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40Race Shoe FinderEst. 2023 · London

Head to head

Brooks Hyperion Elite 5vs
New Balance FuelCell SC Elite v5

Hyperion Elite 5

approx £151

Estimated street price · £230 RRP

39mm — road legal
FuelCell SC Elite v5

£135

Typical street price · £250 RRP

40mm — on the limit

Choose the Hyperion Elite 5 if…

  • You want a conventional fit rather than a narrow or wide last.
  • You are racing 10K — built for it, where the FuelCell SC Elite v5 is not.

Choose the FuelCell SC Elite v5 if…

  • You want the bigger return: 3.3–4.5% economy gain against 2.8–3.9%, and that gap widens the longer you are out there.
  • You have a broad foot, or your toes spread as a long race goes on.
  • You would rather buy on measured numbers: this shoe's specs are manufacturer-confirmed, the Hyperion Elite 5's are estimated.

What does this
mean for you?

Every figure below is recalculated from your race and your current time. The gap between two shoes is not fixed — it grows with how long you are on your feet.

Over marathon from 3:45:00

Time back
Hyperion Elite 5: 138s–213sFuelCell SC Elite v5: 172s–253s
Cost per second saved
Hyperion Elite 5: £0.19FuelCell SC Elite v5: £0.16

Ranges, not promises. Both figures are against a standard trainer, and the honest answer for most runners is that the difference between two shoes of this class is smaller than the difference a month of decent training makes.

Every number.

010203040503931
Hyperion Elite 5
010203040504036
FuelCell SC Elite v5

What you pay

Street price
Hyperion Elite 5~£151
FuelCell SC Elite v5£135■

A tilde marks an estimate: no shop we read is currently listing that shoe, so the figure is RRP less the discount comparable shoes are actually selling at.

RRP
Hyperion Elite 5£230
FuelCell SC Elite v5£250

List price. Almost nobody pays it for a race shoe.

Cost per race
Hyperion Elite 5£34■
FuelCell SC Elite v5£34

Street price divided by the races the foam stays fast for.

Cost per second saved
Hyperion Elite 5£0.19
FuelCell SC Elite v5£0.16■

The whole-life question: what each second of race time costs you.

What it does

Estimated saving
Hyperion Elite 5138s–213s
FuelCell SC Elite v5172s–253s■

Against a standard trainer, over the distance and time set above.

Economy gain
Hyperion Elite 52.8–3.9%
FuelCell SC Elite v53.3–4.5%■
Built for
Hyperion Elite 510K · Half · Marathon
FuelCell SC Elite v5Half · Marathon
Best use case
Hyperion Elite 5Unfashionable and quietly good. Firmer and more controlled than most of the field, which suits heel strikers and heavier runners.
FuelCell SC Elite v5The best super shoe for wide feet, and one of the most stable at full stack. A 4mm drop and a broad platform make it unusually forgiving late in a marathon.

How it is built

Weight
Hyperion Elite 5196 g
FuelCell SC Elite v5182 g■

Manufacturer figure at men's US 9.

Stack (heel)
Hyperion Elite 539 mm
FuelCell SC Elite v540 mm
Stack (forefoot)
Hyperion Elite 531 mm
FuelCell SC Elite v536 mm
Drop
Hyperion Elite 58 mm
FuelCell SC Elite v54 mm
Foam
Hyperion Elite 5DNA Flash v2
FuelCell SC Elite v5PEBA FuelCell
Plate
Hyperion Elite 5carbon fibre
FuelCell SC Elite v5carbon fibre

Rules and fit

Road legal
Hyperion Elite 5Yes (39 mm)
FuelCell SC Elite v5Yes (40 mm)

World Athletics caps road racing shoes at 40 mm of stack.

Fit
Hyperion Elite 5standard
FuelCell SC Elite v5wide
Stability
Hyperion Elite 5stable
FuelCell SC Elite v5stable

Neither is better in the abstract — it depends on your stride.

Race life
Hyperion Elite 5~280 km■
FuelCell SC Elite v5~250 km

How long the foam stays fast, not how long the shoe survives.

Data confidence
Hyperion Elite 5estimated
FuelCell SC Elite v5verified■

■ marks the better figure where one is genuinely better. Fit, foam, drop and stability carry no mark — they depend on your foot and your stride, not on which shoe is superior.

In your size.

Where to buy

Your UK size

9 retailer checks failed on the last run, so their prices are missing rather than wrong.

Prices are captured when the site is built and stamped with the time of that check. We never rank a retailer by what it pays us; where a link earns a commission it is marked sponsored and the price you pay is unchanged.

Where to buy

Your UK size

Best price today — some sizes£135at Runningbear — £115 under RRP

9 retailer checks failed on the last run, so their prices are missing rather than wrong.

Prices are captured when the site is built and stamped with the time of that check. We never rank a retailer by what it pays us; where a link earns a commission it is marked sponsored and the price you pay is unchanged.