Saucony Endorphin Racer

Name: Saucony Endorphin Racer
Brand: Saucony

Racing shoe · Neutral · Road · 3.4 oz · 11/11mm stack · zero-drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Endorphin Racer 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Endorphin Racer’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with brand history also informing the score.

Current estimate: Decent

Overall

Decent 71

Appearance

Decent 74

Value

Decent 73

Comfort

Below average 68

Durability

Below average 66

Cushioning

Bottom-tier 56

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

54 Low

Low 54

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

Averaging 3.4 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is far lighter than the 6.6 oz median for racing shoes for sale.
One reviewer needs no break-in period and calls it fast from the first step.
One reviewer finds the thin upper comfortable, with a toebox less restrictive than most racing flats.

Cons

One reviewer reports the outsole studs wearing away within ten kilometers and gone by a hundred, with the foam sole breaking up after that.
Its two reviewers rate both cushioning and durability 3 out of 5, the lowest of its rated dimensions.

Endorphin Racer rates 71. This shoe has low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Endorphin Racer

Each dot is one version of the Endorphin Racer, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

71 2017 69 2017

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Endorphin Racer 2

2017 · 1 review

69 Below average

27 Confidence
Endorphin Racer This shoe

2017 · 2 reviews

71 Decent

54 Confidence

Runner Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 0

3/5 1

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 3.4 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 3.5 oz · Women's 3.2 oz
Release: 2017 Q2
MSRP: $125
Stack: 11/11mm
Drop: 0mm

Runner reviews

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Fast and Natural

5/5

Overall

If you're looking for a flat that is fast, efficient, and versatile, this is the shoe for you. It takes no time to break in, fits your foot perfectly, and feels fast from step one. Works great for anything from the mile all the way up to the 10k, just ask Molly Huddle. I've never thought about what is on my feet while racing in these, which is the highest complement a racing flat can be given.

statfanatic · Jul 17, 2018

70 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Zoom Streak LT 4

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5

Super-light but not very long lasting shoe

3/5

Overall

This looked like a good replacement for the discontinued Hattori - they are lighter (about 110g), and about as comfortable. The toe box isn't as wide as the Hattori, but still not as restrictive as most racing flats. The upper is really thin, durable and very comfortable. There's a bit more cushioning at the heel than the Hattori but they're still zero drop. So far so good. But the soles are horrendous. They have little studs resembling track spikes which give good grip, but after only ten kilometres, started to wear away! After about 100km, the studs were all gone and the foam sole started disintegrating not long after that.

sumanthn · Feb 6, 2018

45 mpw came from the Saucony Hattori LC