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The Nike Vaporfly 4% was revolutionary, and controversial, because it combined an ultralight foam midsole with a full-length carbon plate, which according to the shoeвЂ™s first press release, was вЂњintended to minimize energy loss during toe bend without increasing demand for the calf.вЂќ Basically, the carbon fiber plate is supposed to propel you forward, making you a more efficient (and faster) runner. Hobby joggers like me didnвЂ™t bother ourselves too much with running shoe technology until 2017, when Nike released the Zoom Vaporfly 4%, a version of which was famously worn by Eliud Kipchoge in his first attempt at breaking the two-hour marathon. The difference between carbon and nylon platesД«efore we get to the raving part of this review, we need to quickly cover the concept of plates in running shoes.

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After wearing them one to two times per week for almost a year, I recently made the upgrade to the newer version of the shoe, the Endorphin Speed 2, which came out at the beginning of July 2021. To date, the Endorphin Speed are the best sneakers IвЂ™ve worn for speed and tempo workouts. I kept them in the back of my mind as I eased into training over the summer, forgot about them, then saw a (very well-targeted) Instagram ad and bought them as I trained for some virtual races. I didnвЂ™t buy them at the time because I really didnвЂ™t need them-I was recovering from a tibia stress fracture and the onset of the pandemic had us all confined to our homes with racing plans canceled for the foreseeable future. Colors aside, what made these even more appealing? The answer is the shoeвЂ™s unique value proposition: it is a training shoe with a nylon plate that makes you feel fast. Lots of shoes come in neon colorways, but these werenвЂ™t too loud. The first iteration of the Endorphin sneakers came in white with neon pink, teal, and yellow accents. IвЂ™ll admit I was initially attracted to the shoe because I liked its color scheme. I first saw them in a photo pro runner Molly Seidel had posted to Instagram back in early 2020 a few days later, she had a podium finish at the Olympic Marathon Trials wearing them, or what appeared to be them (I soon learned that she was wearing another sneaker from the Saucony Endorphin collection, the Pro).

But the story of how I came to love them enough to make a repeat purchase is what this review is really about. The story of how I came to own a pair of SauconyвЂ™s Endorphin Speed running shoes is proof that marketing truly gets people to buy things.

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Keep reading for the Run the ShoesвЂ™ full review of the Saucony Endorphin Speed.