Brooks Hyperion Elite 5 Pink Clay

Built for: Road racing — 5K, 10K and up.

The Hyperion Elite 5 is the first Brooks racer to hit genuine super-shoe numbers in the lab: 76.9% energy return at the heel and 77.7% at the forefoot. Brooks pairs its DNA Gold foam with the SpeedVault+ carbon plate — a latticed structure made by Arris Composites rather than a flat sheet of carbon — and a SpeedTack rubber outsole. At 204 g it sits with the lightest racers on the market.

Why it works

• DNA Gold midsole — 76.9% heel / 77.7% forefoot energy return in lab testing, true super-shoe territory.
• SpeedVault+ carbon plate, a latticed structure built by Arris Composites, not a flat plate.
• SpeedTack rubber outsole for grip at race pace.
• Variable-density knit upper, 204 g on the lab scale.

Race-day details

• Surface: Road, race courses
• Best for: 5K to marathon, race day and hard tempo
• Drop: 8 mm (Brooks stated) — 37.6 mm heel / 26.4 mm forefoot, lab measured
• Weight: ~7.2 oz / 204 g (men's US 9)
• Ride: Stiff and propulsive, with geometry closely echoing the original Vaporfly Next%

Pink Clay

A soft Pink Clay across the knit upper with contrast through the DNA Gold midsole — the most distinctive Hyperion Elite 5 of the run, and unmistakable on a start line.

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