Step 02 — The lineup
6 shoes scored across eleven metrics · Any purpose
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Saucony Kinvara Pro — A tall, plated long-run shoe carrying the Kinvara name into the super-trainer era.
Sizing note
Everything here fits true to size. Leave a thumbnail of space at the toe.
Durability
Plated models here average ~254 mi; non-plated land closer to ~400 mi.
Step 03 — Every metric
| Metric | Brooks Hyperion Elite 2 | Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 PB(2023) | Saucony Endorphin Pro 4(2024) | Saucony Endorphin Pro 5 | Asics Magic Speed 5 | Saucony Endorphin Speed 5(2025) | New Balance SuperComp Elite v6 |
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| Weight | 212 g / 7.5 oz | 204 g / 7.2 oz | 213 g / 7.5 oz | 210 g / 7.4 oz | 215 g / 7.6 oz | 225 g / 7.9 oz | 190 g / 6.7 oz |
| Drop | 8 mm | 8 mm | 8 mm | 8 mm | 7 mm | 8 mm | 8 mm |
| Stack (heel) | 37 mm | 40 mm | 39 mm | 39 mm | 39 mm | 39 mm | 40 mm |
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| Toe-box | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Plate | Carbon | Carbon | Carbon | Carbon | Carbon | Nylon | Carbon |
| Intended pace | 5:00–7:15 /mi | 5:00–7:15 /mi | 5:15–7:30 /mi | 5:00–7:00 /mi | 6:00–8:00 /mi | 6:30–8:45 /mi | 5:30–7:15 /mi |
| Purpose | Race day | Race day | Race day | Race day | Tempo, Race day | Tempo, Long run, Daily | Race day, Tempo |
| Sizing | True to size | True to size | True to size | True to size | True to size | True to size | True to size |
| Durability | ~220 mi | ~220 mi | ~250 mi | ~250 mi | ~300 mi | ~400 mi | ~250 mi |
| Price | $230 | $250 | $225 | $250 | $180 | $180 | $280 |
Your reference shoe is shown first for context. Cushioning, flexibility and stability are rated 1–5.