Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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This is the Saucony Paramount Max, and to live up to that name, Saucony gave it their most premium foam, and it’s the maxiest stack height shoe they’ve ever made. But in this transitional time where stack heights are finally coming back down, is this shoe too little too late? It’s time to lace up the Saucony Paramount Max and take it for a run

0:00 intro
0:53 disclosures
1:13 specs
5:03 What’s it like
8:13 Buying guide
8:43 vs Triumph 23
10:26 vs Hoka Skyward X2
11:42 vs Glycerin Max 1 and 2

Disclosures: this is a pair of shoes sent to me for purpose of review. no one is paying me to make this video or to include their brand in this video. no one had a chance to preview any of my footage or my thoughts before this video went up on YouTube

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