Hyperion Max 4
Hyperion Max 4 is a high-stack training model for faster workouts and long runs. It pairs a DNA GOLD and DNA FLASH v2 midsole with a nylon SpeedVault plate.
- Intended uses:
- Tempo, Long run
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a heavier / high-stack Speed Trainer
- Weight
- 286.3g
- Of 811 known values: 528 lower, 3 equal, 280 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 34.9%, including ties / average +20g
- Drop
- 6mm
- Of 815 known values: 221 lower, 156 equal, 438 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard36.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -0.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 45 / 39mm
- Of 694 known values: 670 lower, 8 equal, 16 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 3.5%, including ties / average +10.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- DNA GOLD / DNA FLASH v2
- Outsole
- Rubber
- Reference price
- $200
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Brooks US official page lists 10.1 oz; converted to 286.3 g. Japanese official evidence was not found in this pass.
- Plate note
- Brooks US official page describes a nylon SpeedVault plate, not a carbon plate.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Brooks Hyperion Max 3.
In the registered data, weight is 5.6g heavier at 286.3g, heel stack is 1mm lower at 45mm, and forefoot stack is 1mm lower at 39mm.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
Compare within the database
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 286.3g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 6mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 45mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.