Saucony Endorphin Elite | FULL REVIEW | $275 Green Machine

[@plain-bagel]

Part of me is glad this thing is so expensive so I don’t even have to consider buying it 😂

[@justinmarchack446]

Thanks for a great & honest review ! Hoping some of the tech trickles into the future PRO 4 design. Especially the slotted carbon plate!

[@bpg201]

Looks nice...but since I'm clocking 10 or 11 minute miles.....this shoe would probably just laugh at me :)

[@allanahmet]

Thanks for your honesty guys ❤️

[@juantorres9757]

Thank you for the info guys. Respect Thomas with his honest opinion! 👍🏼

[@nicholasholland256]

As a highschool runner, me and my teammates love to run timed miles in super shoes, because we get the benefits of the elite runner at that pace even if only for 1 mile. The elite sounds like a shoe that would be really good for that, and to see it's full potential.

[@DookieOnMe]

Tbh this shoe is great if u need stability in a racing shoe. This shoe really works as a track workout shoe, tempo shoe and race day shoe … gonna be using it in the 3200 tomorrow

[@Shagunsid11]

Talking about the periodic table- I actually thought they had put some mercury in it for some random reason because Hg (hydragyrum) is mercury in the table 😂😂😂

[@runstreetwise]

I kind of feel this way about Vaporflys as well. The faster your pace, the more get out of it. But the Vaporflys are easier to "unlock" pace wise. The Elite, from others I've talked to, said more or less the same. Very comfortable, but that you need to be fast to get everything out of it.

[@LofotenDoc]

OS CALCANEUS Tomas! The calcaneus bone. The place the Achilles tendon inserts is called the tuberosity of the calcaneal.

[@QronoZ713]

Meghan -"I prefer a slightly softer landing". Understatement of the year.

[@Believeintherun]

Right? She is the absolute worst.

[@QronoZ713]

@@Believeintherun Haha, everyone has their own preferences. 😛

[@eheis5]

Have to assume Hg is a reference to Mercury and his winged sandals. What the hell do I know?

[@zachjaimes]

Does this green remind anyone else of the original Vaporfly Next% colorway? Coincidence, Saucony?

[@zeri5284]

if you seen the next new colorway,you will not be suprised 🤣

[@devbratsrivastava9987]

Hg is Mercury in the periodic table, guys!

[@antonioromulodelcarmen283]

Appreciate the great and honest review… looks like a pass for the Elite - even if it is discounted, since the Pro3 will probably be discounted as well when that happens. Good luck on the Elite runners (and Elite spenders).

[@Runsawayalot]

Thomas must’ve failed chemistry back in high school like me 😂

[@helloitsjerald]

HG stands for holy grail. Saw it from one of the Saucony product developer’s linked in post lol

[@bailey9838]

High Gradient

[@tjs1189]

It’s ugly, but you should see my wife. Sometimes a little ugly is just right.

[@TimGrose]

Bit confused. I like this but I am not "Elite" enough to benefit, I prefer the Pro 3 and it is very expensive. But hey I would buy it anyway.

[@QronoZ713]

You're still a shoe nerd Tim ;P . I'd say some of these shoes are not merely commercial products, they are tech pieces demonstrating what the company is able to produce. It brings clout to the company.

[@TimGrose]

@@QronoZ713 yeah but equally I need to start to make more informed choices of what "super shoes" I buy to try. Otherwise I could literally be spending thousands and not sure anybody that has that much money to burn trying shoes! Kind of why a green light to a shoe when you seemingly prefer another from the same brand is puzzling. Of late I feel that a lot of companies are putting out very expensive "super" shoes that might be "at best" nearly as good as the current "best" ones.

[@Believeintherun]

I think you might be confused cause sometimes the shoe may not be perfect for us, but the intention and function of the shoe is executed well. Is it a bad shoe? No, it is a good shoe, just not suited to the reviewer’s preference.

[@TimGrose]

@@Believeintherun I guess the thing is we look at what times we can run and if they are similar to the reviewer(s) then it is tough call to feel want to buy such an expensive shoe anyway when you kind of cite runner’s ability as a potential limiter.

[@QronoZ713]

@@TimGrose These days most shoes companies release are honestly all pretty good. So it's hard to put a low score or bad review I feel like. But I agree, maybe reviewers need to be more scrutinizing in their reviews to really try and differentiate shoes. At the same time, that's maybe not the most useful for the consumer as the average runner would find basically any of the supershoes to be incredible! The generic advice is then just to find a pair that fits well, and that's not really a good/bad question.

[@keithiley]

HG = Holy Grail of foams

[@paddywiggle]

HG stands for Holy Grail. Seriously

[@itsahardmuttlife9263]

These videos are more comical than anything. Saucony Elite - Can’t justify the price. ASICS Superblast - Worth it. 😂

[@Believeintherun]

Glad you enjoy our sense of humor and can see how $200 for a shoe that can cover most if not all your running could be seen as a justifiable price point. Hope you enjoyed the outtakes at the end. Thanks for watching our vids.

[@itsahardmuttlife9263]

@@Believeintherun Add $20 to that price. It’s just a daily trainer. To justify the price, let’s tell people it’s an all in one shoe.

[@Believeintherun]

@@itsahardmuttlife9263 so $20 is the problem? If you we’re going set the price, is $180 is where you think it belongs? I’m cool with that. Some people may think that’s too high though.

[@acpmedicine]

i did a 15 mile run. i wasn’t sure what to expect. i couldn’t get the alphafly 3 so i tried this shoe instead. i thought to be honest it would be similar to the alpahfly and i was dead wrong. it has a firmer ride compared to the zoomx foam and i miss my alphafly and wish i could get the alpahfly 3. i agree the fitness..i like the soft ride and pop that the alpahfly has. this shoe is not like that for me.

[@chrisvarelabenitez4690]

Is it better than the Alphafly 1? 😂 that’s a hard shoe to top off in the carbon plated racing shoes market.

[@moreybrown870]

Maybe Hg- is perhaps for the Roman god "Mercury"?

[@dnaromance]

I was waiting for the smoke!

[@ironchef3251]

Hg = Mercury on periodic table H= Hydrogen 😆

[@manuel_877]

Like for Thomas and Meaghan. !!!!Saucony Endorphin for ever!!!! .A nice weekend for everyone from 🇪🇸. 🌞🏃🌤️

[@matthiassventoest6800]

The speeds do enough for me

[@jaibeingjai]

Thomas you arent growing a Robbe are you? 🤣

[@edwinduisburg8138]

'Green' Machine is accurate description for this shoe. Saucony smoking too much green.

[@sirmanni4534]

That so weird I remember the shoe being pronounced Saw-Cony since the 80s when the company first came out in NY

[@handleYT-vv7iy]

Tom, any idea about NB 1080 v13?

[@AndriyGrynevych]

Meaghan runs in them now and then, perhaps after her advice we should expect a new version in loud colors with a painfully thin tongue and an ephemeral slippery outsole. The price, of course, will be about two hundred.

[@stevestarr9769]

With the Pro 3 in their lineup for a lot less money, I just don't get why this shoe exists.

[@pinguinopenguin2559]

1:38 Tibia

[@prwnrdy]

The tibia is at the front, so I’m pretty sure it’s the fibula.

[@AndriyGrynevych]

Saucony Endorphin Elite is 'Elf on the Shelf' in running space. Ended up with a lots of dirt inside. With the factor to run carefully on dry smooth surfaces like concrete and asphalt, away from country roads. Going forvard to be the best... shelf options. For an orbital station, this model was improved, probably much better.

[@JB-hq9yj]

What in the world did you just say?

[@robertarmero6320]

Suh-coney

[@theghostofpcs2391]

The box the elite came in says sock-a-knee.

[@LeonAl-hl1yl]

Its a red light for me

[@Dasani31]

Shoe prices are getting ridiculous. It cost what $10-20 to manufacture it.

[@AndriyGrynevych]

Previously, the prime cost of some models was the same amount you specified, excluding logistics and taxes. Today, the concept of "different quality" has appeared at the same Chinese shoe factories. And despite sanction, the illegal sewing of exact "replicas" with numbers, barcodes and boxes is rapidly developing, mainly for the multibillion-dollar Russian market.

[@JB-hq9yj]

Sure but you misunderstand. You are paying for the development and research and the fact they aren't going to sell a ton of units - it's supply and demand.

[@enfan1]

HG = High Grade (from what I remember) …

[@Iamsndkemhfhe]

Gay

[@taurusx1000]

That green color sucks

[@Lalo_Runs]

Thanks for being honest about this shoe working best for the front of the pack 🥲