Saucony Tempus v2

A love letter to Saucony

For starters this may be a bit bias since the Saucony Tempus is one of my favorite running shoes and the version 2 seems to be a worthy runner up.

5’8” ~145lb. 9 minute mile average. About 35 miles per week average. Forefoot striker. History of torn ACL/meniscus, post repair.

I don’t know exactly how many miles I put on my first pair but if I had to guess I’d say somewhere in the ballpark of 750+ miles and still feel like they had some juice in them. Fast forward to today and I’ve received my Tempus v2 and went on a shirt 5 miler. Initial thoughts were wow, this thing fits like a glove! The midsole/sole for the most part haven’t changed (which I’m thankful for), biggest if not all changes were to the upper. There seems to be more padding on the tongue, and heel sides which may attribute to feeling a little more narrow though the toe box still felt roomy. The tongue is gusseted, doesn’t feel like it’s getting in the way, and the laces stay put. The Tempus has never been a super bouncy shoe but these felt a bit more firm than I remember them being. Granted the v1 took a good 40-50 miles to break in so I’ll have to report back on that.

Overall I think it’s still one of the best stability shoes in the game and will be my workhorse for marathon training. Is it worth almost double the price for basically a new upper? Depends on who you ask. I like it, but also think you can’t go wrong with v1 (the ride from what I can tell so far is very similar). The upper does have some subtle changes which give it a better feel, time will tell if it’ll be just as durable.

Tldr; Tempus v2 is very similar to v1 with an updated upper which gives it a more glove like fit from the get go. Great stability shoe, think everyone who needs the support should have a pair in rotation!