361 Elios V2
361 Elios V2: building consensus — a public grade is not available yet; synthesized so far from 3 reviews across 1 creator, freshest review Sep 10, 2026.
TL;DR
The 361 Elios V2 earns a cautious CONSIDER. MidLife Runner ultimately came around to liking it — praising its soft, buttery ride and midfoot bounce — but the thin evidence base (one creator, a revised first impression, and no competing voices) keeps confidence at medium. It looks worth a try for midfoot strikers who want cushion without the extremes of a max-stack shoe, but we'd want broader testing before a stronger recommendation.
Verdict
Score
Building consensus
1 of 3 creators and (3 of 10 primary mentions or 5 of 30 total mentions) so far
Verdict
No call yet
A grade will appear when the evidence is sufficient.
freshest review · Sep 10, 2026
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Reviewers were less aligned on this shoe’s purpose — treat these as a softer signal.
Facts & figures
Evidence is still building
1 of 3 creators and (3 of 10 primary mentions or 5 of 30 total mentions) so far. The attributed reviews and editorial remain available while the grade is withheld.
What reviewers said
- MidLife Runner describes the Elios V2 as "very soft and buttery" with a pleasing "underground feel," and reaffirms that the cushioning is "also butter" while noting it is lighter and "not quite as Blast Maxy" as other options in the lineup — framing that as a positive because it lends the shoe more support.
- The reviewer singles out the midfoot as the sweet spot, saying it "just bouncing along on the midfoot feels good."
- The sole evidence comes from a single creator (MidLife Runner) across four mentions, and an early impression was explicitly walked back — the reviewer notes "I was wrong about the shoe" before updating their verdict, suggesting the shoe's qualities aren't immediately obvious and may take time to appreciate.
- There is no detail provided on durability, upper fit, heel feel, or price.
The reviews behind this verdict
The cited creator reviews, watchable — press play to jump to the moment each one informed the verdict.
MidLife Runner
“I don't have to run in the Elios 2 and the Cloud Surfer 2.”
cited at 7:41
MidLife Runner
“Today we're running in the Elios 2 from 361. Now I was wrong about the shoe. I'm going to update you really quick, briefly.”
cited at 0:00
MidLife Runner
Attention consensusa separate axis
How much the creator economy weighed this — distinct from the verdict, never folded into it.
12Ktotal review views
11Kcombined reachadditive across channels · may overlap
5creator reviews
attention vs the catalogtop 96% in class
attention over the product’s life
Why the grade is pending
Yeah is still building enough review evidence to publish a grade.
5 mentions
How creator opinions explain it
A theme-by-theme synthesis of creator opinions has not been published for this shoe yet.
Verdicts synthesize public creator reviews — not personalized. The reasoning explains the grade; it never computes it.