Endorphin Elite
The original Endorphin Elite is Saucony’s top-tier road racer for runners chasing personal bests. Its high-rebound PWRRUN HG midsole works with an articulated, heel-to-toe fork-shaped carbon plate and aggressive SPEEDROLL geometry, while forefoot slots add flexibility. Thin XT-900 rubber limits weight without giving up traction, and a knit-mesh upper with midfoot webbing provides breathable, race-ready lockdown.
- Intended uses:
- Race, Marathon
Specs
- Weight
- 205g
- Of 948 known values: 79 lower, 8 equal, 861 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 9.2%, including ties / average -63g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 961 known values: 479 lower, 272 equal, 210 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 39.5 / 31.5mm
- Of 788 known values: 636 lower, 20 equal, 132 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 19.3%, including ties / average +5.2mm
- Carbon plate
- Yes
- 17% of 866 known models have carbon plates
- Midsole
- PWRRUN HG
- Outsole
- XT-900
- Reference price
- $275
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Saucony's launch release lists men's weight as 7.2 oz (205g).
- Plate note
- Saucony's launch release identifies an articulated, heel-to-toe fork-shaped carbon plate, while the Japan launch page confirms forefoot slots for added flexibility.
Prices and release dates by market
2 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | $275Shown above | Not registered |
| JapanJP | ¥33,000 | 2023-03-24Shown above |
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Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.4mm (768 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 205gregistered average 268g (948 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mmregistered average 6.8mm (961 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 39.5mmregistered average 34.3mm (788 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.
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