Comrades Marathon 2026: The Saucony Endorphin Azura Ultra Race Test

When you're pushing into two marathons plus a parkrun territroy, choosing the right shoes becomes even more mission cricital. For this year's Comrades Marathon 2026 up run, Run Tester Kieran chose the Saucony Endorphin Azura to tackle 55 miles of hard tarmac, big hills and punishing heat. Hit play to find out how the shoes – and his legs – got on. JUMP STRAIGHT IN: 0:00 – Intro 0:51 – The Race Start 1:45 – Marathon to go: Shoe update 4:36 – 1km to go: Shoe update 7:46 – The race review 13:04 – The shoes verdict