I originally was a fan of Saucony Ride 7 and did some of my best running in them. I converted to the Ride 8 because I ran my old pair of Ride 7 into the ground. But going back to these Ride 7 kinda ruined my toes because the toe box is a lot smaller. My outside toes got rubbed pretty raw which doesnt happen in the Ride 8's that I'm wearing now. I completely forgot that the Ride 7 rubbed my feet raw and I had a lot of blisters, though I thought it was from running and not the smaller toe box.