Saucony Endorphin Speed 5 - Men's, Black/VO2, 12.5

I have been running on and off for over a decade, but never took it that seriously, and never bothered to do any research into shoes. I would often run in regular trainers and not pay too much attention. Last summer, I decided to get more serious about running, in order to run faster and set some new PBs. Eventually I stumbled on this shoe, and after doing some research decided I would give it a try. To my surprise, the moment I got these shoes its like a whole new level of running was unlocked for me. I set multiple PBs back to back to back. It was absolutely incredible. I never knew how big of a difference a shoe could make for speed. I've been running in these shoes for over 6 months now, and put over 500kms in them and they are still going strong, no noticeable decline in speed or comfort. I might be able to get another 500kms out of them! These shoes are a 5/5 for me. That being said in you decide to run a lot more you might want to keep these shoes for your Tempo/Threshold workouts and not use them as a daily trainer. They are fast (which I love), but aren't going to take care of your legs if you run a lot and use them for every workout. Super happy with my purchase.

This is the best running shoe for intervals/tempo I have ever had. It's fun, reactive and easy to adapt. If you like a more mushy feeling, this is not the shoe for you, but given how stable the ride is, it's great for the biomechanics. I recently ran the United NYC HM in 1:27 at it was a great shoe!