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
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a lighter / high-stack Racing
- Weight
- 205g
- Of 811 known values: 69 lower, 6 equal, 736 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 9.2%, including ties / average -62g
- 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
- 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.
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Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
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Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 205g·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)
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