Midsole thickness is 18mm heel, 14mm forefoot for 4mm drop. As such, it’s still a pretty lightweight shoe. The GoRun 4 adds a bit of weight over previous versions, mainly due to a slightly thicker midsole – specs sent to me by Skechers indicate a weight of 7.8oz in men’s size 9. My take is that the ride retains some of the feel of previous versions, but in a more refined package. That being said, fans of previous versions should not be worried that their favorite shoe has been ruined. New upper, new sole – it’s a complete re-design. So what has changed in the GoRun 4? Well, pretty much everything.
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Skechers has given me the go-ahead to post a full review, so here goes! The finished product is set to be released on November 15, and I’m excited to see how it will be received. Changes were not substantial, though there were a few that spurred some debate among wear testers and the design team (more on this below). Over the Spring and Summer I ran in several subsequent iterations of the shoe. I emailed my contacts at Skechers right after that run and told them the shoe was nearly perfect even though it was still an early prototype. It was one of those runs where everything just felt right, and I wound up running way faster than I intended to at the outset. My first run in the shoes convinced me that Skechers had produced something special in the GR4. Upon opening the package when it first arrived, it was clear that this shoe had indeed undergone a top-to-bottom overhaul, and I liked what I saw. I’d heard hints that the shoe was substantially changed from previous versions, but didn’t know much beyond that (I had heard that it was more Kinvara-like than previous versions, no complaints here with that comparison!). I first ran in a prototype of the Skechers GoRun 4 on a cold, slushy day earlier this year.