Daily Trainer

Saucony Axon 3

Saucony's value daily trainer — a low-drop bed of PWRRUN foam for the easy and steady miles of an ordinary week.

The Axon is Saucony's cushioned trainer for people who do not want to spend trainer money, and the 3 sits on a bed of PWRRUN foam with a low 4 mm drop. At 243 g it is lighter than most shoes at its price.

It suits you if you want an honest, light daily trainer at the bottom of the range and you already get on with a low drop — the easy and steady miles that fill an ordinary week, not only the cheap ones.

It is not a premium trainer and it is not a fast one. The bio-based EVA underneath does less for you than Saucony's superfoams do, the low drop asks more of your calves than a taller-heeled shoe does, and there is no plate or rocker helping you hold a pace.