Endorphin Elite 2
Endorphin Elite 2 is Saucony’s second-generation supershoe for road racing, tuned for high rebound and smooth propulsion. Its soft, lightweight IncrediRUN foam works with a full-length slotted carbon-fiber plate and SPEEDROLL geometry to move efficiently through toe-off. A thin PWRTRAC rubber outsole supplies race-pace grip, while the featherweight knit-and-mesh upper keeps the fit breathable and connected.
- Intended uses:
- Race
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a lighter / high-stack Racing
- Weight
- 199g
- Of 811 known values: 50 lower, 4 equal, 757 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 6.7%, including ties / average -68g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 815 known values: 409 lower, 237 equal, 169 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 39.5 / 31.5mm
- Of 694 known values: 548 lower, 20 equal, 126 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 21%, including ties / average +4.8mm
- Carbon plate
- Yes
- 17% of 786 known models have carbon plates
- Midsole
- IncrediRUN
- Outsole
- PWRTRAC
- Reference price
- $275
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Official Saucony Japan product page lists 199g; prior RTINGS/Tom's Guide measured/published sample value was 202g.
- Plate note
- The exact Japan launch release identifies a full-length carbon-fiber plate with slots for added flexibility.
Related video
Shoe overview by Running Warehouse.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Saucony Endorphin Elite.
In the registered data, weight is 6g lighter at 199g.
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.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 199g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 39.5mm·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.