Endorphin Azura Running Shoe (Women)

Overall I find to be the Endorphin Azura to be a very good daily trainer. I like the lightweight feel, the spring back with each step, and the speed roll feature. As others have noted, it has a little more support than some other shoes in the Saucony line. The shoe is very well vented which will be nice on warmer days, though it might be chilly in the winter. The jury is still out on durability yet since I've only been running in them for a month or so. That said, I think there is still room for improvement. One thing I noticed was the toe-box/front half of the show. It is slightly more narrow than I would prefer, but more importantly the widest part of the toe-box actually lands in front of the big joint instead of right at it, causing my foot to be pushed more forward in the shoe resulting in my toes rubbing against the very front. A larger size would not help, and a wide size show would just flop around my foot so that is not a solution. I have had to readjust the laces to keep my foot in place, which I'm not a fan of. I think the shoe could do with a little more room or flexibility in the toe-box and/or bringing the widest part back a bit. Currently the Guide has the optimal fore foot space for me. While the shoe also has more support than many others, I would like to see a version with more than it currently has. Saucony has been the only shoe brand so far that I can wear without aggravating some plantar fasciitis. This shoe has been great for that on my daily runs, roughly 5 miles each. However, beyond 6 starts to feel iffy. I would be hesitant to wear these on my half marathons. For that, the Guide continues to fill that space best for me, though there is no sprinting to the finish line in those. If Saucony could somehow combine the support and roomier feel of the Guide with the spring, light weight, and roll of the Endorphin Azura it might be the perfect shoe for me. As an aside, I would like to see Saucony have better color options for the womens sneakers. So many of them are boring, light pastel colors and frequently have purples and pinks in them, while the mens have incredible bold tones. The light colors get dirty so quickly and are so typically "girly". Not every woman likes pink and purple. Once upon a time there was a gorgeous teal color, which I bought multiple pairs in until I couldn't find them anymore. Now I just resort to black because I don't want an easter egg shoe. Please bring back the fun colors!

I believed some online reviews that said this would be a reasonable replacement for the Tempus that Saucony discontinued for some stupid reason. It is not. The heel counter is flimsy and I don't care how wide the base is, a foam this soft isn't going to work as a stability shoe. Their other stability options are basically sofas for your feet, which I don't understand. I return to my hunt for a tempus replacement, apparently to other brands.