Saucony Endorphin Speed 2

Name: Saucony Endorphin Speed 2
Brand: Saucony
Rating: 4.9 (20 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.9 oz · 8mm drop · 39/31mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Saucony Endorphin Speed 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The Saucony Endorphin Speed 2 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Value and looks are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 43 runner reviews and 4 other rated shoes in the Endorphin Speed product line.

Exceptional

99/100

Overall

Exceptional 99

Value

Exceptional 99

Appearance

Exceptional 98

Comfort

Exceptional 97

Cushioning

Exceptional 98

Durability

Excellent 96

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

100/100

Very high 100

What runners say

“Tempo runs at speeds that I found challenging in my previous pair of sneakers would feel almost effortless in the Endorphin Speeds.”

4/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Endorphin Speed v1

“Outer tread shows signs of wear after only 20 miles.”

5/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 21

“I can run in it for a comfortable 6-12 miles, pick it up for a tempo workout, and use it to run fast quarters.”

5/5 Full review 90 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Endorphin Shift 2

“This shoe gives enough pop from the vinyl plate to help accelerate the forward motion but not so much that it causes the body to overreact.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the New Balance 880 v9

“The ride you get from this shoe is incredible.”

5/5 Full review 40 mpw training for a half marathon

“I sized up a half a size and this made for a very comfortable ride.”

5/5 Full review training for 5K and 10K

“They last 100 miles longer than my other shoes!”

5/5 Full review 10 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Endorphin Pro 2

“Less stiff than traditional super shoes, but still feels responsive.”

5/5 Full review 12 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the HOKA Rocket X

“I get approximately 500 miles in them before I need to change.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

“Very comfortable and fast, but not very durable.”

5/5 Full review 15 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 21

Prefer this shoe over another

60% 21/35

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers use it for easy miles, tempo workouts and races alike.
Reviewers say the nylon plate feels responsive without the stiffness of carbon-plated racers.
Light at 7.9 oz on a 39mm heel stack.

Cons

Reports on outsole wear vary widely, from one reviewer seeing it at 20 miles to others getting 400 to 500.
Two of forty-three reviewers report unsteady footing, one of them only away from smooth roads.

Endorphin Speed 2 rates 99. This shoe has very high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Endorphin Speed

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

Rating

40 60 80 100

99 2020 99 2021 98 2022 99 2024 98 2025

Release year

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

Endorphin Speed 5

2025 · 3 reviews

98 Exceptional

90 Confidence
Endorphin Speed 4

2024 · 24 reviews

99 Exceptional

99 Confidence
Endorphin Speed 3

2022 · 83 reviews

98 Exceptional

99 Confidence
Endorphin Speed 2 This shoe

2021 · 43 reviews

99 Exceptional

100 Confidence
Endorphin Speed v1

2020 · 4 reviews

99 Exceptional

96 Confidence

Reader Ratings

43 ratings

5/5 36

4/5 7

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 7.9 oz
Release: 2021 Q4
Stack Height: 39mm heel - 31mm toe
Drop Height: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Best shoes I have ever run in

5/5

Overall

I absolutely love these shoes. I dont know what I am going to do when I cant find them anymore. The cushioning is superb. Putting them on for the first time I said wow! The Endorphin Speed 3 has the carbon fiber plate and I dont like those at all. They are light and I get approximately 500 miles in them before I need to change. There are quite a few colors to choose from. The black is readily availale on eBay but I would always choose another color if I can.

Ian Douglas · Dec 27, 2023

50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 34

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

Great everyday shoe as long as you are exclusively on roads

5/5

Overall

love the 10mm drop but they are very high up and the couple of trail runs i've done in them have been terrifying; no stability whatsoever and concerns about my delicate beautiful ankles. they tend to keep their bounce for about 400 miles for me and remain servicable for another 80-100 after that

Charles · Dec 5, 2023

42 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36

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

Fast shoe I every trained in, I got a BQ in this shoe

5/5

Overall

fast enough to get a BQ, I train in them.

Anonymous runner · Nov 26, 2023

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

Crazy value

5/5

Overall

Bought this shoe because it looked cool and it was only like $80 on runners warehouse. This was right before the 3 came out, so they must have been trying to get rid of the older model. I had never ran in any sort of a plated shoe before, only trainers, so this was a pretty cool first plated shoe for me, even though it was merely just a plastic plate. The ride you get from this shoe is incredible. You can feel the difference between this and a normal daily trainer. I used this shoe for fast long runs, workouts, and races. It performed well in all. It looks amazing and you can't beat the value. The only issue I had with the shoe was that it lacked stability. I'm not sure if it was due to the geometry of the plate or the sole, but I found that I would pronate like crazy when first wearing the shoe after an extended period of time after going without wearing it. As someone who has dealt with posterior tibial tendonitis in the past, this was concerning. I never got injured as a result of the shoe, but I did frequently wake up the next day with a very sore arch/post tib after running in this shoe. Just something to be mindful of! I would 100% buy this shoe again due to both the low price and outstanding performance.

enduranceking · Oct 9, 2023

40 mpw training for a half marathon

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

Not quite as fast as version 1

4/5

Overall

The original Saucony Endorphin Speeds were my favorite running sneakers ever. Tempo runs at speeds that I found challenging in my previous pair of sneakers would feel almost effortless in the Endorphin Speeds. I bought a pair of Endorphin Speed 2's, expecting them to feel very similar to the original version, but to my surprise I felt much less energetic on training runs with the Speed 2's. I'm a heel striker, and in the Speed 1's (uniquely, among shoes I've tried) it feels almost effortless to roll from heel to toe for the start of the next stride. In the Speed 2's, rolling from heel to toe feels similar to other neutral trainers I've worn (like Brooks Ghost 12). Also to my surprise, within a month of starting to use the Speed 2's, I occasionally felt mild knee soreness at the end of training runs, which had not happened in my previous Endorphin Speeds. In my third month of running in the Speed 2's, I'm no longer feeling the soreness in my knees; perhaps I needed some time to break them in.

Anonymous runner · Aug 2, 2023

25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Endorphin Speed v1

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 3/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

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