Saucony Women's Endorphin Speed Running Shoes, Icon Navy/Silver, 6.5 B(M) US

I bought the Endorphin Speed to use for races (particularly, a half marathon I was running); wanted something with a bit more give than the carbon-plated Endorphin Pro and something I could train in if I needed to. I will admit, I have only worn them a couple of times to try them before my upcoming half, but this shoe is amazing! Light, cushiony and has a really nice spring to it. I would compare it to a New Balance 1080/Clifton softness, but with a much more responsive Speed-Roll technology unique to Saucony. The Endorphin Speed was worth the hype for sure. I ordered it in that beautiful light blue color, and it is really sharp. The only thing I would criticize about it is there is a plastic/metal (?; not quite sure of the material) on the outside part of the heel counter that doesn't need to be there. It looks cheap and will see if my heel rubs through, which would make it a serious problem. Saucony also put it on the new Kinvara 12, and it is horrendous. Saucony, please stop putting this ugly detail on the heel; so unnecessary! However, this is more of an aesthetic preference and doesn't affect the performance of the shoe. Additionally, I ordered my go-to Women's Size 7 (I wear the Ride 13s in this size as well) and it was definitely tighter. If you like a bit more space/running longer distances, I would suggest going up half a size.

By any means I am not a professional runner, but hooolllyy cow NO JOKE these are legit!! I saw these come up alot when I was on the market for a new running shoe, I spent hours, reading reviews looking at youtube vids on running shoes and the Endorphin Speed came up all the time. Now most of the vids I watched are marathon or long long distance mile runners. However I did come across some that mentioned that these were great for tempo runs, which is where I stay when I run. I enjoy to run, not for how fast I can run or how many miles I can run. I enjoy breaking a sweat and decompressing with my two feet hitting the pavement. So after few months I finally decided to take the dive and buy these babies, moment I put them on I immediately felt the cushion, but it wasn't intense cushion just perfect not to hard not too soft. Did my first run with then about 2 weeks ago and I swear I felt like the bolt the dog (super fast dog movie) in these shoes lol without trying to be bolt. Honestly these have been the best shoes I have ever invested in, especially when you don't have the money to buy a million pair of running shoes and have the flexibility to switch running shoes every run. So if you are someone like me, who enjoys to run, who isn't a fast runner, who isn't a professional runner but is on the market for a good shoe. Do your feet and yourself a favor BUY THEM!!! lightweight cute colors nice cushion not too narrow (thats coming from a person with a big toe) nice feel good traction (a must here in PNW) Shoe laces are great, they aren't super long or too thick, they are stretchy.