 The Salkany endorphin pros. Honestly, I don't have a bad word to say about them. Okay, that's not true. They are too expensive. But that goes for all super shoes. I entirely agree with 4D runs on this. You should not be paying upwards of £250 for a pair of running shoes. The problem is the companies know that we'll buy them, so that's why they price them so high. We want to compete on a level playing field with everyone else, and as soon as one person gets them, we all have to get them. However, do keep watching to the end, because I have a little money saving tip for you, which will help you get these much cheaper. These shoes are fast. They will make you a faster runner, from 5k up to marathon distance I've watched most of the review videos, and the problem with them is that most of the YouTubers who've reviewed this haven't actually raced in this shoe. I have. I ran my second fastest half marathon ever, my second fastest 5k ever just a few days ago in this very shoe. Second fastest, you say? Well, what shoes did you use for your fastest? That would be the Nike vaporflies. Look, I don't get shoes sent to me for free. I'm not rich, so I've only ever purchased three pairs of carbon-plated running shoes, and I think I've purchased the fastest ones on the market. The king of super shoes has always been the Nike vaporflies, whether it's these version ones, version two, or the new version threes. But I honestly think that the Sorkany endorphin elites could well be faster than the Nike vaporflies. When I went out and did my 5k and my half marathon times, I wasn't even trying for a PB. It was a pure accident that I got my second fastest 5k, my second fastest half marathon ever. I hadn't targeted those races as PB races. I simply went out and ran as fast as I could. The only other thing to mention is in those two races, I was experimenting with not looking at my watch, so that is also a factor to think about. I know some reviewers haven't found the endorphin elites to be particularly comfortable. I know Kofusi found this rather plasticky mesh upper here, rubbed on his toe, and was quite badly cut by it. But I've had none of those issues at all. These are very comfortable on my feet. One of the advantages of the endorphin elite over the vaporflies is the stability. The vaporflies are narrow and the stack height combines to make this feel somewhat unstable side to side, whereas the general chunkiness of this shoe lends it to be a lot more stable underfoot. You feel a lot more grounded wearing this shoe. By the way, if you're finding the video interesting or useful, please do hit the like button and subscribe to the channel. We have plenty more product review videos on the way planned for this year. Airflow through the shoe is fantastic, much better than my vaporflies. You can quite clearly see my fingers through the shoe here. That mesh gives a really good airflow keeping your feet nice and cool. And that also extends up to the tongue, as you can see here, big holes in that tongue just to keep that airflow onto your foot. I'm sure you've all seen the tech specs of this shoe. You don't need me to repeat them for you, but I will anyway. It's 39.5mm stack height at the back and a 31.5mm stack height at the front of the toe. That gives it an 8mm drop. It weighs in for me in a size 10.5 UK at 242g. That's slightly heavier than my Nike vaporflies in the same size, which come in at 220g. You can see the carbon plate through a hole in the sole of the shoe here. That carbon plate extends the length of the shoe and splays out a little at the toes. And the midsole is made of what Sorkany call their HG Power Foam. To be honest, I don't really care about much of that stuff. All I want to know is, does it fit me well? Is it comfortable? And is it responsive? Does it feel fast? That bounce and spring back, that energy return that you get, particularly in the Nike vaporflies more than any other shoe, that real weird feeling that you get when you first put the shoe on, that is definitely evident in this shoe. The Sorkany Endorphin Elite, they say that you have a 95% energy return when you push off on the foot when you're running, especially at faster paces. And I can definitely feel that. This shoe will definitely make you a faster runner, whether you're a 5-hour marathon runner or a 230 marathon runner. But particularly at those faster paces, you will definitely feel the energy return in your stride when you push off in this shoe. Of course, good running form is always important. What we're looking for in marathon running is efficiency, economy of running. To get the most out of these shoes, you need to be running with good form, so that that energy return is not wasted, allowing you to run faster for longer with a lower heart rate. Whether the Endorphin Elite will eclipse the Nike vaporflies remains to be seen. But for me, I will definitely be using these shoes now over the vaporflies. They are the shoe that I will be using for my next sub-3 marathon attempt. They are the super shoes that I will now choose over my Nike vaporflies. And I think other than the price, that's a recommendation. These shoes will set you back £280 in the UK. It's not cheap. But if you're certain that you want to get them, if you have an England Athletics registration, if you have a urn number from England Athletics, then you are entitled to certain discounts. Some of them are 10% from something like sportshoes.com. However, Runner's Need give you 15% discount. I bought these shoes on Runner's Need for £238. So if you want to get quite a bit of money off, your Salkany Endorphin Elites go to Runner's Need. I'm not affiliated with Runner's Need. I just know that that's where you can get a 15% discount with your England Athletics registration. If you'd like to watch my video on how I broke three hours for the marathon, then click that link right there. And let me know in the comments, what is your favourite super shoe? What shoe will you be wearing for your next marathon attempt? If you're not subscribed to the channel, please do that now. Click the like button, hit the notifications bell to know about all the videos that we've got coming up, and we'll see you on the start line next time. Take care, everyone. Bye-bye.