Fantastic-get it from Ebay thouugh
5/5
Overall
Great shoe, lasts about 600 miles, and is very nice. Good price is about $80.
Anonymous runner · Dec 16, 2023
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Saucony Endorphin Pro 2
Racing · Neutral · Road · 7.5 oz · 8mm drop · 39/31mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Endorphin Pro 3 replaced it
How it ranks
The Saucony Endorphin Pro 2 is one of the strongest racing shoes in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 25 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Endorphin Pro product line.
Exceptional
97/100
Overall
97
Value
98
Appearance
97
Cushioning
88
Durability
88
Comfort
86
Confidence
92
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
92/100
What runners say
“This shoe helped me improve from a 42min 10k, 20min 5k, and 1:32 half to a 38:xx, 18:0x, and 1:27.”
“The carbon plate helps to make every run feel effortless.”
“This shoe was a joy to run in. Felt good at all paces.”
“Lasts about 600 miles.”
“I got ~450 miles out of my first pair.”
“Compared to the Vaporflys, they fall down. The difference is night and day.”
“The foam is not as soft as something like the VF2.”
“They do feel speedier than your garden variety training shoe.”
Prefer this shoe over another
56% 5/9
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Two reviewers get 450 to 600 miles from a pair.
- Runners use it for races, speedwork and easy runs alike.
- A carbon-plated racer at 7.5 oz on a 39mm heel stack.
Cons
- Two reviewers find the foam firmer than a Nike Vaporfly's, one of them preferring the Nike outright.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Confidence
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Endorphin Pro
Each dot is one version of the Endorphin Pro, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
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97
2021
99
2022
98
2024
Release year
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2024 · 14 reviews
98 Exceptional
91 Confidence
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2022 · 36 reviews
99 Exceptional
99 Confidence
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Endorphin Pro 2 This shoe
2021 · 25 reviews
97 Exceptional
92 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 7.5 oz
- Release
- 2021 Q3
- MSRP
- $200
- Stack Height
- 39mm heel - 31mm toe
- Drop Height
- 8mm
Runner reviews
Really good shoe
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Aug 1, 2023
10 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the New Balance Fuelcell Echo
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Colin · Jun 14, 2023
training for 5K and 10K
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Great all around shoe
5/5
Overall
Good shoes for everyday, can handle speedwork, long runs, and even the easier runs. The carbon plate helps to make every run feel effortless.
Speedyrunner · Jun 13, 2023
28 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the New Balance FuelCell Rebel v2
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 10, 2023
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Racing
Racing
Racing
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
7.5 oz M
6.5 oz M
Lightest
7.7 oz M
Stack
39/31mm
40/32mm
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Drop
8mm
7mm
8mm
Release
2021 Q3
2024 Q1
2024 Q1
MSRP
$200
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$125.57
Lowest price
$142.82
Ratings
Overall
Exceptional (97)
Exceptional (98)
Exceptional (99)
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Comfort
Good (86)
Good (88)
Excellent (95)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Good (88)
Good (86)
Exceptional (97)
Best cushioning
Durability
Good (88)
Best durability
Decent (78)
Below average (65)
Appearance
Exceptional (97)
Exceptional (97)
Best appearance
Excellent (96)
Value
Exceptional (98)
Best value
Excellent (96)
Good (84)
Saucony Endorphin Pro 2 In Context
More on the Saucony Endorphin Pro
- Saucony Endorphin Pro 4
- Saucony Endorphin Pro 3 next version
- Saucony Endorphin Pro v1 previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% 1 runner
- New Balance Fuelcell Echo 1 runner
- Skechers GOrun Speed E 1 runner