Endorphin Pro 5

You have nailed exactly how I feel about the Megablast! It's like every "shoetuber" immediately anointed it as the Chosen shoe, but when I demoed a pair it felt anywhere from fine to awful. The upper honestly feels like a disaster. How do they make their actual raceday uppers comfortable enough, then flub it so badly on the Megablast? I was rubbed raw after just 6 miles. The midsole made me want to run fast, but then once I got to speed I felt like I was bottoming out. Or maybe it just felt very firm at those speeds? But at slower easy paces they felt unstable and flared my posterior tibial tendon issues a bit. And the price tag for what you get is kinda laughable. If I want a bouncy shoe that I can only take into the single-digit miles, I will save $75+ and get the Evo SL. If I want a faster shoe that I can take the marathon distance, I would even go Endorphin Pro 5 over the Megablast at a comparable price.

I have the Sky Paris and will tell you that if you even heel strike a little bit, you should look elsewere. To me, the Puma deviate Nitro Elite 3 is a wonderful choice when you factor in everything - lightness, responsiveness, durability, comfort, fit and price. It's the goldilocks of shoes. Sure, the sky Paris might be a tad quicker (altho, I have all my PB's in the puma to be fair...) but is much less stable and comfortable. I ran a while in the Adios Pro 4, but found the heel to be a bit wobbly and the fit/sizing a mess (as usual with Adidas). The vaporfly is just meh, and not really cushioned enough for a full Marathon in my opinion and the Alphafly has too much of a mechanical feel (not to mention insanely priced). The Saucony Endorphin Pro 5 is a good option which is supposed to be a bit more stable than many other super shoes, but I'd take the Deviate Elite 3 over them any day of the week. If you don´t have too much of a wide foot - I'd highly recommend the Deviate Nitro Elite 3 (which also can be found relatively cheap at around 180$ on various sales). For reference I'm 175 lbs, M38 and ran my last Marathon at 2:56 (in the Pumas).

If you are hell bent on a super shoe, i'd steer you towards either the NB Sc Elite v4 or the Saucony Endorphin pro 4/5. Those are the two most forgiving super shoes that potentially could work for you. With your pace (and experience level?) my take is that the more aggressive super shoes will do you more harm than good.

Source: Was a 4:30 marathoner that tried to wear plates. But in all seriousness, it’s pretty well documented that they affect how impact is distributed across your legs. In fairness there’s also a difference between like VF4 (which for some reason I concluded was the shoe I wanted) vs something like the EP5 that’s more forgiving at slower speeds. But I think for most people at like 4 hours or slower you’re better off with a super trainer like the Evo SL or the Superblast. Just my 2c

1. Superblast 3 for easy runs and long runs. Alternative will be Mizuno Neo Zen. 2. Megablast for anything faster than easy run, all the way until 3k pace. Alternative would be EVO SL. 3. Race and interval shoes would be New Balance SC Elite v5. Alternative would be Saucony Endorphin Pro 5.

Nema šta, sada sam istrčao maraton PB 3:07:46 Tokyo (osvojio lutriju) u Adios Pro 4, isto sam heel striker; Saucony 4 i 5 su sranje (3 je bio vrh) NB elite 5 je više trening patika, Edge je prebrz za tebe, AF je za forefoot strikers; i AP4 uopšte nisu nestabilne; neki pišu i da su Evo Sl kao tvrde; ovi ovde većinom nemaju pojma - lično ni ne pratim ovu stranu nego mi se uz put pojavljuje