This did not influence the outcome of this review, written after running more than 50 miles in them.
We purchased a pair of Saucony Endorphin Speed from runningwarehouse using our own money. This is a shoe I will keep in rotation and keep running in until they give out. The big drawback is the grip, but frankly the incredible upside from the shoes make me get past that. At $160, I don’t know that there is a better daily trainer out there. These are paces I haven’t seen in more than a year, and they felt natural. When I wanted to up the pace, I easily maintained a tempo run in the Speeds at 7:15/mi pace. During my 80+ miles in the Speeds, my average mile was 9:05 with the same effort. The Engerys were good shoes and very responsive, however, I averaged 9:30-9:40 miles in them. When I compare these to the last shoe I tested, the Reebok Floatride Energy 2, it was night and day. However, when I say they want to go fast, I do not mean that all of the sudden a 10:00/mi runner will be pulling off 6:00/mi. Once I got my form down, the shoes locked in and pushed me forward at paces I haven’t seen since before my Achilles injury. The transition from your strike to toe off to knee drive and repeat just locks you in. If you shuffle run, or run with low foot clearance, you’ll need to focus on a high knee drive and push off the ground.
#SAUCONY ENDORPHIN SPEED HOW TO#
These shoes need you to run in a certain form, and I found that it took me a few runs, not to break them in but, to learn how to run in these shoes. The next thing is learning to run in them. I was still able to run on a rainy day, but it was not the most fun experience in the world. The biggest flaw to me is the grip on wet surfaces. But those flaws are the type I can get over. Again, I have a hard time not just gushing over this shoe.
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