Saucony’s® New Endorphin Pro+ Sets the Pace for a World Record and Seven Personal Records in Germany
September 28 2021 - 2:20PM
Business Wire
World-class athletes Grayson Murphy and Jared
Ward were victorious in the Fast Future 10-kilometer race
Last week in the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in
Essen, Germany, Saucony athletes took off into the night on an
unconventional race in the new Saucony Endorphin Pro+. While an
impressive, yet technical course that ran through the unique UNESCO
World Heritage Site tested the competitors, the Endorphin Pro+
proved itself by helping break a world record and multiple athletes
ran away with personal bests.
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Once one of the largest coal mines from the end of the 19th
century to the early 20th century, the race site is a symbol of
evolutionary transformation. Set on a 1.2km loop directly on the
grounds of the coal mine, the race served as the official launch of
the Endorphin Pro+, Saucony’s fastest carbon-plated shoe.
Engineered with the input from many of the 10km athletes at the
event, the Endorphin Pro+ is the latest iterative advancement in
the brand’s award-winning Endorphin Collection and features
SPEEDROLL™ technology with a carbon-fiber plate and PWRRUN PB™
superfoam.
Making great strides, Otto Kingstedt (SWE) broke his own 10km
World Record for deaf or hard-of-hearing athletes, running a time
of 29:56 and beating his previous record which stood at 30:06.
Additionally, Tom Erling Kårbø (NOR) beat his personal record by
8.8% and Helen Schlachtenhaufen (USA) broke her own record by
2.95%. In the women’s race, Grayson Muphy (USA) took first place
with a time of 32:54, beating Katie Holt (UK) who finished second,
and Malindi Elmore (CA), fresh off the Tokyo Olympics, was third.
On the men’s side, Jared Ward (USA) out-paced Samuel Fitwi (GER) in
the final lap to finish first with a time of 28:58, with Dougie
Musson (UK) finishing third.
“I'm still fired up after seeing the athletes push themselves to
the limits under the lights last night,” said Anne Cavassa, Saucony
Brand President. “Watching so many athletes walk away with a new
10km record on a challenging course validates the countless hours
we’ve spent working to make a shoe that’s lighter and faster than
anything we’ve engineered before. Many of the athletes who competed
last night helped us test and retest the shoe to get it exactly
right. We obsessed over every stitch and ounce to cut weight
without sacrificing performance and the results speak for
themselves. We can’t wait to get these in more hands starting
Tuesday.”
Following strict COVID-19 protocols, Saucony athletes and
attendees were still able to gather safely at the event to
celebrate and run together in the exceptional shoe.
Beginning today, the Endorphin Pro+ will be available in a
limited-quantity at saucony.com/en/endorphin-pro-plus and select
running specialty retailers globally. The Endorphin Pro+ is
available in men’s sizes 7-15, and women’s sizes 5-12 with a
suggested retail price of $250 / £220 / €250.
Images of the Endorphin Pro+ and race can be found here. A
recording of the 10km race in Zollverein, Germany, can be found
here, and the complete results are available here.
About Saucony: Saucony, a division of Wolverine World
Wide, Inc. (NYSE:WWW), is a leading global running lifestyle brand
that fuses performance, innovation and style to create compelling
footwear and apparel with its widely recognized brands Saucony and
Saucony Originals. Founded in 1898, Saucony exists to empower the
human spirit, with every stride, on every run, in every community.
The brand’s call to action, Run for Good, is Saucony’s invitation
to people everywhere to experience the transformative power of
running. Saucony’s award-winning innovations include PWRRUN™ PB,
PWRRUN+™, and FORMFIT™. At Saucony, a good day is when we run. A
better day is when we inspire others to run. For more information,
go to www.saucony.com.
About Zollverein: Zollverein was the world's largest and
most modern coal-mining facility and a leading example of the
development of heavy industry in Europe. At its peak, 8,000 miners
worked day and night in the mines and the buildings above ground.
Coal was mined and processed at the mine for 135 years, before the
mine was decommissioned in 1986. Today, with its Bauhaus-influenced
design, the mine is a triumph of modern industrial architecture and
a center for art and culture.
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