Saucony Endorphin Racer

Name: Saucony Endorphin Racer
Brand: Saucony

Racing · Neutral · Road · 3.5 oz · 11/11mm stack

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

How it ranks

The Saucony Endorphin Racer ranks below most racing shoes in our data. Looks and value are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Endorphin Racer product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Decent

70/100

Overall

Decent 70

Appearance

Decent 75

Value

Decent 70

Comfort

Below average 69

Durability

Below average 64

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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

6/100

Very low 6

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

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 on 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 70. This shoe has very low certainty. 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

70 2017 67 2017

Release year

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

Endorphin Racer 2

2017 · 1 review

67 Below average

5 Confidence
Endorphin Racer This shoe

2017 · 2 reviews

70 Decent

6 Confidence

Reader 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: 3.5 oz
Release: 2017 Q2
MSRP: $125
Stack Height: 11mm heel - 11mm toe

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