Specter
The original Specter is a high-cushion road trainer for tempo work and faster long runs. A high-energy Pebax insert sits inside a stabilizing EVA frame, while rocker geometry supports smooth propulsion without a plate. Thin rubber adds traction only where needed to control weight. The recycled engineered-mesh upper combines breathability with Topo's roomy toe box for speed sessions and longer efforts.
- Intended uses:
- Daily, Tempo, Long run
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a lighter Speed Trainer
- Weight
- 252g
- Of 811 known values: 253 lower, 10 equal, 548 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 32.4%, including ties / average -15g
- Drop
- 5mm
- Of 815 known values: 121 lower, 98 equal, 596 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lowerLower 26.9%, including ties / average -1.8mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 35 / 30mm
- Of 694 known values: 308 lower, 45 equal, 341 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard47.6th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- Pebax / EVA
- Outsole
- rubber
- Reference price
- $160
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- The Japanese distributor's exact-model launch release and Topo Athletic Italy's exact men's M058 product page both list 252 g per men's M9 shoe. Conflicting lower values from Fleet Feet and a distributor catalog remain provenance context but are not adopted over the two matching A-strength sources.
- Plate note
- Fleet Feet's exact-model new-product article states that Specter uses rocker geometry without a plate.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
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Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 252g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 5mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 35mm·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.