Forums >General Running>In Praise of the Saucony Endorphin Pro - PR Achieved.
I ran in the EndoPros today for the 2nd time since I bought them. First was on 11/18 a interval session on the track (not a gut-buster but a good run). That run was about 5 miles total. Felt fine afterwards but noticed that the shoes were a little 'unstable'. This morning I ran one of our club 'workouts' in them. It's a short run of 2.75 miles, hilly, road. I loved the way they felt on this race (I ran it as hard as I could, which ain't very fast anymore!). Never felt that 'wobble' I did on my first run, maybe I was just too focused on my run to notice, also it was a completely smooth asphalt surface. With warmups and cooldowns I put almost 9 miles total on them. I'm still a fan of these shoes, especially at $90. I don't think I'd ever spend $200 on shoes like these as the difference they make isn't really worth it to me.
I actually loved how they felt when I was running in them. I had no pain and felt so much energy return. Hopefully you won't have any delayed calf issues like I did. My left calf is still sore today. It's frustrating as I love the shoe's performance but it's not worth the injury risk in my case.
Personal Records:
5K - 20:07 ran in September 2021 (The second half split during the 10K run listed below.)
10K - 41:10 ran in September 2021
8 miles - 56:15 ran in November 2021
Half Marathon - 1:39:06 ran in September 2020