 So, you know, I'm busy. I just walked away from the camera and now I'm back in my car. You know I'm busy when the first time in five months, I didn't film a single clip on a run or In the gym during my recovery session. So basically I got the run done. I'll tell you about it back in the studio We talk about yes Unfortunately the three shoes that just aren't quite doing it for me in 2019 so I'm gonna break down those shoes for you. But anyway, no shots from the run today No shots from the recovery in the gym You can you know, it's a standard basically the standard stuff that I've been talking about as of late. All right, beautiful day Oh, man, I just just grateful for all of you being here and We just we just keep going just keep going one run one day one meal at a time, right? Just recovering well eating well taking care of our bodies and our minds. Okay Cheers YouTube family putting back some tea. It's getting a little late. Oh my goodness. I just it's crazy I was thinking back when this channel decided to continue the daily vlog last October 2018 But began to focus more so on running vlogs I think this is one of the first days and I as you know, it's a daily vlog I think it's one of the first days where I just straight up ran out of time to film throughout the day So instead I've had this idea on my mind to talk about yes kind of a Challenging that's right. Challenging is the keyword a challenging topic as far as running shoes and three shoes that are not working out for me in 2019 because sometimes I get excited you get excited in running shoe stores maybe on Online like running warehouse and you're like oh click. Yeah, I want that shoe click click click click click And then it arrives at your house, and you're like oh darn it doesn't work It's not quite the right feel or the right Lockdown feel or maybe it's too hard of a landing. I don't know what the case might be so anyway I want to update you on three shoes that are not working for me And that's gonna be today's vlog does that sound good? All right, I still want to bring you a little bit of value if you will and just Thanks for being here and supporting and boy. I don't I'm just you know I just can't believe Where we where we've been and where we are now compared to October 2018. It's just amazing. Okay first shoe Here you go. Oh, this is probably not a surprise Especially if you follow on Strava You haven't seen the shoe in a long long time in the yeah basically in a shoe that I've run in and so here It is the on cloud X Man the entire online up. I'm still trying to figure out what is going on So this shoe is a six millimeter drop. It's got a it's coming in at seven point four ounces in my size So 211 grams, so it's a nice light weight Daily trainer type shoe, but my main issue with the on cloud X and here's the thing Okay, I said this about the on cloud X about two months ago, and there you have it That's my first impression of the on cloud X running shoe. It feels good feels fast I'm wishing for a little more cushion feel especially through the forefoot mostly just through the forefoot Especially since I'm more of a midfoot and forefoot striker The upper feels amazing very comfortable very breathable. I think that's right I really really try to get excited about the entire on line up and I'm not writing them off yet Just so you know, this is just this shoe the on cloud X. Why do I why am I struggling? hard landing Area or surface or whatever you want to call it the outsole this hard black rubber here So basically the on the entire online up and by the way, this is a company out of Switzerland And basically it's designed through this cloud outsole So basically these clouds they call them the clouds here and you can actually literally see right through the right through the outsole to the other side and I guess the whole idea is that those those clouds are supposed to absorb your your weight and your landing But I feel like the landing is very hard. However, I've heard that the on Cloud swift so that shoe and look it up if you want to on cloud swift I've heard that that shoe has a softer landing I suspect that the entire on line up is eventually going to become a softer landing area For your foot strike. So as you're coming down onto the pavement or the concrete or wherever you're running I hope that it becomes a little softer landing right now It's just it's just too hard and one last point on the on cloud X as I was Increasing my volume in this training block I basically started reaching for this shoe less and less because my legs needed more cushion Needed more absorption of the of the pounding and so at the beginning of the training block I was running in this shoe more but as the miles went up and the volume went up I was like, uh-uh my legs need more TLC if you will okay moving on to shoe number two that is not working for me in 2019 Oh, this breaks my heart and I'm so sorry because I said this about this shoe Maybe three months ago. This shoe feels like it's got a lot of mileage built into it Mostly through this incredible midsole, which I'm gonna measure for you here in a second. That's right It's the Vamaro 14. Oh, it breaks my heart I was hoping so bad that the Vamaro 14 was going to be basically my one of like really my go-to long-run shoe In 2019, but it's not working out. I will say this much the ride is nice. I love the ride I love the transition through the foot strike through my gate cycle It has a nice ride and the outsole is good the midsole is good, but you know the major issue I've talked about it a lot. It's the lacing system That's right right here at the top of the tongue the lacing system is cutting no matter how I tie the shoe No matter how what type of lacing system I use it continues to the laces continue to cut Into the top of my foot and it hurts in fact I almost injured myself because of the lacing and I don't know I'm not blaming it all on the laces I'm also blaming it a little bit on the fly wire system Nike has this fly wire system It's those gray laces there on the side and it goes all the way up there to the top Anyway, I tried tying the shoe loose I tried all sorts of different ways of tying and it just it breaks my heart it breaks my heart So like I can't run in it and the shoe does have a 10 millimeter drop a 22 millimeter stack height in the heel 12 millimeter in the forefoot so nice Plenty of good cushion soft landing perfect for just knocking out a long run or a middle distance run and What else? Oh, yeah, but it is heavy and that's actually part of my strategy and training I like running in heavier shoes Especially for early in the training block just to build up a little more leg strength Because when you go from a 10-ounce shoe to a five or a six-ounce shoe in a race You feel like you're walking on clouds like you could take on the world Like you're you your legs have popping them So that's another reason I really was hoping that this shoe would work out for me in 2019 but it's not so Nike Vamero 14 is off the table for me Maybe I'm really hoping Nike if somebody works for Nike or is out there listening that knows somebody that works for Nike Let them know the Vamero 14 lacing system is cutting into and it's not just my foot just so you know Other people are complaining about this as well online on YouTube and all over the place Like so it's not just me And one last point I wanted to make or is that it I'll probably save this shoe with the hopes that the Vamero 15 Will be updated with a better lacing system or a better tongue To protect the top of my foot. Oh, I hope so. Okay shoe number three I haven't run in this shoe in a long long time But as we transition to trail running in the summer, right? Everybody's getting excited right now my go-to trail shoes are innovate and Solomon But now Nike with the Wild Horse 5 and the Terra Kiger 5 They are also gonna start working their way into the rotation last year I was trying to deal with planter fasciitis real bad so I was testing different shoes and basically my theory was that maybe a Stabilized shoe with a little more rigidity would help protect the fascia But now I'm more in the camp that a more neutral shoe with a little more flexibility Through the midsole is actually better for me. Now. I don't know about you but for me I felt like the more yeah, just a shoe that's more flexible helped loosen up the fascia more in the bottom of my foot So I was trying the last sportiva tempesta GTX last summer And I've tried it again this past spring and it's just too Rigid that's right. That's why this shoe is not working if you are doing a 30% trail run 70% hike I'd say you could use this shoe now I haven't tried many other last sportiva is on out in out in the trails But I have tried them on in like REI and I just get the same feeling They're just a little too rigid through the midsole now I'm sure there's other last sportiva trail shoes that have a little more Flexibility to them. I know they're out there, but this guy the last sportiva Tempesta GTX is just not gonna work for me in 2019 as we all begin to get outside more as the temperatures rise at least here Here in the northern hemisphere, so I just wanted to update you on that Like I think last sportiva is crushing it with respect to durability and build quality This is an Italian company just so you know, they're based in northern Italy I really think they're on to something but it's just a little too rigid through the midsole and now listen Everybody's foot is different. Who knows maybe these shoes are working for you if they are maybe let us know down in the comments That'd be cool But for me the three shoes in 2019 that are in the penalty box are the on cloud X the Nike Vamero 14 and the last Sportiva Tempesta GTX. Alright, there you have it question of the day Has nothing to do with these shoes instead the weekly roundup I want to hear what is your high from the week and your low from the week with respect to training So my high my low, sorry my high Let's start on the positive my high was definitely the 22 mile high altitude rolling hills nice solid long run But that probably led to my low which was yesterday when I wanted to go a little further Ended up cutting the run short with a five mile recovery run because of Dom's. That's right delayed onset muscle soreness I was so tired and sore. I'm really glad but today felt great felt great So it's just like that little reset button helps so so much So anyway, thanks for hitting it up down below with a question of the day And thanks for bearing with me on this daily vlog. Hopefully you learned something from these three shoes and I just love you I just love you. Thank you again for being here We're gonna keep marching forward one day at a time one day at a time seek beauty work hard