SAUCONY ENDORPHIN PRO 3

A great shoe for running fast…

Unless you’ve been a hermit for the past few years, you’ll have seen the excitement around the new generation of running shoes that’ve been helping athletes break world records. The Endorphin Pro 3 is Saucony’s latest evolution in the supershoe vein and is a very worthy contender for your hard-earned cash.

The mix of foam and stiff carbon fibre midsole plate in the Endorphin Pro 3 means that less energy is lost per foot strike, leaving you with extra va va voom to run faster or further. Combine this with the Speedroll technology, to help your feet roll over, and you feel cushioned and propelled forward with each step. Runs felt really springy and fast, even at slower speeds, and compared to your av erage road shoe it was a whole new andenjoyable experience. The grip held the wet winter road well and we reckon it’d be equally at home on dry, summer non-technical trails, too. Considering the foam sole stack is at the upper limit of World Athletics rules and the drop is 8mm, we found the shoes stable and lightweight. They felt comfortable and the wideish toe box let our toes splay, but consider going up a size if you have wide feet. We really liked the mesh upper and imagine in summer it’d be a real bonus for keeping cool. But for nonsock wearers, we’d suggest testing how they feel with damp feet post T2.

While super sparkly (other colours are available) they’re not that reflective when worn out on the streets at night. On the whole, though, the hype is worth it!

VERDICT Expensive, but the light weight and carbon tech made running feel great