Yogiri, if you can find them. Carbon plated and apparently meant specially for running the marathon in 4 hours. I wear a lot of stability shoes and I like them a lot. Also really recommend Saucony Tempus. Great shoes.

I have the Guide 17 on rotation with the Tempus 1. I love the Tempus 1s as something for long/tempo work. They're good stable, non-supershoe option for marathons. I haven't tried the Tempus 2, however. I like the Guide 17, I've heard it's similar to the 18. It took me a some time to get used to the lower drop. They initially gave me some knee pain, but now I've used them on runs up to 13 miles without issue. Also, check out the Doctors of Running site, they have great reviews, especially when it comes to talking about stability. They also talk about a category they call stable neutral shoes, which are neutral shoes that are stable enough to be used by people who need some support.

I've had some success with the newest Wave Inspire (22) from Mizuno. Just a little heel slip here or there, but I have narrow feet so it happens in everything. If you can still find pairs, the Saucony Tempus v1 or v2. V3 is sadly a China only release this year, if you have a small enough foot size you can buy them on ebay.

V1 had some sizing issues. My true size fit fine, and rubbed in the toe on my smaller foot (weirdly not my bigger foot). V2 was fine for me, I didn't have any issues.

I've had some success with the newest Wave Inspire (22) from Mizuno. Just a little heel slip here or there, but I have narrow feet so it happens in everything. If you can still find pairs, the Saucony Tempus v1 or v2. V3 is sadly a China only release this year, if you have a small enough foot size you can buy them on ebay.

V1 had some sizing issues. My true size fit fine, and rubbed in the toe on my smaller foot (weirdly not my bigger foot). V2 was fine for me, I didn't have any issues.

Wha sort of speed are you running? Superblasts 2s are great, but I only like them when running 5:30 min/km or faster, slower maybe saucony tempus 2, more of a stability shoe but great for kms and easy runs just not heaps of bounce in them

Yeah maybe not super blasts but that’s me personally, I highly recommend tempus 2s

I pronate and have had to deal with interior tibial tendinitis - shoe wise, I have used Brooks glycerine gts, Saucony Tempus and ASICS GT-2000s all with good success. I usually supplement with Spenco Total Support high arch insoles. I run everything 5k through marathon (Marathon #3 is in 2 weeks.)

I may be a lone voice here but I have been using the Saucony Tempus for my long runs for the last 2 years and I love them for this type of run

+1 Have super flat feet. Love running in the Boston 13 but can only do tempo runs, strides, workouts — shorter runs basically. The shoe is too unstable at slower paces for me. I got Currex insoles after the fact for this shoe and they help some … Better stable neutral shoes for stability Saucony Tempus and Superblast 2. Thinking of trying the Puma Foreverrun 2 as well.

Pronation is not evil. I used to work in a specialty running shoe store and it killed me to see how much overprescribing of stability shoes was done. Based on the analysis tools used 95% of staff would probably put me in a stability shoe, but I have never had knee (or lower leg) pain relating to pronation so that is not required and I got given a Brooks Transcend as a kid which caused more issues than it would supposedly have solved. The only stability shoe I have ever owned as an adult is the Saucony Tempus and even then that is more of a guiding shoe with holistic support rather than the more traditional “lateral soft, medial firm” and I quite enjoy it. If you must go for stability then the Asics GT-2000 14 uses the same FF BLAST Max midsole with a mildly different geometry. Saucony Tempus (1 or 2) also is good, or you could also try the Brooks Hyperion GTS (1 or 2). All have lower stack. Tempus and GT-2000 are heavier than Novablast and slightly lower stack, with the Hyperion being quite noticeably lighter and lower stack than the Novablast which gives a more responsive feeling than any of the others.

Hyperion and Tempus do both have a noticeable rocker which could also help abate any knee pain as they lessen the impact that lower stack shoes traditionally have especially through the transition of you are a heel or misfit striker

As a former employee of a specialty running footwear shop I can say that the training done (at least where I worked) definitely puts a lot of emphasis on what pronation is. The problem is that most just ignore the fact that you want to see multiple signals before going for a stability shoe and instead bring out three shoes you mentioned as the standard three whenever there’s the tiniest bit of pronation. If you get pain in certain areas while on your feet (especially when running) then stability potentially could be an option depending on the pain. If you are wanting to follow their recommendations but want something with a bit more of a lively feeling then the Saucony Tempus is a really good option, it’s lively and more of a stable shoe rather than support (guides the foot rather than forces the foot). The Asics GT-2000 is also a decent option and is almost like a hybrid between the Novablast 5 and Kayano 32 (lower stack, responsive foam, mild stability on medial side of the foot).