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40Race Shoe FinderEst. 2023 · London

Head to head

Mizuno Wave Rebellion Pro 4vs
Saucony Endorphin Elite 2

Wave Rebellion Pro 4

£125

Typical street price · £220 RRP

39mm — road legal
Endorphin Elite 2

£149

Typical street price · £250 RRP

39.5mm — on the limit

Choose the Wave Rebellion Pro 4 if…

  • You race off a strong, repeatable stride and want the more aggressive ride rather than the safer one.
  • You have a narrow foot and want to be locked in.
  • Money matters: it is selling around £125 against £149, and the time difference between them is smaller than the price difference suggests.

Choose the Endorphin Elite 2 if…

  • You want something more forgiving. This is the steadier platform — useful if your form goes late, or if you are on your feet longer.
  • You want a conventional fit rather than a narrow or wide last.
  • You would rather buy on measured numbers: this shoe's specs are manufacturer-confirmed, the Wave Rebellion Pro 4'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
Wave Rebellion Pro 4: 145s–219sEndorphin Elite 2: 152s–233s
Cost per second saved
Wave Rebellion Pro 4: £0.17Endorphin Elite 2: £0.20

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.

010203040503933
Wave Rebellion Pro 4
0102030405039.531.5
Endorphin Elite 2

What you pay

Street price
Wave Rebellion Pro 4£125■
Endorphin Elite 2£149

What the shoe is actually selling for across the shops we read, not its RRP.

RRP
Wave Rebellion Pro 4£220
Endorphin Elite 2£250

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

Cost per race
Wave Rebellion Pro 4£30■
Endorphin Elite 2£39

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

Cost per second saved
Wave Rebellion Pro 4£0.17■
Endorphin Elite 2£0.20

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

What it does

Estimated saving
Wave Rebellion Pro 4145s–219s
Endorphin Elite 2152s–233s■

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

Economy gain
Wave Rebellion Pro 42.9–4%
Endorphin Elite 23–4.2%■
Built for
Wave Rebellion Pro 4Half · Marathon
Endorphin Elite 2Half · Marathon
Best use case
Wave Rebellion Pro 4The cut-away heel forces you onto your forefoot whether you meant to or not. Divisive, distinctive, and fast if it suits you.
Endorphin Elite 2Superseded by the Elite 3, which means it is now one of the best-value top-end racers you can find if you catch it discounted.

How it is built

Weight
Wave Rebellion Pro 4185 g■
Endorphin Elite 2199 g

Manufacturer figure at men's US 9.

Stack (heel)
Wave Rebellion Pro 439 mm
Endorphin Elite 239.5 mm
Stack (forefoot)
Wave Rebellion Pro 433 mm
Endorphin Elite 231.5 mm
Drop
Wave Rebellion Pro 46 mm
Endorphin Elite 28 mm
Foam
Wave Rebellion Pro 4Enerzy Lite+
Endorphin Elite 2IncrediRUN
Plate
Wave Rebellion Pro 4carbon fibre
Endorphin Elite 2carbon fibre

Rules and fit

Road legal
Wave Rebellion Pro 4Yes (39 mm)
Endorphin Elite 2Yes (39.5 mm)

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

Fit
Wave Rebellion Pro 4narrow
Endorphin Elite 2standard
Stability
Wave Rebellion Pro 4demanding
Endorphin Elite 2balanced

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

Race life
Wave Rebellion Pro 4~260 km■
Endorphin Elite 2~240 km

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

Data confidence
Wave Rebellion Pro 4estimated
Endorphin Elite 2verified■

■ 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

Best price today — some sizes£124.99at Sportitfirst — £95.01 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.

Where to buy

Your UK size

Best price today — some sizes£149at Startfitness — £101 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.